A Subway shop in Angers, France has
shut down after it excluded gay and lesbian couples from a
Valentine's Day offer.
Lawmakers in France are considering a
bill which would make it the 12th nation to legalize gay
marriage. The
proposal cleared the National Assembly last week.
On Valentine's Day, the Subway
franchise owner put up a poster advertising a 14 euro sandwich
special for heterosexual couples only. The “feast of love”
special included the following in small print: “Discrimination (?).
No, the marriage for all law has advanced, but has yet to be
ratified by the Senate. Until then, I'll use my freedom of
expression.”
Subway France responded to angry
complaints via Twitter: “We have been made aware of this poster and
it has been immediately removed from the Subway in Angers.”
“We are committed to
diversity/integration, we are working with the owner of the
restaurant to reinforce our values/politics,” the company later
messaged.
According to the UK tabloid Daily
Mail, the Subway shop was forced to close on Friday.