Latvian LGBT group outraged over kiss as bus fare Valentine's Day initiative

  • 2016-02-12
  • BNS/TBT Staff/RIGA
Latvian LGBT rights group Mozaika has turned to Latvia's ombudsman over an initiative of the municipal public transport company's Rīgas Mikroautobusu Satiksme (RMS) that provides free rides to heterosexual couples kissing in front of the driver on Valentine's Day. RMS announced the decision on Thursday February 11, with Mozaika making its statement the following day. According to LSM.LV, Maija Lazdiņa, the spokeswoman for RMS, told TVNET that kisses will be accepted as payment only for heterosexual couple. LSM went on to c...
 
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