Restaurant in Puerto Rico Getting Defamed for Kicking-out Two Gay Men Dancing Together
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According to reports issued by Metro Puerto Rico, a statement of public apology was issued on the Facebook page of the restaurant in Puerto Rico that had received numerous negative feedbacks from the online community for kicking out two men who danced together in their restaurant.

It was reported last weekend that a staff of the Gyros Sample Bar located in Orocovis ( a municipality situated in the center of a range of mountains) had been accused of prohibiting two men from dancing together in the restaurant. According to the boyfriend (Luis Santiago-Rivera) of one of the two men who danced in the restaurant, heterosexuals are allowed to dance but two men dancing together are prohibited. 

The two men were on a vacation in the area and were reported to have been kicked out of the restaurant for dancing together.

Trey May, the boyfriend of Santiago-Rivera, said that the restaurant was highly homophobic and that he was kicked out of the establishment for dancing with someone who he is not in a relationship with. 

A video of May was uploaded on the social media platform Twitter. The video showed how the joyous experience had shifted immediately into an undesirable one when they were asked to leave the food establishment after both men were seen dancing together by the staff.

According to some of the representatives of the food establishment in Puerto Rico, there was a misunderstanding. The explanation was sent through Facebook Messenger to David Begnaud who tried to put light on the issue. They explained that the two men were asked to not smoke their electronic cigarette inside the restaurant. 

Santiago-Rivera had revealed that one of the members of his group were smoking their e-cigarettes inside the restaurant. He stressed that their group had been smoking e-cigarettes for more than one hour. He said that their group was asked to stop dancing. He emphasized that the staff did not tell them anything involving the smoking of their electronic cigarettes inside the establishment. 

The gay couple was humiliated in the presence of their family and to all those who were present in the bar. They expressed their feeling of discrimination and embarrassment from their experience in the food establishment.

The restaurant had told Begnaud that their name in the food industry is being "defamed". They had included in their public apology that they want to communicate with the two men.

The food establishment involved in the controversy had released a message of apology through their social media account on Facebook.

They had addressed their message to all their customers, the LGBT community, and all of the guests that were affected by the viral controversy that the food establishment had gotten itself into.

The restaurant's message included a statement saying that they have no intention of causing offense to anyone. They expressed their sincere apologies to the persons who were involved with the issue. They had also shared their desire to communicate with those who were primarily offended by the issue. They said in the statement that they aim to give good quality service to everyone. 

They told the community that the establishment has no issues with any members of the community and that they are always welcome in the establishment. The restaurant in Puerto Rico promised to prove their dedication to serving the diverse community. 

They had also wished to personally apologize to the two men and asked them to communicate with the establishment, if possible.