Date:         Tue, 2 Aug 1994 19:49:04 -0400
From: "Michael, The Manager Of DELPHI's Gay Forum" <NOT2@delphi.com>


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       ATLANTIC CITY - (GLB-NEWS) - On July 7th, a gay man was forced
    to leave a pizza parlor in Atlantic City New Jersey after a
    customer was offended by the clothes the gay man was wearing.

       31 year old Michael Biocco of Clementon New Jersey entered
    Danny's Pizza at Kentucky and Pacific Ave, wearing a bright
    pink Betty Boop nightshirt, around 3:00 am.  At knees length, it
    gave the appearance that that was all he was wearing.

       Danny's Pizza is located one block from Studio Six, a popular
    gay disco.  Gays often stop in for pizza after a night of dancing.

       A customer, name unknown, got offended when apparently Biocco
    sat down near him, ordered some pizza, and made a homosexual
    advancement.  The customer then moved himself to another part of
    the restaurant, yelling anti gay remarks.  When other customers
    questioned the incident, the offended man continued to make a
    scene by using loud obscene language.

       "I never made a pass at him.  After he had been staring at me
    for a long time, I returned a friendly 'hello'," said Michael
    Biocco.  "I like to celebrate being gay by wearing unusual
    outfits.  Freedom of expression is part of the first amendment,
    isn't it?  Straight people express their freedom every minute of
    every day in public places!"

       Atlantic City doesn't prohibit wearing nightshirts in public as
    long as shorts or pants are worn underneath.  Biocco was wearing
    swimming shorts at the time.

       Biocco approached the offended customer after he continued to
    preach anti gay remarks, adding threats of violence.  According to
    Biocco, the offended customer made a direct threat at him when he
    asked him to "tone it down a little."

       Danny's owner Pedro Lazus announced he would call the police if
    the argument didn't stop.

       Michael Biocco explained to Lazus that, he was deliberately
    staring at him, just waiting to start a scene.  "I wasn't the one
    using obscene language and making physical threats.  I told the
    manager that he needed to calm the customer down before I got
    upset."  Biocco said.

       An argument developed between Biocco and Lazus after he
    insisted Biocco leave the restaurant.

       "It was like the manager had no respect for me and was on the
    other side right from the beginning,"  added Biocco.

       The offended customer used a pay phone to call police.  Lazus
    was reported as saying, "I'd throw out a faggot any day over one
    of my regular customers."

       Biocco realizing the police were called, fled into an alley.
    According to Atlantic City Police, "We don't have any record that
    a call from Danny's was made that night."

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ACTION ALERT!  Tell Danny's you are outraged at their treatment
towards gays!  Boycott!  Boycott!  Boycott!  Let's take our business
elsewhere!

               Danny's Pizza
               1530 Pacific Ave.
               Atlantic City, NJ
               609-345-5500

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