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NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. (AP) - An exhibit of same-sex marriage photos that was ordered removed from a Westchester County restaurant on Wednesday was allowed to go back up hours later.The decision to rehang the 37 photo-collages at a Cosi restaurant came after a closed-door meeting between officials of the restaurant chain and the Empire State Pride Agenda, an advocacy group that organized the monthlong exhibit.After it went up on Monday, the eatery reportedly received several complaints about the photos, which show gay and lesbian couples and their friends and families. They are part of a statewide 'family photo album' that will be used to lobby state officials to legalize same-sex marriage.Management at Cosi Inc. said that the photos were removed merely for unspecified technical reasons, that they could go back up if they were rearranged.'The comments we received were not the basis for the removal of the display,' said Brien Gately, a spokesman for the Cosi chain of restaurants, which is based in Deerfield, Ill.The meeting between the two sides came after the Empire State Pride Agenda staged a rally outside the restaurant.'It's very difficult to see your own ... wedding be made into a political event,' said Gabe Herman, whose wedding photo collage is part of the exhibit, 'because people in this country choose to disrespect the freedoms that we all fight for and we all deserve.'Copyright 2007 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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