Friday 16 November 2012

Stonewall: Off The Buses

"I just thought it was disgusting. I would never say: "I’m not getting on your bus because you believe in God and I don’t.
"He’s a bus driver — he’s going to come across all sorts of people. Does he seriously think he has never had a gay person on his bus?"

Rebecca Neill, quoted in the Daily Mail. 

Rebecca was left stranded in Rotherham when a driver refused to board a bus because it had one of Stonewall's 'Some People are Gay. Get Over It!" posters on one side.

"Once the driver had let us on the bus, he was meant to be swapping with another driver, but when his replacement wouldn’t get on they just left us there while they had an argument outside,' she said.
"There were quite a few passengers arguing with him and several drivers as well. Someone was shouting at him: 'You can’t do that, it’s disgusting.'
'Then another driver got on and explained what was going on. He apologised and said that the poster wasn’t acceptable to this Christian, but that he didn’t agree with what the guy was doing."

Rebecca missed her connecting tram at Sheffield's Meadowhall shopping centre.

the 5.25pm service at Rotherham and had just taken her seat when the commotion began.
'Once the driver had let us on the bus, he was meant to be swapping with another driver, but when his replacement wouldn’t get on they just left us there while they had an argument outside,' she said.
'There were quite a few passengers arguing with him and several drivers as well. Someone was shouting at him: "You can’t do that, it’s disgusting."
'Then another driver got on and explained what was going on. He apologised and said that the poster wasn’t acceptable to this Christian, but that he didn’t agree with what the guy was doing.'


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2233849/Passengers-left-stranded-bus-driver-refuses-board-gay-rights-advert-side.html#ixzz2CNx5PcO9
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the 5.25pm service at Rotherham and had just taken her seat when the commotion began.
'Once the driver had let us on the bus, he was meant to be swapping with another driver, but when his replacement wouldn’t get on they just left us there while they had an argument outside,' she said.
'There were quite a few passengers arguing with him and several drivers as well. Someone was shouting at him: "You can’t do that, it’s disgusting."
'Then another driver got on and explained what was going on. He apologised and said that the poster wasn’t acceptable to this Christian, but that he didn’t agree with what the guy was doing.'


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2233849/Passengers-left-stranded-bus-driver-refuses-board-gay-rights-advert-side.html#ixzz2CNx5PcO9
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Once the driver had let us on the bus, he was meant to be swapping with another driver, but when his replacement wouldn’t get on they just left us there while they had an argument outside,' she said.
'There were quite a few passengers arguing with him and several drivers as well. Someone was shouting at him: "You can’t do that, it’s disgusting."
'Then another driver got on and explained what was going on. He apologised and said that the poster wasn’t acceptable to this Christian, but that he didn’t agree with what the guy was doing.'


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2233849/Passengers-left-stranded-bus-driver-refuses-board-gay-rights-advert-side.html#ixzz2CNwvh3XJ
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Once the driver had let us on the bus, he was meant to be swapping with another driver, but when his replacement wouldn’t get on they just left us there while they had an argument outside,' she said.
'There were quite a few passengers arguing with him and several drivers as well. Someone was shouting at him: "You can’t do that, it’s disgusting."
'Then another driver got on and explained what was going on. He apologised and said that the poster wasn’t acceptable to this Christian, but that he didn’t agree with what the guy was doing.'


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2233849/Passengers-left-stranded-bus-driver-refuses-board-gay-rights-advert-side.html#ixzz2CNwvh3XJ
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Posted by Fagburn at 10:53:00
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4 comments:

  1. Mikey16 November 2012 at 12:13

    Read the comments section - scary - just reinforces why Stonewalls posters are still necessary:

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2233849/Passengers-left-stranded-bus-driver-refuses-board-gay-rights-advert-side.html

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    1. Fagburn16 November 2012 at 12:40

      I just looked at the 'Best Rated'.
      I despair...

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  2. BK16 November 2012 at 12:51

    It's a positive story, isn't it?
    Given the reactions of all the other drivers mentioned.

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    1. Fagburn16 November 2012 at 14:20

      Yes. The mad Christian just looked like a... mad Christian.

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