Gay Teens Voted As High Schools "Cutest Couple" in California

Two gay teens voted cutest couple at their California high school weren’t as surprised they won the coveted superlative as they were at how quickly news of it spread across the internet.

What started as a Tumblr post by a friend of Brad Taylor and Dylan Meehan arm in arm in their high school yearbook ended up becoming a viral sensation—the charming photo was shared 100,000 times in about 24 hours.

So, no sooner did Brad and Dylan become the cutest couple of their high school than they became the internet’s most adorable teen lovebirds.

And they have friend Chelsea Blaney to thank for it.

Three days ago, Blaney posted a photo of her friends Brad and Dylan from Carmel, New York’s Carmel High School to her Tumblr account.

It was the shot from their high school yearbook commemorating their ‘Cutest Couple’ win.

‘Two of my best friends won Cutest Couple of our senior class,’ wrote Blaney in the caption. ‘First time in my school history a same sex couple has even been able to run for this category, not to mention winning it. So proud of them, and my school.’

Within hours, the post went viral. The post received ‘like’ after ‘like’ and continued to be shared until an astounding 100,000 people had passed along the touching photo.

Major news sites began picking up the story, and before they knew what happened, Brad and Dylan—whose Facebook profiles indicate an extracurricular appreciation for the theater—were stars.

But they weren’t altogether sure if they knew why.

The Huffington Post reached out to the photogenic duo to get their reaction.

‘This whole thing has been a bit surreal for us because we have been raised to believe that love is love. We never realized that our happiness and openness would inspire so many individuals. The support we have received from our family, friends, and even strangers has led us to believe that our affection for each other is normal,’ they wrote HuffPo in an email.

‘When we started dating,’ they said, ‘the thought of a photo of us traveling throughout the world would be a bit frightening, but now we are proud to be part of the LGBT community.’