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Gay man says he was assaulted by Shake Shack employees after kissing his boyfriend at D.C. location (www.nbcnews.com)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Christian Dingus, 28, was with his partner when, he says, employees told the couple not to kiss inside, and the argument escalated outside.

A gay man accused a group of Washington, D.C., Shake Shack employees of beating him after he kissed his boyfriend inside the location while waiting for their order.

Christian Dingus, 28, was with his partner and a group of friends at a Dupont Circle location Saturday night when the incident occurred, he told NBC News. They had put in their order and were hanging around waiting for their food.

“And while we were back there — kind of briefly — we began to kiss,” Dingus said. “And at that point, a worker came out to us and said that, you know, you can’t be doing that here, can’t do that type of stuff here.”

The couple separated, Dingus said, but his partner got upset at the employee and insisted the men had done nothing wrong. Dingus’ partner was then allegedly escorted out of the restaurant, where a heated verbal argument occurred.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Being a victim doesn't make you automatically incapable of lying.

Maybe two gay men kissing can be seen as extreme sexual content through the eyes of bigots, because -- hear me out...

BIGOTRY IS NOT LOGICAL
AND NEVER HAS BEEN

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

You could be right. Every step of the way I have suggested that my read on the guys words might be wrong, that they could all be bigots that were just waiting to be able to beat on some gays. I don't know man. I even came to this article taking it at face value that an entire restaurant staff was a bunch of homophobes. It was reading the guys own account that made thar conclusion seem sketchier to me. That is why I brought it up. That doesn't mean I'm right. And that doesn't mean the violence was OK. It unequivocally was not. You all threw a fit because I questioned if a gay person may have slightly downplayed his PDA. But whatever, I'm tired of defending in this stupid backnand forth. Think what you want of me. Christ.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Every step of the way, you have accused the victims of lying (without evidence) and justifying the attack on them.

Here you are doing it again.