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Should Tim Hortons issue kissing lesbians a personal apology?

by Community Team Posted: October 25, 2011 12:00 PM Last Updated: October 25, 2011 12:08 PM

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A lesbian couple that claims they were thrown out of a southern Ontario Tim Hortons for being gay say they want to send a message to the restaurant chain that discrimination should not be tolerated.
A lesbian couple claim they were kicked out of a Tim Hortons for being gay. (Chris Young/Canadian Press)
 
Riley Duckworth, 25, and Patricia Pattenden, 23, were at a Tim Hortons in Blenheim in September when they kissed. Another customer complained to the manager, and the couple was asked to leave.
 
The complainant, Rev. Eric Revie, says he thought they were a heterosexual couple and felt their public displays of affection crossed the line.
 
The restaurant issued a public statement on Monday apologizing for the incident.
 
But Duckworth says she wants a personal apology. 
 
"We weren't making out or anything," Duckworth told CBC Windsor's Early Shift. "We weren't doing anything grotesque."
 
The couple's protest is planned for Thursday.
 
Are you satisfied with Tim Hortons' response? Do you think they owe Duckworth and her partner a personal apology?

(This survey is not scientific. Results are based on readers' responses.)

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