Hundreds attend kiss-in outside John Snow pub after venue closes its doors
Soho pub, John Snow which recently ejected a gay couple for what they said to be “obscene” kissing got surprised by a counteraction. Hundreds of protest kissers made the pub close its doors after they started a “gay kiss-in”, leaving lots of people locked outside, still with their drinks in their hands.
Subsequent to the kick-out Jonathan Williams and his date tweeted about the incident which caused the attention of national media and eventually plans for the “gay kiss-in” arose. Along with the kissing, rainbow flags were attached to the door frames and others pasted flyers with naked men to the windows.
Link to original article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/apr/15/john-snow-kiss-in-london
Gay kiss-in? just ring me!
I have seen straight people do more than make out in clubs, and what happened? Staff made photo's while other club goers were sitting next to the love-making-couples "I have pics, it did happen". And since I'm against discrimination, I think the staff had no right to eject this future couple in love! Besides that, it's the 21st century and there's no space for any homophobia in the world.
This protest was a good counteraction in my opinion and I wish I could've been there. Maybe it's time to become more active on twitter! Anyhow, whenever you need to protest against something, and kissing is involved, just ring me!
Whahahahah that is a very good thing to know. I agree with you that protests like this can be very effective, although it is easy for homophobics to avoid kissing homosexuals. Furthermore, the protest did not involve anyone from the UK politics, which would have made the protest more effective, I reckon.
ReplyDeleteStill, a great way of protesting. I love the fact these people are protesting with love, rather than hate and violence.
Keep up the good work!
Interesting to read. This, of course, isn't the first time something like this happens though. I agree that there shouldn't be any difference in the way homo-sexual and straight couples are treated in pubs, however I do think that any pub has the right to warn and kick out a couple if they find their actions obscene.
ReplyDeleteNow, I wasn't there myself, but imagine that this wasn't as bad as it seems and it was purely the kissing that was obscene and they got kicked out for that fact... Then the pub has the fullest right to do so in my opinnion.
Now you boys both know I'm by far homophobic, but I do think it's fair to say that if it was a straight couple that got kicked out then no one would've given a rat's behind.
PS: (I can't seem to edit my post?) I totally agree with Dylan on the ''loving the fact these people protest with love, rather than hate and violence'' part!
ReplyDeleteKevin, I agree with you on that, if it was obscene, then yes. But I don't think it really was, I've seen the two guys in an interview and they're not like what I can imagine to be obscene at all. I think they were kicked out because of homophobic ignorant staff etc, not because it was obscene.
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