Seattle Safeco and Qwest fields heterosexual bias against homosexuals

In June we heard about a lesbian kiss causing an uproar at Safeco Field.

It seems Qwest field has taken a que from Safeco.

And, to add insult to injury, it was at the Cyndi Lauper True Colors concert.

As a resident of the Seattle area, I am appalled by these events. I moved from Texas to escape such small mindedness. It's truly a shame to see it in Seattle.

Over at The Stranger, Dominic Holden writes;

The staff at Qwest Field had every clue that gay couples would be attending the WaMu Theater on July 1.

After all, that night's concert was the Seattle stop on the True Colors tour. It starred Rosie O'Donnell and Cyndi Lauper, the stage was decorated with a rainbow and a pink triangle, and the event was billed as a fundraiser for organizations to "raise awareness about the discrimination the GLBT community still faces." But while the B-52s played a slow song, two lesbians who were sitting in the third row say a security guard approached them, shined his flashlight in their faces, and then lowered the beam onto their joined hands. He then gestured with his finger across his throat to "cut it out" and told them to "stop it," the women say.

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Lesbian Kiss Too Much for Seattle Fans

by Jon Wiener
ABC News

Same-Sex Couple Sues After Faced With Ultimatum at Mariners Baseball Game

Anyone who has attended a Major League Baseball game in the past decade has probably seen a "Kiss Cam" where couples throughout the ballpark are featured locking lips on the big-screen JumboTrons.

Sirbrina Guerrero, 23, says she and her partner, who requested anonymity, were just "exchanging pecks," not acting any differently than heterosexual couples at the game, when park officials told them to stop "making out" or leave the facility.

"They have a policy that says you can't be conducting in that behavior, but honestly, the Mariners stadium has a kissing camera," Guerrero said. "So I don't understand how they would say you're not allowed to show public affection when they're blasting it across the stadium."

Washington passed a law in 2006 that specifically bans discrimination of same-sex couples in any public setting.

Since the Monday night incident, Guerrero and her partner have filed a formal discrimination complaint against Safeco Field.

The discrimination claim by Guerrero is not the first time Safeco Field has been at the center of same-sex controversy. In 2004, the stadium was the site of a "MAYDAY for Marriage" rally, in which more than 20,000 people turned out to protest same-sex unions.

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