OUTRAGEOUS: Mog Wilde and Freya Dansie shared a kiss at the Cardiff Bay Food Festival and were asked to leave [SWNS]
Mog Wilde and Freya Dansie, both 35, were "shocked and upset" by complaints about their display of affection.
The couple had gone to Cardiff Bay FoodFestivalin the Welsh capital to celebrate Freya's birthday.
But when they danced together and kissed, a woman and a security guard told them to stop or they'd have to leave.
CELEBRATION: The couple had gone to the food festival for Freya's birthday [SWNS]
UPSET: A security guard told Mog and Freya that they had to stop kissing or leave [SWNS]
Mog, from Pembrokeshire in West Wales, said: "We were dancing to the livemusicand I kissed Freya because she looked so beautiful and it was her birthday.
"Then security came up to us and said it was disgusting, and to stop because there were children around. But this was a public place and we were not doing anything wrong.
"This was so upsetting. I'm sure if it was a husband and wife kissing then nothing would be said.
“This was so upsetting. I'm sure if it was a husband and wife kissing then nothing would be said”
Mog Wilde
"But I am made of tough stuff, and I'm just glad that it didn't happen to more quiet and sensitive girls.
"Growing up I encountered a lot of prejudicial behaviour but I left that behind. So I was shocked to encounter something like this again."
Mog added that two drunken men who saw the lesbian couple being hassled by security staff began to "kiss each other in solidarity".
The men received cheers and a round of applause from sympathetic onlookers.
An onlooker described how a handful of "middle-aged ladies" had openly complained about the couple.
She said: "A lesbian couple listening to live music on stage publicly showed their affection towards each other by kissing and holding hands.
"Very soon, a couple of middle-aged ladies start loudly complaining how 'obscene' and 'disgusting' it was for the girls to be kissing in public, especially 'with children there'.
"One of the ladies approached the couple and told them how disgusting they were and insisted they stopped.
"The girls tried to laugh it off but were shocked and upset, then the security man asked the girls to stop or to move on."
SHOCKED: The couple were left 'shocked and upset' by the incident [SWNS]
A Cardiff council spokesman said: "Stewards received a number of complaints from members of the public about a couple who were engaged in a very strong display of public affection.
"Once the couple in question had been identified a steward approached them and reminded them that sexual behaviour of this level was inappropriate for what is very much afamilyevent.
"The council has stringent policies on equalities and discrimination and the same course of action would have been taken regardless of the sexual orientation of the individuals involved."
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