Is someone asking him to sell gay sex? I'm confused.
What kind of workplaces do that? Certainly not any I've worked in which are completely neutral on sexuality, on the basis that it is a private matter and nothing to do with them as an employer.
There are certain workplaces however that promote the view that homosexuality is wrong - in other words bringing a private matter into the workplace - these workplaces are many faith schools and churches.
Unfortunately you can't leave your conscience at home when you go to work.
Once my boss got seriously cross because I refused to regularly deliver a gay magazine to a customer on my paper round. I objected to the content of the magazine, I hadn't even met the customer, so why did my boss go mental?
If I was a taxi driver and a customer asked if I would take him to a gay night club every Tuesday, I would do it the first time but decline to make it a regular contract. Currently it appears that anyone in this position could be sued for discrimination in cases like this (of which there could be many). This is what I was thinking in my previous message.
The reason I included smoking and alcohol is because I occasionally help out on a shop till where I have to be prepared to sell both. Over the years I have seen customers lose most of their teeth from smoking, I have also seen someone lose their memory while addicted to wine. The law is more geared towards preventing addiction though the Challenge 25 system, but I hate when someone wants 2 packets of cigs or a six-pack of lager, as I know what it will do to them.
Pornography is also available at the shop, as are the National Lottery and instant lottery tickets. Needless to say I rarely work on the till and stick to other roles.
What I said still stands: if someone doesn't want to provide a service on grounds of conscience, they are not responsible for someone else taking offence. The intention is not to offend but to keep one's own conscience clear.
