This is going to be happening in store (Picture: Getty Images)

Two men were told to leave a Sainsbury’s for holding hands – so people are organising a mass LGBT kissing event at the store.

A guard kicked Thomas Rees and his partner Joshua Bradwell out of the branch in Hackney, London, after a customer apparently complained about their ‘inappropriate behaviour’.

But now the LGBT community are showing that they won’t be made to feel unwelcome while doing their shopping, or at any other time, by organising this protest tomorrow at 6.30pm.

MORE: Science says you’re holding your mug all wrong


The incident happened at the Hackney Sainsbury’s (Picture: Alamy)

Mr Rees explained that he and his partner weren’t even PDAing in the store. He might have held Mr Bradwell’s hand, put his arm around him or stroked his hair, he said, but that was all.



‘There was so much wrong in that situation, particularly for it to be happening in 2016, that I was unable to articulate to him how angry I was,’ he told Channel 4 news.

The ‘Big Gay Kiss In’ has been organised by Huck Magazine News Editor Michael Segalov.

Sainsbury’s have since apologised to Mr Rees and Mr Bradwell.

‘We do our best to make sure everyone feels welcome in our stores, but with over 160,000 colleagues across the country, we will occasionally make mistakes,’ a spokesperson said.

‘We have apologised to Thomas and Josh for their unfair treatment earlier in the week and we understand why people want to come together to highlight this issue.

‘We hope tomorrow’s event provides an opportunity for the community to show their support at what we hope will be an enjoyable event.’

MORE: Brit dad killed and toddler son badly injured in jet ski accident on French Riviera

MORE: Man tries to catch ball, flings nachos into his own face