Police report sides with Salt Lake City gay couple

[WillParkinson]

Police report sides with Salt Lake City gay couple

(Salt Lake City) A police report on an incident involving a gay couple kissing appears to side with the detained gay couple. The Salt Lake City couple was cuffed and detained by security guards for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints after refusing to follow guard orders.

Matt Aune, 28, and his partner Derek Jones, 25, were walking across the Main Street Plaza, an easement that connects the Mormon Temple to other church sites that belong to the church. The men say they were told to leave after they hugged and kissed. Mormon Church officials claim that the men were given a warning for their behavior and then detained for trespassing after refusing to leave.

http://www.365gay.com/news/police-report-sides-with-salt-lake-city-gay-couple/

[lindisfarne]

1. If they're serious, they won't do it again. Wait a few months & then test it!n/t

[imdjh]

3. Makes me want to go to SLC and just trash the place. Kiss kiss kiss, everywhere.

But then it's been so long since I kissed anyone romantically and I doubt a friendly peck on the cheek would get me arrested.

Maybe I'll just go down to the local LDS church and blow kisses, but I doubt they would have any idea why I was doing it.

[imdjh]

2. Oh, mah, gawd! Alcohol was involved too!

I hope these guys have some legal recourse against the LDS church. They probably don't, but it would be sweet if they do.

[lindisfarne]

4. Alcohol could get you in real trouble in SLC. Although I think laws were just loosened a bit? nt

[joeybee12]

9. If I recall, they changed the law so that bars no longer need to be "private clubs"

Makes it easier to go into one now.

[stuball111]

5. Morons

Be a good place for the next gay pride parade.... I'd participate! Right across the Moron temples steps!

[Huskerchub]

7. ummmmmm the SLC GLBT community

isn't so backward they've never held a Pride Parade or event...link. Google, mmmmmmmm, a good thing.

[stuball111]

8. Thanks....Good for em...

I'd hate to be gay in Utah, or for that matter, I'd hate to be IN Utah period! Morons, (Mormons) are at the top of my list of religions-I'd-like-to-see-gone list.

[LeftHander]

6. What do expect from a religion created from a crazy guy and a bag of rocks....nt