Lesbians told to stop kissing or leave Mariners game
“And he (the security guard) goes ‘there’s a lady whose son says he saw you guys making out, and I did, too. And you have to stop.’ And I said ‘well, we weren’t making out, but we were kissing and I’m not going to stop…. (The security guard said) the mom doesn’t want to explain to the kids why two girls are kissing. So I said ‘well, I’m not going to stop, so you’ll have to kick me out. So he said ‘so I suggest you leave then.”
Sirbrina Guerrero, who claims she only gave her girlfriend a peck before a mother complained to a staffer at Safeco Field, home of the Seattle Mariners baseball team. (KOMO 4 News)
“We would like folks to know that we’re treating these complaints and concerns very seriously,” Hale said. “We’ve definitely not got a policy that states that if you’re gay, you can’t kiss at Safeco Field. Our policy is, if your behavior is inappropriate in a public setting, we are going to proactively intervene…. This is not a place where we are targeting people based on sexual orientation or any other classification. Our goal is to have an atmosphere where everyone is welcome…. If it turns out we were in error, we’ll do what we can to make it right.”
Rebecca Hale, a Mariners spokesperson, responding to a blogger via e-mail about Guerrero’s lesbian kiss situation. Hale clarifies that the person involved was a seating host who “addressed a complaint from a guest that two women were ‘groping and making out.'” (The Big Blog)
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