The world record for the longest kiss, is now held by two gay university students.
Matty Daley and Bobby Canciello of The College of New Jersey, USA, kissed continuously for over 33 hours in September, breaking the previous world record of 32 hours. The student activists named the on-campus event "Our Lips are Sealed". They stated on their website that their aims were to support LGBTQ equal rights, and to queer the Guinness World Records. The record has apparently never been held by a homosexual pair.
The rules require lips to be touching at all times, being awake, standing, not using nappies, and taking no breaks. Many weeks was spent obtaining permission for the event, including developing a photo campaign and setting up a website and Facebook page.
The public were encouraged to visit the campus for support, or to join the thousands of people who watched via video streaming over the internet. Fears that representatives from Westboro Baptist church would protest the event, proved unfounded.
According to organisers, the two texted each other by phone while kissing, in order to communicate. The Advocate reported that following the achievement, Bobby commented that he was lost for words, other than "I just kinda want to go to bed." Whether Bobby intended this comment to relate to Matty, wasn't clarified, but reports have stated that at least one of the two was in a pre-existing in a relationship with another guy.
Photos and numerous messages of congratulations are displayed on their website; http://mattyandbobbykiss.tripod.com/index.html and on their Facebook event page "Matty & Bobby Kiss"
At the time of writing this article, Guinness World Records had not yet verified that the record had been broken, however the event had been video recorded for them.
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