Gay activists display causes, affection outside DMA
12:00 AM CST on Sunday, February 8, 2009
By JOANNA CATTANACH / The Dallas Morning News
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/localnews/stories/DN-kissin_08met.ART.Central.Edition1.4c4b76d.htmlThe kiss-in is part of a larger effort by activist groups to raise awareness of gay-rights issues. Queer LiberAction and another group, Join the Impact Dallas, plan to hold mini-wedding ceremonies outside the Records Building downtown on Thursday. Participants plan to request marriage licenses as part of National Freedom to Marry Day.
One mother instructed her child to avert his eyes from the kiss-in participants. "Don't look at them," she said, grabbing and turning her son's head away. Others simply walked by, avoiding eye contact. One woman murmured, "It's twisted, very twisted." But another cited biblical principles, then exchanged hugs with a transgender activist, saying, "Hate the sin, not the sinner."
