The
Vancouver Sun reports that British Columbia's
Langara College removed a Valentine's
Day decoration of a man and woman puckering up for a kiss, following
complaints that the image was "homophobic." The college suggested
that a "more encompassing, more neutral" decoration, such as a pair
of hands in a heart, would be appropriate.
Student union representative Donavin Thompson commented, "I think the
LSU would stand behind the decision ... that it was
probably discriminatory." Thompson said the union would prefer the
college's suggested alternative, although he agreed that a pair of hands
in a heart might be offensive to a person with no hands.
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