Tag Archives: Salt Lake City

LDS Plaza Kiss Surveillance Video

The Salt Lake Tribune has obtained the surveillance video showing Mormon security guards handcuffing the two gay men whose kissing caused such a ruckus. Yesterday local police announced that they were dropping the trespassing charges against the men. The clip is murky and contains no audio, but it does look like the men were handled somewhat roughly.

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Charges Dropped Against Gay Couple In Salt Lake City Trespass Case

The gay couple whose arrest for kissing on Mormon Church property in Salt Lake City spawned protests in several cities, have had the charges against them dropped. The LDS Church always has desired its Main Street Plaza to be an inviting, beautiful space for all to enjoy. That’s the problem. The privately owned plaza, with its wide promenade and gate-less …

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At The Salt Lake City Kiss-in

Things got a little heated this weekend at the latest kiss-in in Salt Lake City. A mass-kissing protest near the Mormon church temple Sunday drew a shouting match between gay activists and a group of faithful Mormons. For the second consecutive weekend, about 100 people gathered to stage a “kiss-in” to protest the treatment of two gay men cited for …

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Salt Lake City: Temple Square Kiss-In

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Cuffed For A Kiss

On Thursday a Salt Lake City gay couple was briefly handcuffed and detained by police after sharing a kiss on a plaza owned by the Mormon Church. “They targeted us,” said Matt Aune, 28. “We weren’t doing anything inappropriate or illegal, or anything most people would consider inappropriate for any other couple.” Aune and his partner, Derek Jones, 25, were …

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Cleve Jones Repeats Call For MOW

Speaking at Salt Lake City Pride this weekend, Cleve Jones thanked the Mormon Church for “galvanizing” gay rights activists and repeated his call for a March On Washington in October. Begins at the 8:00 mark.

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Salt Lake City To Get DP Registry

Salt Lake City’s new mayor’s first action is to enact a domestic partners registry. Salt Lake Mayor Ralph Becker is wasting no time making good on a campaign promise. In his first official action as mayor he has proposed a domestic partner registry for same-sex couples and for opposite-sex couples who cannot or chose not to marry. The measure will …

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