A lovely bit of protest over in Salt Lake City. Two guys get charged with trespassing for a peck on the cheek in Temple Square. Next thing you know…
About 100 people gathered near the Mormon church’s downtown temple to stage a “kiss-in” protesting the treatment of 2 gay men who were detained by security guards on a plaza owned by the church and later cited by police for trespassing.
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The Salt Lake Tribune reported on its Web site that heterosexual and gay couples exchanged small kisses and pecks at the plaza’s south entrance, which faces downtown. Church security was present, but the Deseret News of Salt Lake City reported on its Web site that no altercations occurred.
This takes non-violent protest to a new level — it’s anti-violent.
It’s entirely fitting that this protest is happening in Salt Lake City. The search term “men kissing” is most googled in Utah, with SLC also showing a lot of curiosity. Now they get to see some for real.
13 July 2009 at 3:32 pm
Just reading that made me feel all weird and squishy inside.
17 July 2009 at 1:52 am
A "new level"? So all the 60s and 70s peace-protesters were solemnly standing around avoiding any type of intimate contact that could possibly be construed as "anti-violent"?
17 July 2009 at 9:06 am
Well, I've heard of 'love-ins', but I didn't think they were conducted at a provocative public location.