Coinciding with
World AIDS Day, gay rapper Deadlee plans to launch the
first World Kiss Out Day, which asks LGBT couples to openly
show their affection.
Coinciding with
World AIDS Day, gay rapper Deadlee plans to launch the
first World Kiss Out Day, which asks LGBT couples to openly
show their affection.
"Many people
accuse lesbian, gay, and bisexual people of 'flaunting'
their sexuality when they talk about their partner, hold
hands, or kiss one another in public," Deadlee said in
a statement Tuesday. "These are activities that
heterosexual couples do all the time. Due to
homophobic reactions, some lesbian, gay, and bisexual people
are actually forced to hide their sexuality in public,
not flaunt it."
The rapper also
said that next year's event would move to October 1, the
first day of GLBT History Month. This year it will be
December 1, World AIDS Day.
"This one year, I
think we can have both on the same day," he said. "The
magnitude of the AIDS epidemic will not be diminished by a
kiss. Observances and actions can exist on the same day."
(The Advocate)
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