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L.A. Kings “Kiss Cam” Features Gay Couple Kissing To Cheers

After the sad displays of hate at recent Donald Trump political rallies, this clip from last night’s L.A. Kings hockey game last night puts a smile on my face.

And the crowd goes wild!

Via Outsports:

The Kiss Cam at last night’s Los Angeles Kings game featured a gay couple kissing, and they certainly didn’t hold back. Brad Parr and Andy Evans had secretly been hoping they would be the focus of the Kiss Cam at some point, and they got their wish last night in a 2-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs at Staples Center.

The gay kiss got the biggest cheers from the crowd, another great sign of acceptance. And it wasn’t just a little peck on the lips, these two went for it!

“It was a particularly sweet night since the Kings were playing and beat my hometown Toronto,” Parr told Outsports. “My parents and siblings live in LA but the rest of my family think I am a terrible traitor for being a Kings fan; I’ve lived in LA for 17 years.”

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Dodger Stadium Kiss-Cam Couple

From MSNBC: At a recent night out at the ballpark, the crowd at the L.A. Dodgers’ stadium erupted in cheers after a gay couple were featured on the “Kiss Cam.”

That couple, Steve and Rick Simone-Friedland, join Lawrence O’Donnell to share the story.

The couple shares that they committed to each other in 1999, and later married in 2013.

Apparently the camerawoman at the Los Angeles Dodgers game asked if they would appear on the Kiss Cam; Rick agreed, but Steven expressed some trepidation about the crowd’s possible reaction.

And then came the overwhelmingly positive reaction from the crowd.

Folks may recall that in 2000 a lesbian couple was ejected from the stadium for a simple kiss.

Progress, kids. Progress.