Pucker Up to Fight Homophobia: The Great Global Kiss-in
source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/waymon-hudson/pucker-up-to-fight-homoph_b_576295.html
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May 17th is the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO), a worldwide rallying event offering an opportunity for people to get together, reach out to one another, and educate about the dangers of anti-LGBT discrimination and hatred in our society.
So far, at least six U.S. cities are participating in this year's event, the "Great Global Kiss-in." Participants will meet up, canoodle, smooch, show affection, and show that affection and love between people of the same gender is nothing to be afraid of.
Our friends over at Towleroad put together a great list of cities participating in the U.S (click the city for their Facebook page):
San Francisco -- Monday, May 17, Kiss-in & Solidarity Speak Out, Harvey Milk Plaza, Market and Castro Streets, 6:00 PM
St. Louis -- Sunday, May 16, Great Global Kiss-in, Citygarden, Corner of 8th and Market, 3-4 pm.
Portland, Oregon -- Monday, May 17, Great Global Kiss-in, Pioneer Square, 701 southwest 6th Ave, 2-3 pm.
Chicago -- Sunday, May 16, Great Global Kiss-in, The Bean, Millenium Park, 3-4 pm.
Austin, Texas -- Sunday, May 16, City Hall Plaza, 3-4pm
New York City -- Sunday, May 16, Bethesda Fountain, Central Park, 1:30 - 2pm
New York City -- Monday, May 17, Times Square, at the base of the red TKTS staircase, 6-7pm.
Birmingham, Alabama : contact arwen.storey@gmail.com.
Click here for International cities, including places in the UK, France, Germany, Guatemala, Spain, Peru, Columbia, Israel, Italy, Australia, Cameroon, Switzerland, Netherlands, Portugal, Canada, China, New Zealand, Paraguay, and Argentina.
Event organizers are also asking people to submit videos of their kiss-ins to www.youtube.com/group/greatglobalkissin, tag their pictures on flickr with 'GreatGlobalKissIn', or submit them via gays.com/idaho.
Acts like the Great Global Kiss-in are important. Simple acts of affection between people of the same gender are still seen as shocking and taboo and can too often lead to violence. The larger issue of "men kissing=gross", for example, is not an uncommon theme in television (as I've written about before), the media, and in society in general. Highlighting the differences between the way we view and treat those couples and their heterosexual counterparts can be illuminating and freeing.
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mojojuju
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As if it wasn't annoying enough to see heterosexual public displays of affection, now we got people encouraging homosexuals to make out in public.
Am I the only one that thinks people need to keep this kind of stuff to themselves, at home, in private?
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Kurta
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mojojuju:
I think this is a good idea, but it's kind of sending the wrong message. Sure, everyone is allow some PDA from time to time. I don't think we need to make a spectacle of it though.
Gay equality is one of my biggest causes and I'm all for awareness but the only thing that's going to make any real change will happen in the courtroom. It's like anything else.
- 2 years ago
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Einsam_Data_Old [removed]
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Kurta: This comment was removed as a violation of community guidelines.
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Einsam_Data_Old:
True true.
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donkeyfly69
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Einsam_Data_Old:
of course this is propoganda and this: http://current.com/groups/culture/92462657_the-most-controversial-ads-in-fashion... is newsworthy
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donkeyfly69
