GAY COUPLE HOLD HANDS, FILMS POSITIVE REACTIONS

A social experiment conducted in Lisbon may help restore your faith in humanity.

The same experiment was conducted previously in Moscow, Kiev, and Jerusalem, all of which ending in either insults or physical altercations.

Lorenzo and Pedro, the gay couple who conducted the experiment in Lisbon, said they had a different experience.

“What we got is very different from the other experimental videos, because the result was very positive. There was no hate, threats, punches, not a single piece of verbal abuse. Of course we had plenty of people staring at us, but these were not negative stares.

"These were looks of surprise, or curiosity, or maybe it’s because they were looking at us because I’m 6’5 and Pedro’s 5’7, so that’s quite a big difference.

"To be honest, we actually don’t walk together holding hands together in public. Don’t ask us why, because maybe we’re a little bit frightened? But to be honest, after filming this video, we felt respected and free. We’re so proud of our city."