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Signatures | Total: 412

 

# NameComments
251 Charles Stuart
252 Anonymous
253 Nick WeeksGay people form families, and may have kids. Straight people may get AIDS. Gay and straight are NOT separate species - and the law rightly recognises this. A full investigation - and if appropriate prosecution - of British Land would be in order.
254 AnonymousHow on earth can you ban something like World AIDs Day? It is not just for gay people but everybody. What a poor misguided soul you must be!
255 Anonymous
256 roland
257 Anonymous
258 Andy BentI don't understand why the centre managersdon;t think a gay and lesbian chartity is appropriate? DO they tyhink w somehow exist without ever going shopping? Or do they just think we don't have families...
259 AnonymousI have lived in and around the woking area all my life. I am horrified at such a biggotted attitude. This sort of prejudice must be challenged and Mr Keeping must be made to explain his actions.
260 Shaun Sanders
261 David LaingIm disappointed that such a narrow minded view has been taken in what I thought was a very open minded part of the country.
262 Christopher BarronThis discrimination needs to stop. It is not acceptable. This is encouraging ignorance and stigma. How rude.
263 Marcus MansukhaniWith places like this you should vote with your feet and spread the reputation that it's not a place to shop. Once retailers notice a trend they will start to leave.
264 Jacob Richardson
265 Anonymous
266 Mark RadfordI feel that this sort of discrimination has no place in the 21st Century.
267 Ryan Cross
268 Stephen O'Neill
269 mikeycompletely rediculous situation, proving again that we still need to fight to get reecognised as the same kind of citizen as everyone else and that homophobia still seems to be an acceptable prejudice
270 Ben Cohen
271 Dr Russel AylingI take particular issue with the stall being conceptualised as the promotion of gay and lesbian activity. HIV/AIDS affects us all - gay, straight or otherwise - and a shopping centre is entirely the place for education and awareness raising about this important issue. Shame on you, Mr Keeping.
272 Nick OosthuizenWake up what year r u living in how sad
273 AnonymousThis is discrimination nothing else and should be challenged legally.
274 Avril Mackeznie
275 Eddie HughesGay people have families too!
276 AnonymousSuch a shameful display of biggotry has no place in 2008 and I hope that Mr Keeping finds himself removed from his employment as a result of this breach of the discrimination laws
277 Lance WhitefordSuch a shameful display of biggotry has no place in 2008 and I hope that Mr Keeping finds himself removed from his employment as a result of this breach of the discrimination laws
278 Keith Blakemore-NoblePresumably Mr Keeping believes that only straight people should be allowed to go to his shopping centre? Bigotry such as that Mr Keeping is continuing to display has no place in modern society,
279 Simon AtkinsonBritish Land plc need to make their equal opportunities statement explicit. Such bigotted and miguided policies need challenging at the highest levels.
280 Rob Evans
281 Adam Welch
282 AnonymousI fail to see how the presence of this charity in the shopping centre on World Aids Day can be seen as "the promotion of lesbian or gay activity". What, precisely, is this 'activity'? If Peacocks is a "family shopping centre" can we assume that single people, divorcees and civil partners cannot use it? What group of people qualify as a 'family'?
283 Nic Mesure
284 ADRIAN LIBERTOCommon sense and the law are on your side, so only maliciousness on the part of those who should be upholding our rights, could allow your just cause to fail.
285 Thomas Guy
286 Rob Hall
287 Ashley Payne
288 Alex Lee
289 Simon Davies
290 Andy DerwentI am in support of this petition; it is not acceptable for a shopping centre to discriminate on the basis of sexuality. As HIV/AIDS is not a syndrome that effects only gay and lesbian people, it is also inaccurate to make this kind of link.
291 AnonymousThis kind of thing is exactly why I moved from Woking a year ago. It shouldn't happen - really sad that it still does.
292 GlynSurely, in the 21st century, this sort of bigoted attitude is no longer appropriate?
293 Anonymous
294 Malcolm ThomsonThis is pathetic, Do we not have parents and are therefore part of a "Family" ? Just because we are gay doesn't mean we are not family people!
295 Andrew Soule
296 Andrew Nash
297 Anonymous
298 AnonymousI cannot believe this kind of disgusting behaviour still exists. If I were to act like this in my job, I'm sure I'd be up for the sack.
299 Mark
300 RobI read with interest, Mr Keeping openly states that any promotion of gay/lesbian activity would be deemed inapproriate, WOW he is a brave man making such a bold statement to the press and an ignorant one for thinking he will get away with it. Change the word 'gay' to 'black' or 'asian' and imagine the outcry.

 

Signatures | Total: 412