June 29, he and four others were at Chico’s when two of his friends kissed, prompting a private security guard to use an antigay slur and to call police, who cited a statute on homosexual conduct declared unconstitutional six years ago.
Some 100 people picketed in front of the restaurant, holding signs that stated, “El Paso is Diversity,” “What About Our 1st Amendment Rights?” and “ … With Liberty and Justice For All.”Ĭarlos Diaz de Leon, a leader in the protest, claims that at 12:30 a.m. The El Paso Times reports a demonstration supporting gay rights took place July 10 outside a Chico’s Tacos, where five men say they were kicked out after two of them kissed. The Las Vegas-based Rockstar will be distributing the $100,000 donation to a number of LGBT organizations. In a statement, Weiner made an effort to distance his company from his father.