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  • May 2008

    • Lesbian Liplock Sparks Stadium PDA Dispute

      KOMOTV.com  |  May 30, 08 12:10 PM CDT

      Lesbian Liplock Sparks Stadium PDA Dispute

      (Newser) - The Seattle Mariners' response to a fan complaint has set off a dispute about gay rights and public displays of affection. A Safeco Field employee told a lesbian couple they had to either stop kissing in the stands or leave the game, KOMO TV reports. One of the women says the kiss was a peck on the lips, but security received a report of "groping and making out," the team tells the Post-Intelligencer. More »

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      Seattle Mariners  • lesbians  • kiss  • public displays of affection  • Safeco Field

  • January 2008

    • Teenagers Kiss Off S. African Lip-Locking Ban

      Washington Post  |  Jan 6, 08 9:06 AM CST

      Teenagers Kiss Off S. African Lip-Locking Ban

      (Newser) - South African teenagers held a “kiss-in” yesterday to protest a new law that criminalizes romantic physical contact with anyone under 16, the Washington Post reports. The "Kissing Law” is intended to make it easier to prosecute older men sexually involved with younger girls. But the law has outraged students, pushing authorities to say they don’t intend to arrest young people who violate it. More »

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      South Africa  • teenagers  • kissing  • hugging  • kiss  • public displays of affection  • hug

  • November 2007

    • Schools Squeeze Out Hugs

      Time  |  Nov 15, 07 9:06 AM CST

      Schools Squeeze Out Hugs

      (Newser) - An eighth-grade student’s double detention for hugging friends at school has sparked a national debate. Rules concerning public displays of affection in school have surged over the last two decades, reports Time magazine , but there is little consensus about how far they should go in governing student behavior. Some schools forbid any contact at all, while others trust administrators' discretion. More »

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      lawsuit  • civil liberties  • hugging  • public displays of affection

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