A ScotRail employee has been praised after shutting down a homophobe on Twitter.
The employee, known as Angus, told a Twitter user to not use their trains again after he expressed homophobic views.
The Twitter interaction came in response to a tweet by Glasgow's Pride, the organisers of Glasgow's LGBT pride events, congratulating the rail company on being shortlisted for the Travel Company Award at the 2020 Proud Scotland Awards.
🏳️🌈🏴🥳 Congratulation to @ScotRail @AlexHynes on being shortlisted for Scotland National LGBT+ Awards in Edinburgh #Proud2020 https://t.co/eBjbgCiujX#pride @PrideEdinburgh @MardiGla
— Glasgow's Pride (@MardiGla) July 17, 2020
One user responded to the tweet by stating: "You sicken the majority of your customers to virtue signal to this acronym that aims to grow to include, Paedophilia, Incest, Bestiality & Necrophillia, in their 'anything goes' philosophy."
However, Angus, who was managing ScotRail's Twitter account at the time, responded by saying: "Delete your account. ^Angus."
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The user responded and asked if that was the "official Scotrail reply" to which Angus answered with a simple "yes".
Glasgow's Pride then responded to the exchange saying: "Thank you @ScotRail there is a long way to go before we have equality and thats why #pride is so important and that Scotland has a national awards."
The anonymous user continued: "You'd all be screaming to the rooftops if Straight Pride marches took place. You'd be shouting discrimination.
"I don't like your lifestyle, I don't discriminate, I obey the law - if I offend you in one tweet, so what? You lot offend me day in & day out."
After this the official ScotRail account, manned by Angus, replied: "Please don't take one of our trains again. We don't tolerate bigotry. #LoveIsLove ^Angus"
The tweet by Angus continues to receive praise with many labelling him a "legend" and calling for him to be given a pay rise.
Monica Lennon, the Scottish Labour shadow cabinet secretary for health, also praised the employee.
Be like Angus 👏 https://t.co/6tgkm7nIdi
— Monica Lennon (@MonicaLennon7) July 18, 2020
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