... "I went up to the police officer to tell him what was going on and he didn't want to hear my side," de Leon said. "He wanted to hear the security guard's side first."
The officer informed the group it was illegal for two men or two women to kiss in public, de Leon said. The five were told they could be cited for homosexual conduct - a charge the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional in 2003 in Lawrence v. Texas. That same year, the city of El Paso passed an ordinance
banning discrimination based on sexual orientation by employees of the city and by businesses open to the public.
El Paso Police Detective Carlos Carrillo said a more appropriate charge would probably be criminal trespass....
so is it illegal to kiss or not?
The officer informed the group it was illegal for two men or two women to kiss in public, de Leon said. The five were told they could be cited for homosexual conduct - a charge the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional in 2003 in Lawrence v. Texas. That same year, the city of El Paso passed an ordinance
banning discrimination based on sexual orientation by employees of the city and by businesses open to the public.
El Paso Police Detective Carlos Carrillo said a more appropriate charge would probably be criminal trespass....
so is it illegal to kiss or not?