Too "shocking" for Parisians.The citizens of Paris may have elected a gay mayor, but that doesn't mean they're ready to see two men or two women kissing, said the city's commuter train and bus transit operator in September. The state-owned RATP RATP Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens RATP Reliable Asynchronous Transfer Protocol RATP Reste Assis T'es Payé RATP Rentre Avec Tes Pieds RATP Random Anti Terrorist Program refused to display posters for the gay trade show Rainbow Attitude Expo that showed same-sex couples A same-sex couple is a pair of people of the same gender who pursue a romantic or sexual relationship together. The term "same-sex relationship" may be used when the sexual orientation of participants in a same-sex relationship is not known. kissing because they "risk shocking the public," according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse (AFP) French cooperative news agency. Based in Paris, it has roots in the Bureau Havas, created in 1832, which in 1835 became the Agence Havas, the world's first true news agency. . The rejection angered Mayor Bertrand Delanoe. "The images, which depict a kiss between two members of the same sex, in no way justify this act of censorship," he said. |
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