Is That Really Necessary?

I have held onto this for a little while so as not to implicate any specific party or individual.

So... imagine this scenario:

You go out and have a nice time on what may or may not have been an actual date. Regardless of the title you have a nice enjoyable time with someone that you do indeed have an attraction to. You stroll around for a while having nice conversation before walking them to their car (which happens to be in a public garage). When you arrive at said vehicle, you stand around and chat a bit more, enjoying the company of the person that you are with. At some point, the idea comes across to one party or the other that a kiss might be a nice idea, and a nice innocent kiss is shared, though it may in fact have been witnessed by a few individuals. After this moment, the conversation continues. Imagine the entire scene at the car lasts only 5 minutes or so.

As you are nearing the end of your conversation, but before goodbyes are said, you are approached by a security guard saying that you can't loiter in the garage, and you need "move along." While I am sure you can imagine a slight frustration, there is no real significance to the event, until not 10 seconds later, before the first guy has even left, another, zooms up in his "car" stating that you have to leave the garage immediately.

Hmmm...

Suddenly this seemingly innocent direction becomes something else entirely. This "story " is something that is a bit dark indeed. This happened to me, and I have held onto the story for a bit, but it still bothers me just as much. If you didn't gather from the story, ambiguous though it was, someone, whether it be the original passersby or the guard(s) him(them)selves, didn't very much like the idea of 2 boys sharing a moment in a parking garage. Now, I should also point out for those of you who don't know me that well, that I was quite serious when I said that there was a brief, and innocent kiss followed by more conversation. I am not a guy who likes to make out with people all over the place, but am also not afraid to show affection. To see people be so bothered by it, upsets me quite a little bit.

Now, I did take some time to think about the fact that maybe I misread the situation, but there are three factors I can't get around. 1. I don't normally feel victimized, so I wouldn't imagine that would be my first response. 2. The person I was with, called me and felt the exact same way. And finally, 3. I have had LONG conversations in that very same parking lot before with random friends, even groups of friends, where the security guys come and go all the time with no second glance. I think about it and I think that a lot of people end up at someone's car chatting it up after doing something before saying goodbye. You see it at the movie theatre, bars, restaurants, everywhere. Nope. This was different.

I guess I am telling this story both because it bothered me a little, and I like talking about the few things that actually upset me, and to marvel at the things that people let get to them. At what point did two people caring about each other become a dangerous or harmful thing? How does that even effect someone else? I am of course not just talking about this instance, but the constant tirade that people have about not only being gay, but any other form of expression that people find fault with. Seemingly for all of human history there have been those that are threatened by the harmless actions of other individuals, and so they turn violently against those things that are inherently peaceful, and sometimes even good. You would think that there are enough real dangers and problems in the world that need to be fought against that people would have more than enough conflict. Oh well. That's that. It is probably something I will continue to be challenged by and something I will continually lend my voice to.