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A gay elected official is sounding the alarm that a string of arrests at a New York City cruising site revives "the dark days" of queer entrapment. In response, the officer tightened them even more. And as he was being escorted out of the bathroom in handcuffs, he says he told the officer that the cuffs were tight and asked for them to be loosened a bit.

Hoylman, a gay elected official living in NYC and the Democratic nominee in the race for Manhattan's borough president, confirmed to Out that Harris agreed to meet, and they are in the process of setting up that meeting. He says he stopped into the bathroom after returning from visiting a friend in New Jersey.

These enforcement efforts have led to over arrests since June 1, an Amtrak representative confirmed to Out. And The Gothamist reports that at least 20 men have been taken into ICE custody as a result of the crackdown.

Over men have been arrested restroom the men’s public restrooms in Penn Station since June, in a police. Cottaging is more risky, as George Michael discovered one sunny afternoon in LA. One of the arrested, David who prefers to not gay his name included in this storytells Out about his harrowing experience being handcuffed and arrested while trying to use the Penn Station restroom in June.

Be safe!! [4][5] The. Activists have slammed a surge in arrests at a known gay cruising spot in New York City. New York State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal tells Out that these arrests "harken back to the dark days of trapping gay men and other members of the community in public spaces like restrooms.

New York State Senator Brad Hoylman-Sigal tells Out that these arrests "harken back to the dark days of trapping gay men and other members of the community in public spaces like restrooms. Last week, The City broke the news that the Amtrak Police Department — a federal police force that operates outside New York City's sanctuary city laws — had targeted a Penn Station bathroom frogs turning gay arrests for public lewdness.

Out reached out to Mamdani's team but did not immediately hear back. Cottaging is a gay slang term, originating from the United Kingdom, referring to anonymous sex between men in a public lavatory (a "cottage" [1] or "tea-room" [2]), [3] or cruising for sexual partners with the intention of having sex elsewhere.

The appearance of public lavatories, like this one in Pond Square, Highgate (London Borough of Camden), is the origin of the term cottaging. The bathroom was listed as a "hotspot" on Sniffiesa map-based digital platform for queer hookups. Cottaging refers specifically to engaging in sexual encounters in public restrooms or “cottages” (a British slang term).

The charge was later dropped after he participated in Project Reset, a diversion program, which required him to take an online course. All Rights reserved. He covers internet culture and entertainment, including television, movies, music, and public. It often involves meeting in the enclosed and private spaces of public bathrooms.

By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. The Amtrak Police Department's targeting of a Penn Station cruising site has prompted outcry from the New York region's out elected leaders. See on Instagram.

Crime & Justice Gay sex sting in public toilet results in arrests One man says he was arrested just for wearing a Pride bracelet in the restroom and was called a slur by cops. Senator Hoylman and his colleagues, U. Representative Jerrold Nadler, State Senator Liz Krueger, and Assembly Member Tony Simone, co-authored a letter Friday to Roger Harris, the president of Amtrak, demanding that the sting operations cease and that he meet with the elected officials to discuss a plan moving forward.

Amtrak officers are using Sniffies and otherwise approaching people in the men's Amtrak bathroom at Penn Statuon and charging them with lewdness sniffies NYC civilrightawyer amtrak pennstation. It was a rather frightening callback to a period that we thought had long passed in queer American history.

David was booked and charged with public lewdness. Email Newsletter Subscribe Subscriber Services.