| # | Name | Comments |
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| 51 | Stacey Powch | |
| 52 | Helen Maybanks | |
| 53 | Nigel Parker | |
| 54 | Matt Wasley | |
| 55 | Alec Deary | In a society that has citizenship, inclusion and equity as a cornerstone the role of any local government officer should be to uphold those values and not to take personal interests into their workplace no matter how laudable they personally may think they are. |
| 56 | Anonymous | |
| 57 | Paul Stevens | |
| 58 | Gary | I assume that Lillian would feel happier if all gays were still treated as second class citizens.
She obviously has strictly held beliefs, to which she has every right to persue in the privacy of her own home/ church.
But as with every other member of society she must adhere to the law.
If she feels that there is conflict between her job and her beliefs she has but one option but to resign and find an occupation more suited to her Victorian values. |
| 59 | Caroline Martin | I am entering into a Civil Partnership next year and believe that everyone has the right to be joined, in whatever form, to the person that they love.
As a Christian, i know that loving someone of the same sex is not mutually exculsive from having a faith in God.
However I feel that as religious content is prohibited from Civil Partnership Ceremonies, in the same way as civil weddings, surely a registrars religious beliefs should not be able to prevent a legitimate and legal non religious act. |
| 60 | Caroline Martin | I am entering into a Civil Partnership next year and believe that everyone has the right to be joined, in whatever form, to the person that they love.
As a Christian, i know that loving someone of the same sex is not mutually exculsive from having a faith in God.
However I feel that as religious content is prohibited from Civil Partnership Ceremonies, in the same way as civil weddings, surely a registrars religious beliefs should not be able to prevent a legitimate and legal non religious act. |
| 61 | Mark Grimwood | She is an outrage to the good name of decent registrars! |
| 62 | Anonymous | This was a disturbing and astonishing tribunal decision which reinforces the rights of an individual to be homophobic and prevent an authority undertaking its statutory obligation. Islington should be applauded for its stance and supported in its appeal. |
| 63 | Anonymous | |
| 64 | Anonymous | Good work - keep it up. Stop homophobia and all forms of inequality and discrimination |
| 65 | Steven Simpson | I am shocked to hear of the stance this council worker took. It scares me to think people can still be so narrow minded despite all that has been done in the fight for equality for all. I live in the far north west of england where one might expect a higher degree of homophobia and have never heard of such blatent discrimination. And to use her own religion as the excuse is simply disgusting. If right does not prevail perhaps she can be found another position within the council, such as environmental health or waste services. With so many decent folk out of work how did she get the job in the first place? Good luck islington. |
| 66 | Lee Rimmer | |
| 67 | Charlotte Wiltshire |
| 68 | krystofer reich | |
| 69 | Martin Abraham |
| 70 | Andrew Rees | Good luck Gino
Andy |
| 71 | Andy Hickey | We must stand up for the rights that have been won, quite rightly, for so many people in our communities and not allow bigoted individuals to stand in the way of fairness for all. |
| 72 | Andrew van Sickle | |
| 73 | Nicki Ward | |
| 74 | Kathryn McMahon | |
| 75 | Zoe Ward | |
| 76 | Pete Powell | Lilian is lucky she did not have to petition against women joining the priesthood. Maybe she should remember the problems that caused and she should be grateful that she has a job in the Church, where, of course, her religious views can be aired to a small minority of bigots who may agree with them. |
| 77 | Max Lawrence | I wish this lady well in whatever she decided to do next |
| 78 | Severine Gevaudan | |
| 79 | Julie Rimmer | |
| 80 | Liz Cocozza |
| 81 | DELAUNAY Aurélien | |
| 82 | Adam Simpson | |
| 83 | Anonymous | |
| 84 | Terry | Extract from the Employment Equality (Religion or belief) regulations 2003.
Discrimination on grounds of religion or belief
(1) For the purposes of these Regulations, a person ("A") discriminates against another person ("B") if -
(a) on grounds of religion or belief, A treats B less favourably than he treats or would treat other persons; or
(b) A applies to B a provision, criterion or practice which he applies or would apply equally to persons not of the same religion or belief as B, but -
(i) which puts or would put persons of the same religion or belief as B at a particular disadvantage when compared with other persons,
(ii) which puts B at that disadvantage, and
(iii) which A cannot show to be a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim.
In essence it is illegal to force your religious beliefs on to other people. So she has broken two laws not one.
I wonder how many people from minority religions she has refused to officiate for, on the basis that they will also go to hell for not believing in Jesus. |
| 85 | Jan Bryndza |
| 86 | Jamie Gash | |
| 87 | Anonymous | Now that finally the law allows civil ceremonies all staff involved should follow civil rights. To pick and choose which rules to follow may be a personal decision but to hold a civic position should be decided by the majority. Those who oppose have had their time now let the grownups decide the future |
| 88 | johan Marais | She should lose her position as her conduct is completley out of line with her obligatory roles. If she cannot do the job she should find something else she can do. |
| 89 | Lancelot Fougere | Its a discrace to allow her to do this! |
| 90 | Karen Jones | |
| 91 | Anonymous | |
| 92 | mike meriano |
| 93 | dave walsh | everyone should have exactly the same rights this is a basic human right! |
| 94 | ian aspinall | I believe that this woman used the law to hide her homophobia and also saw "an easy" route to compensation |
| 95 | S Beaumont-Terry |
| 96 | Lyn Vickers | Well done Gino |
| 97 | Ivan Roe | |
| 98 | Ryan Cleminson | |
| 99 | Diane SMith | |
| 100 | Robert Sutton |