Threatening, homophobic letters mailed to residents in Portland and South Portland Four people on Tuesday reported receiving threatening, homophobic letters that were addressed by hand to their homes, police said. Share Four people with no obvious connection to each other received copies of a threatening, homophobic letter on Tuesday, police in Portland said. Three of the identical letters were addressed to Portland residents, two who live on Brighton Avenue and one who lives on Capisic Street. In two cases, the recipients displayed a pride flag outside their homes. In the third case, the recipient is gay, but had no obvious pride-related symbols on their home, police said.