The fight ensued and they moved outside the bar where they were both continually assaulted by a group of men,” Sarah Tyree, the criminal justice chair for the West Valley NAACP, said during the news conference, according to Phoenix-based TV station ABC15. “ said they were not welcome here because they were gay. On the Saturday following the incident, the West Valley NAACP and the Unity Collective, an umbrella group comprised of various civil rights organizations, held a news conference outside The Golden Margarita on the couple’s behalf, calling on the Phoenix Police Department to fully and thoroughly investigate the matter, and calling on local businesses to protect, and not to discriminate against, LGBTQ customers.
See also: Missouri couple claimed they were attacked outside a casino for being gay Police say they tried to obtain a description of the men who had assaulted the couple, but claim that Haro and De Los Reyes were too intoxicated to provide additional information. She claimed they had been sitting in an area reserved for a private party, and a fight broke out when they refused to leave. Officers reportedly talked to a woman accused of hitting one of the men. Phoenix police confirmed that their bias crime detectives are investigating the incident, with a spokesperson telling ABC15 that several witnesses were contacted, but were unable to corroborate what prompted the assault. on April 12, and Phoenix fire personnel had treated the men for their injuries. Monkeypox Infections Linked to LGBTQ Leather Event in ChicagoĪ spokesperson for the Phoenix police department confirmed that officers had responded to reports of a fight at the bar around 1 a.m.