Go on.................

[jackthehat]

.........fill your boots !

http://www.dailymail....ow-men-share-bed.html

[Gromit]

Eric Morecombe must be turning in his grave.

[Theland]

There is another way of looking at these cases.
As guests, shouldn't these blokes be sensitive to the sensibilities of their hosts? That, after all would be good manners. Surely they could refrain from a bonk just to keep the peace?
Or are they on something?

[anneasquith]

please NO, JTH

[jackthehat]

They don't seem to be able to get passed the Reception Area, Theland.

[joeluke]

I guess these 2 old 'gentlemen' also booked in as Mr And Mrs did they?

Surely B&B owners will have to start asking the sex of each person staying when rooms are booked?

.......otherwise every Jeremy and Rupert will be queueing up to sue B&B owners

[ummmm]

I bet they wouldn't turn two women away as easily...

[joggerjayne]

Eeuuuwww, just look at those two ... !

It's no wonder they can't get girls to sleep with them!

(am I missing the point here???)

[askyourgran]

I feel sorry for the guest house owners, anyone should have a right to refuse entry. I agree with Joeluke. Ones religious beliefs should not to be dismissed so easily, ask any Muslim. The guest house is their home as well as their livliehood. If a smelly bunch of Hells Angels turned up asking for rooms, would they be refused on non-religious grounds?

[sandyRoe]

When they get their compensation they could use it to book a holiday in a 'gay friendly' hotel.

[joeluke]

Imagine the uproar if Muslim B&B owners refused to allow 2 gays to share a room

[jackthehat]

And still people are failing to grasp the fundamentals behind these stories.......

1. It ceases to be a private 'home' when you start accepting paying guests.
2. You can bar anyone you like for a whole raft of reasons *except* (but not limited to) their sexuality.
3. Being religious does not absolve you from following the laws of the land.

The mention of Muslims only serves to distract from the 'actual' story, here.

[sp1814]

JTH

Actually, this is an older story than the one that recently hit the headlines.

Good luck to this couple - more power to them I say. In fact, I would support any gay couple who try to book into a B&B and were refused on the grounds of their sexuality. People of faith are ABSOLUTELY entitled to stand by their principles...for instance, if a Christian, Muslim, Jewish or Catholic person had a gay son row lesbian daughter and refused to allow them to sleep in the same bed as their partner in their homes, then that right should nit be refused them...but the moment they embark on a commercial enterprise, be it a hotel, B&B, guest house or whatever, they are then bund by equality laws.

If you don't like it, then vote BNP. That's what democracy is all about.

Consider this - has anyone noticed that these religious types pick and choose which tracts from the Bible they adhere to? How comes they don't ban menstruating women for example?

Once again - hypocrisy in it's most blatant form.

[sp1814]

Joggerjayne

I believe the point is about 1500km away from your post. Yes, you have indeed missed it,

[sandyRoe]

Or adulterers. They must provide a fair bit of business for B+B's

[joeluke]

JTH.....we know the law, but are shaking our heads at it because it is an ass

[sp1814]

Sandyroe

The weird thing is - 'gay friendly' hotels do not turn away straight couples. Possibly because gay establishments are happy to work within the law? Who knows?

I'm looking forward to seeing whether any straight couple can find a 'gay friendly' hotel who would refuse them a room based on their sexuality. That would be a real game-changer.

Don't think it will happen any time soon though - but it would be GREAT to see, wouldn't it?

[jackthehat]

There are many laws that someone or other thinks are ridiculous..........but they all have to be followed or the penalty paid.