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Alexandra Cygal, manager of public affairs at Tim Hortons head office, says the couple "went beyond public displays of affection."

"Thank you so much for the opportunity to respond. We apologize if the two guests were offended by the misunderstanding that occurred at our Blenheim restaurant last month on behalf of the owners and management. It was not their intention. Tim Hortons and its restaurant owners have always welcomed all families and communities to their restaurants and will continue to do so. It was not the manager's intention to offend or target anyone based on their sexual orientation. The guests' behaviour went beyond public displays of affection and was making other guests feel uncomfortable. The management has apologized to Riley and Patricia and invite them back to their restaurant"

I am confused by the strange apology. If you are claiming the couple went beyond public displays of affection then why are you apologizing and inviting them back? I mean isn't an apology when you are sorry because YOU did something that is wrong? Or maybe what Tim Horton's head office means is that they are just sorry it happened and there is all this publicity to deal with?

And again, as with most of these incidents, the company apologizes yet defends the behavior of the manager, flight attendant, or other employee because the gay couple was engaging in over the top sexual behavior. The couple denies this. And on and on we go...

"The guests' behaviour went beyond public displays of affection and was making other guests feel uncomfortable." is almost word for word what the airline said about Leisha Hailey and her girlfriend.

Sometimes I get the idea that anything we do makes straight people uncomfortable. We can get married legally in Canada but apparently we can't touch each other in public.