Gay advocacy group threatens public protest over men's eviction from Hazard pool

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The Kentucky Equality Federation says it is planning a public protest because two gay men with intellectual and developmental disabilities were kicked out of a recreational center run by the city of Hazard on Friday.

The federation, which advocates for people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or intersex, says the two were discriminated against because of their sexual orientation.

The city's attorney, however, said the facility does not discriminate, and "there is a dispute as to the facts of what transpired."

The men, who were not identified, had been swimming at the Hazard Pavilion with a group from Mending Hearts Inc., which provides care to people with mental retardation and developmental disabilities.

Read more: http://www.kentucky.com/2011/06/14/1774098/gay-advocacy-group-threatens-public.html#storylink=omni_popular#wgt=pop#ixzz1PHRGZTqL

[fascisthunter]

1. what disputes are those

oh I see, a lawyer hasn't told you what those disputes were yet...

[kentuck]

2. Furthermore...

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Will Taylor, the Equality Federation's assistant regional director for Southern Kentucky, said he is planning a protest of city hall and the Pavilion unless "an official apology" is issued and "immediate corrective action" is taken.

"As a public community service, the Pavilion has a responsibility to provide equal treatment to all members of their facility and to properly educate their staff accordingly," Julia Oiler Spiegel, a representative of the federation, said in the news release.

[JAnthony]

3. my guess: these guys hugged or kissed each other in public, and

someone complained.

IF that's about what happened, the folks who kicked them out deserve to be sued.

[JAnthony]

4. "Gay Men Kicked Out of Public Pool in Kentucky and Official Cites 'The Bible' as Reason "

Gay Men Kicked Out of Public Pool in Kentucky and Official Cites 'The Bible' as Reason

Read more: http://www.towleroad.com/2011/06/gay-men-kicked-out-of-public-pool-in-kentucky-and-official-cites-the-bible-as-reason.html#ixzz1PIDlcbC1