Little Pond, Prince Edward Island

Little Pond is a community in Prince Edward Island, located in Lot 56 of Kings County.

The community attracted media attention in 2010 when the home of a gay couple living in the community was firebombed.[1] Both men escaped the fire unharmed, but their home was destroyed. The community subsequently held a fundraising rally to support the couple and to express opposition to homophobic violence.[2]

References
  1. "Support grows for gay fire victims". CBC News. November 4, 2010. Archived from the original on August 8, 2012.
  2. "Gay couple burned from PEI home" Archived 2010-11-29 at the Wayback Machine. Xtra!, November 24, 2010.

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