B&B Discrimination Case Ruling

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-12214368

Hrm, I'm still not sure about this. Part of me feels that the owners should reserve the right to turn people away if it's a B&B that they are living in. A hotel would be a completely different matter from my perspective, though.

I suppose that the Christian couple are in a panic over hearing noises through the walls from furious bumming sessions. Did the gay couple over-react in taking it to court? :confused:
 
What a load of rubbish. This ruling is just as discriminatory towards the poor couple who owned the B&B and their beliefs.
 
Would it be OK if they turned away couples that happened to be of mixed ethnicity?

We have anti-discriminatory laws for a reason.
 
"Our double-bed policy was based on our sincere beliefs about marriage, not hostility to anybody."

I wonder how many unmarried straight couples they put up in a single bed room. Or how many they turned away for not being married. Or did they put them in a two single bed room and then jump out of hidden panels to make sure there was no ****ing.
 
I saw it as it being their B&B, their rules

Does it not state 'no gays' in the T&C's on the website? That's what I got informed anyway
 
Frankly the couple should be allowed to accept whoever they wish, and the Gay couple should be able to stay wherever they wish. Which creates a quandary.

Too much political correctness I'm afraid, would the same judgement been upheld if the couple were heterosexual S&M adherents and were turned away?

There are Women Only and Gay Only B&Bs across Europe, why not Hereto only?
 
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The couple should be free to allow or disallow whoever they want to stay in their premises imo, anyone who doesn't meet their criteria is also free to find alternative accomodation. Mountain out of a molehill.
 
The problem in my eyes is that for many people who run a B&B, it's also their place of residence. I think that anyone should be able to decide who they let into their house, no matter what bigoted ideas or misguided prejudices they may hold. :confused:

I've not seen any "gay only" B&Bs... I'm sure they wouldn't be able to turn away heterosexuals after this ruling anyway.
 
I edge slightly on the side of the raging gays.

If the couple wish to run a business, then they should be non discriminatory.
 
reading the link, the problem was only because they wanted to share a room, and that any unmarried couple would have been treated the same. However, homos cannot technically be married, but only in name (civil partnership is practically the same).
 
Surely this is no different than a pub landlord/restaurant owner refusing someones custom. Or any business for that matter.
 
Amleto said:
reading the link, the problem was only because they wanted to share a room, and that any unmarried couple would have been treated the same. However, homos cannot technically be married, but only in name (civil partnership is practically the same).
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The couple probably wouldn't have been happy with anything other than a double room by the way their comments read. You do raise a good point... I can't see if they were offered separate rooms instead...
 
From article:

Mr and Mrs Bull said their policy had been in force for the past 24 years
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From their website:

Therefore, although we extend to all a warm welcome to our home, our double bedded accommodation is not available to unmarried couples – Thank you.
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Apparently the booking was done by phone...so callers should have either been advised to check the website for terms and conditions or atleast TOLD while on the phone booking the room
 
Seems a pretty unfair ruling if you ask me, it's their belief and as Delvis has stated, it's on their website.

The couple should have just gone somewhere else tbh.
 
martinbeaver said:
How would you feel about a sign in the B+B window that said "No blacks or dogs" ? If their beliefs are racist does that give them the right to act on those beliefs?
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That isnt remotely what the owners are arguing though. They obviously have very strong christian beliefs and wouldnt let any unmarried couple stay in a shared double room.

Now forgive me if i am wrong but i thought we were supposed to respect peoples religious beliefs....

It is a moral dilemma but ultimately i think the owners of the B&B have the right to excercise their own rules in their own home.
 
Sp00n said:
The couple should have just gone somewhere else tbh.
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Indeed.

To be fair, I've been places with my girlfriend and ended up with 2 single beds for some reason or another (never really questioned it, tbh), never bothered me because we're only going to be kipping there.
 
Bit of a grey area here for me, however i do believe that the gay couple knew what they were doing when they booked the room and potentially did it on purpose with the intention of taking it to court if they were refused.

Personally i think it's all a bit vindictive and they could have just booked a room elsewhere, but that wouldn't have scored them such a victory against an old couple who just want to keep running their little business as they always have done.
 
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