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2013 ELECTION FEATURE PAGE 03POSITIVE LIVING LIFTOUT INSIDE
Bouncers sacked after
homophobic assaultRegan...
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SCENE PICS PAGE 17ELECTION OPINION PAGE 12
Australia s most respected LGBTI news source
Friday 06 September 2013 | Issue 1191 | starobserver.
com.
au
2013 ELECTION FEATURE PAGE 03POSITIVE LIVING LIFTOUT INSIDE
Bouncers sacked after
homophobic assaultRegan Brantley
Two security guards at the Prahran Hotel
in Melbourne have been sacked after a
homophobic assault on a patron.
Agroupthatgatheredforbirthdaydrinks
at the Prahran Hotel on Sunday evening
were harassed by fellow patrons at around
7pm, when several people in the pub began
to taunt the group by calling them “faggots”.
Security was approached immediately and
responded that the pub was “not a fag bar”.
Security continued to repeat that the venue
was not a gay bar, and the group was asked
to leave.
Regarding the behaviour of himself
and his friends, Joe Busuttil said “we were
behaved and friendly, we spent our money
and caused no trouble”.
“It was my understanding security was
at a venue to protect its patrons.
In this
case se
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