The couple did not appear at the press conference, but wanted NAACP and Unity Collective to speak on their behalf as they took time to be with family. They also want a police investigation and policy changes in how police handle crimes of bias. Rudy Haro and Fernando De Los Reyes Lugo said they were attacked by a group of men at The Golden Margarita nightclub for their sexual orientation, according to the West Valley NAACP and the Arizona Unity Collective, a group of civil rights activist organizations in Arizona.Īt a press conference on Saturday, the activist organizations said they are asking the restaurant to apologize to the couple and for video footage of the incident to be released. Activist organizations in the Valley are demanding an apology after a couple said they were attacked early Monday at a restaurant on Roosevelt Row for being gay.
