(Kansas City, MO)... Sandoval, 23, said the manager told them there had been complaints about public displays of affection at the women's table.

"He said, 'Don't look at me, stupid, like you don't know what I'm talking about. You know you were back there French-kissing at the table,'" Sandoval said, reading from a prepared statement at a news conference. "We didn't know what he was talking about because we hadn't been."

The women said they were told to leave and not come back. They said they wanted a public apology and wanted the manager to be fired, although they later said sensitivity training would be an acceptable alternative.

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IHOP said the manager had undergone sensitivity training before the incident and said its restaurants do not treat people differently based on sexual orientation. There is no Missouri or U.S. law prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation by restaurants and other establishments.

"We're welcoming to all. That's how we built our business for 50 years," IHOP spokesman Patrick Lenow said. "What's not welcome at our restaurants are bold displays of affection, with open-mouth kissing and caressing. That's really not welcome at any restaurants."