 Yet, in April 2007, the Muslim Council of Britain issued a statement supporting the government legislation "prohibiting discrimination in the provision of goods and services on grounds of sexual orientation".On 3 January 2006, Iqbal Sacranie told BBC Radio 4's "PM" programme he believes homosexuality is "not acceptable" and denounced same-sex civil partnerships as "harmful".Gay rights campaigners, such as Peter Tatchell, called for a "dialogue" between the MCB and gay organisations.