Charges Dropped Against Gays Who Kissed in Front of Mormon Church
Via the Salt Lake Tribune:
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 entrance, is too inviting and appears too much like a public passageway.
Consequently, Salt Lake City Prosecutor Sim Gill said Wednesday he will not prosecute a gay couple cited for trespassing after they shared a kiss on the plaza.
“The two individuals believed — albeit mistakenly — that they had the right to be there,” Gill said. “Fairness requires that either that property be not open to the public or you condition that [openness] in a way that the person who comes on understands that it is private property.”
Oh and the Nationwide Kiss-In is still being planned for August 15th. Soulforce in Colorado is organizing the Denver event with more details to follow.
Photo also from SL Tribune
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