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Article: Apology to gay tourist.(CAYMAN ISLANDS)
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- Caribbean Update
- Article date:
- June 1, 2008
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The Cayman Islands Dept of Tourism has issued an official apology to a man who was detained by police after publicly kissing his boyfriend at a local bar, reports Caribbean Net News (May 8, 2008):
An investigation is being launched into the incident, where an off-duty officer took tourist Aaron Chandler to the George Town Police Station after he kissed his boyfriend on the dance floor at a popular Seven Mile Beach bar. Director of Tourism Pilar Bush subsequently wrote to Chandler: "I apologize for your upsetting experience and want to assure you that the Cayman Islands is a welcoming jurisdiction to all people. "What happened to you was an isolated incident, and is not ...