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<\/p>\nSan Diego Jury Says Police Didn\u2019t Discriminate in Arresting Scantily Clad Pride Attendee<\/b><\/p>\n
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A San Diego jury says police did not discriminate against a gay<\/a> man<\/a> who was arrested for wearing a revealing gladiator costume at the city’s gay<\/a> pride parade.<\/p>\n Will Walters was arrested in 2011<\/a> for violating a public nudity ordinance which police say they fairly enforce at other local events such as Comic-Con. Walters, however, insists he was singled out and that his black Calvin Klein thong and custom-made leather kilt covered up enough of his body to be within the city’s laws.<\/p>\n Walters and his lawyer also argued that women<\/a>’s thong bathing suits commonly seen at San Diego’s beaches display more human anatomy than Walters’s costume did.<\/p>\n The San Diego Union-Tribune reports: <\/a><\/p>\n “The jury confirmed what we’ve always known, which is that San Diego does not discriminate in its enforcement of nudity laws,” City Attorney’s Office spokesman Gerry Braun said in a statement. “Our office would not tolerate discrimination against the LGBT community or any other group.” […]<\/p>\n The five-day trial in downtown San Diego included some PG-13 moments. Jurors were repeatedly shown photos of women<\/a> in thong bikinis, and police officers on the witness stand were asked to determine if the women<\/a> would be considered in violation of the public nudity law. There was a pair of black Calvin Klein thong underwear held up to jurors, depicting what Walters wore underneath his costume. And there were multiple discussions about the definition of “buttocks.”<\/p>\n The ordinance requires an opaque covering over certain body parts, including the buttocks. […]<\/p>\n According to city records, “Of the 104 public nudity citations issued by the city from 2007 to 2012, none except for Walters’ was for someone in a thong.”<\/p>\n You can view Walters’ apparently illegal outfit that he wore to Pride, here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n The post San Diego Jury Says Police Didn’t Discriminate in Arresting Scantily Clad Pride Attendee<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\nPREVIOUSLY – San Diego Pride Attendee Arrested for ‘Lewd’ Gladiator Kilt Speaks Out About Lawsuit: VIDEO<\/em><\/a><\/h2>\n