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The Gay Kiss-In: Tonight.

The Gay Kiss-In: Tonight.

by Aamyko 15th April 201111:41

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After blogging about the couple getting kicked out of The John Snow Pub for kissing, hours later all hell broke loose and various media sources got a hold of the story and it spread like wild-fire! From The Pink Paper to The Guardian and finally ending up as the most read story on the BBC web-page, most were shocked that this would happen at all, let alone in Soho.

There are now 2 "Gay Kiss-In" events lined up. One for tonight which already has over 500 confirmed people, that will show up at The John Snow pub and order nothing but tap water and then kiss like there is no tomorrow. Then there is another day next week which 600 people have been confirmed to attend. One thing is for sure, the if the managers had a problem with a peck on the lips they better get ready to see a lot of lip-locking action!


 

Despite, many being shocked that a couple would get asked to leave a pub for kissing there have been many gays saying things like: "well, they were in a straight pub, so what were they doing kissing there anyway?" and "you never see straight people going to gay clubs and making out." These opinions are almost as bad as the actions of the John Snow pub itself. Saying that we can only "be gay" in gay places limits us to just certain areas where we can be ourselves and why should we restrict ourselves to showing the person we love, that we care for them with a kiss or a touch of the hand or even holding hands! Would you tell a black person "oh you shouldn't have been black in that pub cos it's for whites!" Certainly not! So that is just ridiculous!


 

The other comment that straight people don't go to gay clubs and make out is just stupid cos 1. this happened at a Pub not a club and 2. in almost any gay club you go to, you always find some straight couples there and yes, they do kiss and do you think we gays give a flying fuck? No we don't cos most of us truly do live by the saying: "Live and let live." It's called TOLERANCE. Look it up people!

It is important no matter how you feel about PDA's yourself that we as gay people support these kinds of demonstrations because WE CAN! We here in the UK are VERY fortunate to have laws that PROTECT US and we must make sure that we use them. There are countries in the world where the two men that were kicked out of a pub for kissing would not only have been kicked out but been sentenced to jail or in some parts of the world even killed. So, we must consider ourselves lucky and fight for our right to be just like you and me! I will be there tonight! Now, will you?

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sacha United Kingdom
15/04/2011 14:47:44 #

100% agree with Aamyko. Love is not something to HIDE or do ONLY in certain places. For goodness sake! It's just common sense! What is a world where only certain people are allowed to display affection in a public space and others are not? That's a world I DO NOT want to live in.

Graham Webb United Kingdom
15/04/2011 15:08:00 #

You seem to have a bloody big chip on your shoulder, Matey. There were more comments on this site being supportive of the John Snow Pub rather than the gay kissing couple. If you want others to be tolerant of our (gay) way of life, how about being a bit tolerant sometimes of the attitudes of others who DON'T HAPPEN TO CHIME WITH YOUR VIEWS?? Show a bit of leeway/attitude. Your comments smack of "In-yer-face and sod the rest of the world for how I am". Get a life.

stewie United Kingdom
15/04/2011 16:05:16 #

just because we're gay does not mean we have to show and tell the world , has i have stated we do not live in a perfect world, this kiss thing is a childish reaction , it's not a life or death thing is it , i've never had to fight for the right to be me, i don't feel the need to let people know i'm gay  has 'vei said i'm me end of , and what has being black , muslim ect got to do with this apart from nothing ,some people need to WAKE UP  why would i wanna fight for a right to kiss another in the street or pub , me personally i prefer privicy , we has humans are flawed lets keep it real there are way to many differences for what you desire just because it's what some people would want does not mean everyone else has to go along with it  , has bad had that is in certain cases it's a fact , deal with it , me i'm staying at home and watching tv  , i know gay people who cannot stand it when they see straight people in clubs or pups and start whining about it  so yes some gay people do give a fuck not all straight people are bothered by it a fact which is left out , IT IS NEVER GOING TO BE PERFECT

yondare United Kingdom
15/04/2011 17:29:20 #

The blog gave the scantest details of what took place, but I'd say that the motivation of the two guys who kissed was all-important. If they did it deliberately to provoke trouble, then the kiss-in is a sham and doesn't advance the cause of gay rights one iota.

