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Settlement Reached in Case of Gay Couple Told to Move to Back of Bus (Advocate)

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The bus driver who told a gay couple they needed to move to the back of the bus has been disciplined, an apology has been issued, and new training classes are planned for the company's drivers — all of this announced today after Lambda Legal intervened with a threatening letter.

Musician Ari Gold and his boyfriend Timothy Nelson were riding a New York Shortline bus in early July when the driver pulled over and demanded they move to the back of the bus because they were holding hands and acting like a couple.

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Complete article at Advocate : http://bit.ly/ng2L10