Crowd rallies around gay men detained on Mexico beach
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Crowd rallies around gay couple
A crowd of beachgoers rallied around three men being detained by police after a gay couple from Canada were reportedly kissing on a beach in Tulum, Mexico.
NEW YORK - A crowd of people on a beach in Mexico rallied around three men who were being detained by police after someone reportedly complained about obscene acts of exhibitionism.
The incident on Zazil Kin beach in Tulum on Feb. 21 was captured on video by Maritza Escalante Morales. It shows a crowd of supporters saying I’m also gay and no to homophobia as police detain the men.
Crowd rallies around gay men detained on Mexico beach
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Tulum police arrest gay couple for kissing in public ‘with children present’ The men were released after a crowd gathered to voice their disapproval
Published on Thursday, February 25, 2021
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Municipal police in Tulum, Quintana Roo, briefly arrested a gay couple on Wednesday for kissing in public on a beach, allegedly telling the couple that they could not kiss in public because children were present.
According to local media reports, police said they were reacting to a report by someone else on the beach who had claimed that the men were “committing immoral acts.”
Video and photos of the arrest went viral after on social media accounts, including that of local politician Maritza Escalante Morales, who denounced the actions of the officers.