 On June 26, 2013, in the wake of several Supreme Court decisions that favored gay marriage, Baton Bob performed in a wedding dress in Midtown Atlanta.Several police officers asked him to leave, and he refused, allegedly kicking one of the officers.According to Baton Bob, an officer then logged on to Baton Bob's Facebook account and posted a pro-police message reading, in part, "I want to verify, that the Atlanta police was respectful to me considering the circumstances".