El Paso Gay Advocates Want New Police Training

Gay rights advocates asked the city of El Paso on Tuesday to revamp police training for dealing with the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities after a group of gay men said they were asked to leave a popular restaurant when two of the men kissed. Puentes LGBT Resources, an El Paso advocacy group, made the request during a City Council meeting nearly two weeks after five gay men allegedly were asked to leave Chico’s Tacos after two of them kissed. A police officer then allegedly told the men they could be arrested for engaging in homosexual behavior.

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