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24 HOURS

The young men who hope to break the Guinness kiss record have been at it now for almost 24 hours. Nine more to go.

What is surprising is that they are really into it.

It is not a passionate kiss at the ten level but it has a lot of love and physical affection in it.

They embrace, touch each others' faces, touch hips and legs.

It is very sexy.

You might ask, what is the point?

One point is that gay men cannot kiss everywhere. I don't mean that in the sense that there is disapproval. That comes for straights too. "Go get a room", kind of thing.

I mean in the physically dangerous violent reaction sense. You can get your ass kicked.

Now someone is saying "well, it isn't as bad as it used to be" or the more hateful passive aggressive "I don't mind what they do in private but there is a time and place". Meaning not now and not here and not in front of me.

These guys are going for it.

They are political activists and they understand attention. Attention is being paid.

Is this making the NYTimes? AP?

No.

Maybe it is only making a few people (now 50 in the parking lot adjacent) aware. Aware of their own feelings. Positive and negative. Aware that men do love one another enough to be in lip-lock for a very long time and enjoy it.

Maybe that this is not a choice. Sure, the display is a choice, but it has to be nature not nurture that has these guys holding on to one another so sweetly and genuinely. You can't fake it.

So. It is interesting.

This is how revolutions get made. One little step at a time.

We can't kiss everywhere. John and I hold hands, kiss goodbye and hello and do as much as we can wherever we can and don't think about it.

We are lucky. We live in a very permissive environment. And we don't give a shit what people's reaction is.

Not everyone can afford such detachment from the world around them.

Watch the video if it is still on. See some love happening.

Sure it is a stunt but the guys love it and I like watching it.

Labels: gay life, gay rights