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Related: About this forumGay couple win Berkshire B&B refusal case
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-19991266The couple drove back home after being refused a room in the B&B
A gay couple who were turned away from a bed and breakfast were discriminated against, it has been ruled.
Michael Black, 64, and John Morgan, 59, booked a double room at the Swiss Bed and Breakfast in Berkshire via email.
When they arrived in March 2010, owner Susanne Wilkinson would not let them stay in a room with a double bed.
The couple, from Brampton near Huntingdon, were awarded £1,800 each at Reading County Court for "injury to feelings".
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Gay couple win Berkshire B&B refusal case (Original Post)
xchrom
Oct 2012
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Mrs. Wikinson is upset she is being told what to do in her "family home" but...
dballance
Oct 2012
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dballance
(5,756 posts)1. Mrs. Wikinson is upset she is being told what to do in her "family home" but...
When you start renting out rooms and advertising online as a B&B it, to me, ceases to be a family home and becomes a business open to the public. And you must not discriminate as a business.
I think it might be different if she were renting a room to a boarder long term but I have to ponder that a bit more.
William769
(55,124 posts)3. Good!
Cater to all, or get the hell out of the service business!
closeupready
(29,503 posts)4. Agree.
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