 At a national convention of the American Library Association in Dallas in 1971, Barbara Gittings staffed a kissing booth underneath the banner "Hug a Homosexual," with a "women only" side and a "men only" side.When no one took advantage of it, she and Alma Routsong kissed in front of rolling television cameras.In describing its success, despite most of the reaction being negative, Gittings said, "We needed to get an audience.