Gay Couple Forced To Back Of The Bus For Holding Hands
A gay couple is considering legal action against a bus company after they were allegedly forced to sit in the back of a shuttle bus in New Mexico simply for holding hands.
Ron McCoy and his partner, Chris Bowers, flew into Albuquerque on June 28 for the city's PrideFest and a Southwest road trip, according to local news station KRQE. After leaving the airport, they hopped on a Standard Parking shuttle bus and sat in the front of the vehicle holding hands.
“I saw him look at us... and he looked so angry,” McCoy told KRQE. “He just blurted out at me, he goes, “Okay, if you're going to do that, you're going to the back of the bus."
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Last month, weekly publication the Alibi spoke with the shuttle driver, Mychael Jones, about why he made the gay couple to move to the back of the bus. He said he didn't want “women and children” to see the couple's “inappropriate behavior.” When asked to identify the "inappropriate behavior," he would not comment any further.
Bill Alberti, manager of Standard Parking, told Alibi that drivers have the right to ask customers to move if they are unruly or causing a disturbance.
more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/03/gay-couple-back-of-the-bus_n_3700584.html
Back of the bus, under the bus, seems way too many are trying to tell us where our place really is. How depressing.
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