La Paz Activists to Hold Public Kissing Protest in Response to 'Gay-Kiss' Arrest Joe Morgan - Gay Star News
go to original April 22, 2014

Mexican cops abused a gay couple, bundled them into a police van and fined them – just for sharing a kiss.

Jorge, 24, and Alan, 26, were accused of ‘disturbing the peace’ by officers as they kissed on a street corner at around 10pm in La Paz on Sunday (20 April).

The couple claims an officer approached them, called them a homophobic slur, and ordered them to come with him to a police station.

When they refused, the policeman allegedly ‘violently’ forced them into a van and held them at the station for a few hours. They were released after paying a fine of 300 pesos each.

... Following hearing the news of the arrest, the local LGBTI group has organized a kiss protest on 17 May - the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.

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