Chicago, IL -
A hundred gays and lesbians came to a Mexican restaurant in the Chicago suburb of Alsip on Friday night to protest alleged discrimination against a gay couple.
That couple, Frankie Nielsen and Danny Hankes, say they were told to stop kissing by the owner of La Fiesta Azteca restaurant in May. They say it was a "social kiss."
"He told us he 'knew we were in love' in a sarcastic voice and said we should calm down because it is a family restaurant," Nielsen told FOX Chicago News.
"They have their opinion, and I have mine," restaurant owner Jaime Esparza told the Chicago Tribune. He said the kissing went beyond just a friendly peck on the cheek and that he would have had the same reaction to a straight couple.
"I don't feel like I did anything wrong when I told them to leave," he said.
Four police squad cars were posted outside the restaurant during the protest, but no one was arrested.