Register office PC gay move
Register office PC gay move
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allnighter

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6,663 posts

252 months

Saturday 12th November 2005
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I read in the Daily Mail today that a register office in Liverpool removed traditional portraits of a bride and groom for fear of offending homosexual couples.
They spent £3500 replacing the portraits with pictures of lanscapes.
The change in decor was made to ensure that same sex couples feel comfortable when they get "married".

Apparently the landscape portraits are "neutral" , but pictures of newlyweds signing the register and another showing Romeo anf Juliet kissing on a swing might upset gays taking their vows.

The government has spent around £30000 on raising awareness of the Civil Partnership Act which becomes law in December which allows gay and lesbian couples to marry.

Now my question is , who decided that gays are "offended" by a perfectly good painting ? and who decided that it's worth wasting £3500 on this PC exercise? and what about the feelings of heterosexual couples? has anyone consulted them? or are they becoming an endangered species?

They even renamed the "wedding Room" >>> "the ceremony room".

Is it me or is the traditional concept of marriage and family being assassinated by a bunch of out of touch time and money wasters?

I bet you if you asked the average homosexual(non militant of course) about this move by the register office , they'd find it stupid and laughable.

_VTEC_

2,459 posts

275 months

Saturday 12th November 2005
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What is it John Mcenroe said once?

C C

8,054 posts

269 months

Saturday 12th November 2005
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allnighter said:
They spent £3500 replacing the portraits with pictures of lanscapes.


They will probably end up begin sued for upsetting agoraphobics.

beano500

20,854 posts

305 months

Saturday 12th November 2005
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_VTEC_ said:

What is it John Mcenroe said once?
"Strap me down to the netting and let the ball boy give me a good service" - was that it???

Or am I thinking of someone else?

Jaglover

46,801 posts

265 months

ofcorsa

3,546 posts

273 months

Saturday 12th November 2005
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_VTEC_ said:


What is it John Mcenroe said once?


that ball was in?

allnighter

Original Poster:

6,663 posts

252 months

Saturday 12th November 2005
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Jaglover said:
www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=141&t=221049


Not intentional , Jaglover, I did not know you started a thread on this very topic.

_VTEC_

2,459 posts

275 months

Saturday 12th November 2005
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beano500 said:
_VTEC_ said:

What is it John Mcenroe said once?
"Strap me down to the netting and let the ball boy give me a good service" - was that it???

Or am I thinking of someone else?


Could of been. I really don't know TBH.

anonymous-user

84 months

Saturday 12th November 2005
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When I saw PC Gay I thought it was another thread about a well known PHer.