Raul Brammin United Kingdom
16/04/2011 11:33:42 #

I am really annoyed at this behaviour of comparing the gay mans view that " what were they doing kissing in a straight club . Straights dont do that in gay clubs " . with the example of a BLACK MAN . The dirtiest example. You are comparing race with sexuality. While humans have rights( thus being black should not be bad) , humans must exercise the right of not making others uncomfortable either.

If a person feels uncomfortable because of what you are black white, blue, gay, girlish etc. TOO bad for them. Let them suck it up.

But if a person feels uncomfortable because of your actions , like smooching incessantly in a straight club, THEN YOU MUST STOP !

I mean some of you gay men just CROSS THE LINE. Just because your gay and want to be heard does not mean you can get away with murder.

SImple kisses is fine . Deep smooching in a straight club where youngsters and old likewise who are straight get to see your things is not fine.


Please do not think that this behaviour done at the Johns Snow pUb should make you proud. You are allowed to do this because this country mostly full of straights HAS WOKEN UP TO THE FACT THAT WE HAVE RIGHTS TOO , else you even think such behaviour would have been tolerated ?

If there were a vote right now, as a GAY MAN I would vote against ALL YOU GAYS who thought you did a great job ridiculing that pub !

neil United Kingdom
16/04/2011 12:50:14 #

i am gay,  Asian, but i hate going to the soho gay scene, white gay people are so racist, and specially gay pubs staff is so rude and very racist, and they are sexually racist too, i am having many many bad experiences in the gay scene in london, very shamefull and sad,
i explaind all my situation about this kissing matter, i understand that, imagine if my skin colour couple have been through a incident like this?

yondare United Kingdom
16/04/2011 19:18:12 #

Having read a fuller account of what happened in the Evening Standard, it is clear that the guys who were kissing knew that at least one other customer in the pub was upset by their behaviour. At that point they could have finished their drink and gone to nearby Comptons or any of a number of gay pubs close by, and have snogged to their hearts' content, and no one would have given them a second glance. As it was they chose to carry on kissing passionately until nearly closing time, when the patience of other drinkers ran out.
Tolerance is a two-way street, and as responsible gay people we should be aware of how our behaviour affects others. The John Snow is a pub in the heart of theatreland and a prime tourist spot, so anyone straight might wander in for a drink unaware of Soho's gay village status.
The landlord of the pub denied being homophobic - a word that can be used too hastily - and is unlikely to be so if working regularly in that area.
I'm all for equality laws and gay rights, being gay myself, but it's no good being out and proud if we're not aware of the effect of our behaviour on the wider population, and fail to act in responsible way.

Raul Brammin United Kingdom
17/04/2011 02:17:08 #

@ Neil - i totally agree with you Neil. If Asian people would be kissing and this happened, people would just laugh silly and ignore them completely . This would NEVER make headlines. They would just be rubbished and sent away.

@Yondare - I totally agree with you.

@ everyone else - I am asian, gay and usually discreet. The few people I dared to come out to, the women actually seem to be ok with white men being gay and seem to accept them too well. When I state I am gay, they actually FUCKING LAUGH saying YOU ARE GAY ? Its hilarious to be gay even more because I am light brown complexioned and Asian. Lets not get into equality please guys. We have to accept that energies can never be in complete harmony , if and when it does this world will end.

mark United Kingdom
17/04/2011 05:22:03 #

I THINK THIS IS A STUNT AND THE TWO GUYS WILL EVENTUALLY GO TO COURT TO TRY AND MAKE SOME MONEY OUT OF THEIR LITTLE PLAN

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