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by 365Gay.com Newscenter Staff
Posted: August 3, 2007 - 1:00 pm ET

Hundreds of gays and lesbians staged a mass kiss-in at Rome's famed Colosseum Thursday to protest last week's arrest of two men who shared a kiss in front of the tourist attraction.

Despite mounting pressure police Friday said they would not drop the charges of "lewd conduct" against the men.

If convicted the pair could be sentenced up to two years in prison.