Singer Jack White has taken to social media to defend two of his fans who were allegedly accosted by security for kissing at one of his concerts.
The incident reportedly took place during White's concert at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Canada.
“The news that two women were stopped from kissing during my show in Edmonton really disappointed me,” White wrote yesterday.
“At the next show in Calgary I dedicated the song ‘love interruption’ to the two women and encouraged everyone in the crowd to kiss their loved ones," he added.
“Let’s promote love and acceptance wherever and whenever we can.”
White first learned of the kiss after musician Allyson MacIver wrote a saying that she and a friend were intercepted by venue security while sharing a kiss during White's performance of 'Seven Nation Army'.
“We were immediately interrupted by a young Rogers Place worker, who pulled me to the side, away from my seat, waving her finger disapprovingly, saying ‘that’s not allowed here,'” she wrote in the post.
MacIver was then lead to the venue's office, where management took over.
“When we approached the office, the worker told it as she saw it: ‘They were kissing at their seats during the encore, which is inappropriate sexual behaviour.’
“The manager, taking the reigns, asked her to resume her post, as the young worker walked away, glaring in disapproval at my friend and I.”
MacIver added: “The arena staff were very apologetic, as I wrote an incident report, with tears in my eyes, realising we still live in a world where I have to watch my back as a ‘gay’ woman, and apparently, I still have to watch whom I kiss, even at Rogers Place."
As well as dedicating a song to the couple at his next show, White shared an old photograph to Instagram, depicting two women kissing during a Beatles concert.
"This photo is a lesbian couple sharing a kiss at a Beatles concert in 1964 while the rest of the crowd screamed for the band," he wrote in the caption.
"This is one of my favorite photos because of how beautiful the situation is; they are hiding in plain sight."
