2 Gay Fellas touched each other in a London Sainsburys - Security Stopped them
 

They were just live on BBCNewsHD


Sainsburys gave them a £10 Voucher


The Security Staff are a outside firm
working in Sainsburys.
I assume the Security Fella thought its was like Porno or something?

https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/...7647.jpg?w=680
A GAY couple were left “shocked and dumbfounded” after a Sainbury’s security guard told them they were “touching inappropriately”.

[Thomas Rees and his boyfriend Josh
were visiting their
local branch in Hackney, London
when a security guard
approached them to
say a customer had
complained about
their behaviour.]

[The 32-year-old told
ITVNewsHD “When we got
outside I was ready to
apologise and then he
said a customer had
complained about our behaviour.
“My blood boiled.
I was shaking and
dumbfounded and
unable to respond.
He kept repeating the
customer felt our
behaviour was inappropriate.”]

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/158272...appropriately/

Maybe it was a full blown PDA :joker:. Wife gets reet huffy when I dryhump her in supermarkets, but I'm just being amorous :(

OR it could have been terrorists. Sorry forgot to mention that.

How Nice

Yeah, I read about this yesterday.

Stories like his annoy me, only because it's a reminder that homophobia will always exist.

No Weapons
just kinky hands

The Security Fella has a Job To Do

Yeah, one of my oldest friends is gay and when we go out somewhere more "modern" like Glasgow West end, him and his partner (of nearly 10 years) hold hands / hug etc like any other couple... But if we're ever out anywhere like a more "small town" pub, they interact like just good friends. Makes me genuinely sad to see it.

And he should have done his job, not persecute people doing nothing wrong simply because of his own prejudices

Hmm, I don't know about that, arista. If it were a straight couple it might not have been the same situation.

A £10 voucher
Is that all

Yes- protect the shop from shoplifters not dreaded gays

£10 to watch 2 guys fondle each other?

I would have paid at least £20

Sounds to me like the Security Officer had a problem with the couple and made up a complaint in order to take it out on them. If a customer legitimately complained about people holding hands then they'd be laughed out of the shop.

If that's what they said - customers in general have a tendency to exaggerate when making complaints, so who knows what they said.

i would rather complain about fat single mums feeding their kids sweets all the way around supermarkets tbh

Even if there is a complaint, there'd be plenty of Customer and Stock assistants about and they'd typically clock inappropriate behavior before anyone else. Plus confronting someone like that on nothing but the supposed word of a homophobe is likely going against store protocol. You usually have to confirm something is afoot before you confront someone since you risk situations like this.

I'd bet money on the guard simply being a homophobe. I've worked on a Customer Service desk before and the protocol for most complaints is to deliver a stock response and blow them off. You only take action on legitimate complaints and chances are the staff will know what's happening and will act on it sooner than someone has a chance to make a complaint.

Wow would never happen in the store I work in!

Yeah, it's a shame. I'm generally quite private when it comes to PDA (probably as a result of stories like this, and how overwhelmed and paranoid I can get about things in general). It's sad for those who get enjoyment from holding hands, kissing, etc that they have to be cautious where/when they do it.

I have to admit that I don't like to see ANY couples 'making out' kissing and such in public, but that's just me. I wouldn't complain about it, I'd just look away.

:joker:

A Customer Told him it was wrong.


Result : Average Sainsburys Customer is Anti Gay


Those Gay 2 Fellas have
now said they will no longer shop there.

Thats all good then

"I'd bet money on the guard simply being a homophobe. "

No Dezzy, You Devil
No Bets

That Security Contractor
does not want to lose the Contract
they cover loads of Sainsburys

So long as the Hand the Packet in at the Till
all stores want their custom


Sign Of The Times

£10 though
That's it

In London you could probably get a pack of crisps for that

**** sainsburys

I think that this country has done a great job at making sure that Homophobia isn't a big issue in the country anymore, yes there's the odd incident but the homophobes in question normally get punished by the law if took too far.

I personally feel that on a prejudice front I think that the UK needs to be the most concerned about Racism followed by Islamophobia, then by Misogyny and Misandry (yes I know that they sound like they contradict each other) but I personally feel that those are more on a rise and a real issue in this country compared to Homophobia which is thankfully dying out in this country.

On this subject how far did their touching go exactly? Like was they touching each others penises in public?

They were probably holding ****ing hands

They should have used their non-****ing hands.

I hope they washed them. :yuk:

Homophobia is dying out in this country??
No, what planet are you on? :laugh:
Yes it's not as bad as it used to be but I wouldn't say it's in its dying out stages, not at all...

No thats 2 Top Fresh Dinners
2 for a Tenner

London has the same prices you have

Yes that Upset a Customer

I think within the next couple of decades that Homophobia won't be such a big thing, where as I bet the others that I've mentioned in my other post will be on the rise.

Btw if it's just that they held hands then I think that the Security Guard is disgusting, but it's hard to judge the situation when all we've got is a Security Guard throws a gay couple out of Sainsbury's for touching each other, but the question is was it appropriate touching in public, or was they about to have sex like a lot of straight couples do in these Supermarkets (which btw not enough is done about that) because if it's the latter then I'll support the Security Guard, even though straight couples should get the same punishment too.

you could get 8 cans of K cider for that amount

They could both get bladdered and then have a top night of rogerisation

That is the problems with the gays

no imagination


:idc:

Yeah, I agree partially with what you have said. The UK has progressed as far as legalising Gay Marriage, for example. But it's not going to prevent every single person from being homophobic. As far as LGBT rights go as well, we've observed blatant ignorance towards bisexuals on the show that caused us to join this forum. That's still an issue in society, biphobia is actually growing to more of a thing (persay).

I would argue that all civil rights issues should be looked at equally, but I get where you're coming from. There are matters that are perpetuated due to certain things are going on (and are highlighted in the media) in the world, but this story kinda proves that homophobia will always be a (even if it is, slight) issue.

How Nice LT

£10 Value

NOPE.

How were they 'touching each other' is surely what needs to be asked here, before homophobia accusations start flying? :laugh:

Nevermind, was hesitant to click the sun link but did anyway after posting. Holding hands? **** off security guard...assuming this is indeed the full story. Security guy should be disciplined tbh

I see what you mean, and I agree that Biphobia is a problem as even the LGBT community seems to be more split on that issue than I realised.

It's a shame really at how prejudice is still such a thing in the world, in particular with homophobia as I know someone really close to me that is gay and I'd never want anything to happen to him just for being gay.