What do we think about Chris Grayling suggesting B&Bs should be able to bar gay guests?

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Grayling suggests B&Bs should be able to bar gay guests Story here

Considering he may be the future Home Secretary...

love it

Hmmm, DP, methinks you've been pulling our legs about this BNP malarkey

Why..? because I love ska/reggae music..?

The Liquidator is still massive in our house.....infact, that's the song dh wants played at his funeral.

In Florence, there's a convent and they open their doors for people to stay. Everyone is welcome, although it's only single beds!

Lenin, I think if B & B's publicised the fact that they were prejudiced, it would put most people off and would therefore be forced to shut down or sell up.

If the owners of the B & B in question happened to be of another faith I really don't think Mr Tory man would be supporting them.

"Atlantis where have you seen ads for houses/rooms to let saying "No gays/blacks/Jews"? Most likely in the BNP newsletter... "

Firstly I haven't, and never claimed I have.

I have seen ads for rooms to let, or 'second' homes being let that say; 'women only', 'men only', 'professionals only', ' no smokers', 'no children', 'no ss' etc.

And it is well know here that I am a conservative, not a BNP member, but believe that all parties (yes even labour) have there merits.

DP I'd love to see Brian Griffin skanking. I think its obvious that you should be listening to pure white music. Maybe Steel Eye Span or The Wurzels..

LG;

Why have you changed your name..?

"If the owners of the B & B in question happened to be of another faith I really don't think Mr Tory man would be supporting them. "

Oh what now there are no muslims, jews etc in the Tory party? Baroness Varsi had better come out of the 'christian' closet then.

ha ha...the only music I like is ska/punk/indie.....folk music sends me to sleep

"the only music I like is ska/punk/indie.."

Personally I miss madness and the Jam, but that's before your time I'm sure.

We debated this on another thread, but it's VERY simple: if you run a business, from home or wherever, you are subject to UK laws which do not allow discrimination.

Atlantis - I think we're just on a different wavelength...

Its highly unlikely that an empty house would be let to a single sex. Flat/house shares maybe, but those men/women could be gay.You shouldn't compare someones sexuality with smoking/ having children/ being on SS.

Ok I'm beginning to waffle - my last post didn't make much sense. I'm off, its way past my bedtime.
I'm off to dream/have nightmares about Brian Griffin at a reggae club...

What has Greggs got to do with Easter?...they sell cakes..

"Its highly unlikely that an empty house would be let to a single sex."

Why don't gay peple live together and have families?

".You shouldn't compare someones sexuality with smoking/ having children/ being on SS. "

It's all discrimination, you are just choosing who you will discriminate against.

I didn't mean that atlantis, hence my waffle disclaimer. I meant that I can't imagine a landlord INSISTING on having only one sex to rent their house. I didn't mention sexuality..
And yes, gay people live together and produce very happy families.
Its the LEVEL of discrimination, being antismoking is incomparable to homophobia. Like I said earlier, I might have issues with a group of men who dressed as gimps wanting to rent my house...saying that, as long as they paid the rent....

Yes, atlantis, please look at my link of 15.39 for some advice on homophones.

Stonewall Chief Exec puts it succinctly:

"The legal position is perfectly clear. If you are going to offer the public a commercial service ? and B&Bs are a commercial service ? then people cannot be refused that service on the grounds of sexuality. No one is obliged to run a B&B, but people who do so have to obey the law."