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@imVkohli
runs a chain of restaurants, One8Commune, across Pune, Delhi & Kolkata. Their
@Zomato
listings say, "Stags are not allowed". I called the Pune branch, they confirmed that entry is allowed only for cisgender heterosexual couples or groups of cisgender women.
...gay couples or a group of gay men not allowed; trans women are allowed subject to their clothing (sic). Delhi branch didn't answer. Kolkata said stags are allowed, although their
@zomato
booking page says otherwise.
In 2019, in response to my
@ChangeOrg_India
petition,
@zomato
launched an 'LGBTQIA friendly' tag for restaurants that do not discriminate against our community. Zomato did not agree to stop partnering with restaurants that discriminate, however,
@zomato
assured that it will routinely attempt to sensitise restaurants to have inclusive entry policies. I have emailed Zomato asking if it has attempted to sensitise
@imVkohli
.
@deepigoyal
can make a larger change by not allowing discriminatory business to use
@zomato
...
@deepigoyal
, taking such a step will come at the cost of losing some homophobic clients, but
@zomato
needs to prioritise
#equalrights
over revenue.
@Airbnb
has a strict policy, it doesn't allow hosts who discriminate even if they have popular listings.
@zomato
can do it too.
@IndraJeet_G
@imVkohli
@zomato
They pulled down an ad showing a lesbian couple due to backlash. Such large scale homophobia needs to be tackled at grass level by the gov starting from schools. How long individual cases will be tagged on twitter? The government is absolutely oblivious to such discrimination