Nightclub fined S/. 370,000 for discriminating against transsexual
Diego M. Ortiz, 8/6/13
http://www.peruthisweek.com/news-nightclub-fined-s-370-thousand-for-discriminating-against-transsexual-100556The National Institute for the Defense of Competition and Protection of Intellectual Property (Indecopi) imposed a S/370,000 fine on a popular nightclub at Larcomar in Miraflores for discriminating against a transgender woman.
Godfrey Arbulú, a make-up artist and transsexual dancer, said she was discriminated by Gotica Discoteca in April of last year when club security officers would not let her enter the establishment. The victim presented a video in which it is clear that club staff tells her "members only" after seeing that her identification card indicated she was a man. Later, club security tells her that if she wants to enter, she must pay S/. 200— and amount well above the normal rate.
Arbulú used her media connections to appear on a number of television shows and radio programs to denounce the nightclub. Once Indecopi got word of the incident, they began an investigation.
