H/T BethCA66. About 100 people pecked and smooched today in support of the Salt Lake City gay couple who got roughed up by the homophobic LDS anti-PDA squad. According to the SLC Tribune LGBT Allies took a prominent role in the lighthearted by meaningful protest
Wearing bright red lipstick, Isabelle Warnas smiled and planted a big kiss on her husband’s cheek, something she said she has done often under the spires of the LDS Church’s Salt Lake Temple.“Nobody has said a thing to us,” the 50-year-old Salt Lake City resident said.
This time, though, they had an audience of more than 100. They were gathered for a “kiss-in,” staged Sunday morning at Main Street Plaza to show support for a gay couple who say they were detained by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints security guards after one man kissed the other on the cheek Thursday.
“My husband and I can not understand the discrimination,” Warnas said. “This is not right.”
LDS guards made sure that nobody showing affection set foot on LDS soil. What a sad commentary on the LDS that they actually consider an outdoor peck on the cheek an “objectionable activity”. What’s next, seven lashes for looking winsomly at your co-perambulatory unit?



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Marvelous!Oh, good for them!
Yes, a KISS-In…. oh good for all who went.…and try it next with a “FLASH MOB' and see how many you can get!
There’s another one planned for the 19! Huzzah!
Aren’t you afraid of a backlash?Gee Lurleen,
Aren’t you afraid of a backlash? A kiss-in is far more aggressive than turning your back on a priest.
Liz
They should have had music…There’s only a few thousand “kiss” songs… and posters like this:
This street is still a public forum for free speechhttp://www.acluutah.org/PR0623…
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“The denial of cert by the U.S Supreme court today puts to rest legal and constitutional questions raised by the ACLU four years ago and ensures freedom of speech for all, regardless of their viewpoint, on this public portion of this central block of downtown Salt Lake City, a traditional public forum….”
Could a kiss be protected speech?
It can if it’s saying somethingAnd these awesome little protests are saying a lot. What really burns is that no one the other side is willing to say, “wow maybe we are taking this a little too seriously”. Beyond the homosexual issue this was a kiss. Something you share between two people of whatever sexuality and sometimes for no good reason other than a personal connection. Everyone should be protesting this one and I am glad there is a diverse mix out their. Good story and good comment!
50 feet from the kiss-inBlend reader Don emailed me with this information
I am so sorry — I jumped the gun. It was, then it wasn’t, then is was. Now it’s not. Ughhttp://www.acluutah.org/mainst…
ACLU time line.
Sorry, guys.
Bravo for LGBTs and allies
There was a later court decision.Beth, you’re quoting from the penultimate court decision. The ACLU describes the final court decision here
Beth, looks likewe were posting at the same time!
Personal JinxI owe you a coke!
of course they support itWith all that repression they have to have some where to send those Mormon boys….
The church is a dangerous joke. A seriously dangerous joke and it needs to be checked like we do with other cults in this country.
ha! you read my mind!
Perfect protest and support demonstration.
Really, they need to put the word out on WetPaint.Here is link to facebook site:
Join..they do ACTIONS! Especially Flash ones.
May I cross post this comment on Recovery from Mormonism (RfM)?Lots of Utahns on that board.