Summary
A lesbian couple from Andover were denied a room upon arrival at a hotel in Brighton. The women claim that they had made a reservation in advance and that they were not given room because the hotel doesn’t allow either two women or two men to check into a room together. A man in the lobby had told them that he doesn’t accept rejects in his hotel. The hotel’s manager claims that the women had in fact not made a definite reservation and that his hotel’s policy is to welcome gay guests. The two women are now taking legal action against the hotel.
Reaction
I think that if the story the two women are telling is true, this is an unacceptable case of discrimination. A hotel does not have the right to deny people a room because of their sexual orientation. I can imagine that them publicly being barred from a hotel must have caused them to feel very ashamed and humiliated. While it is possible that the manager is telling the truth about them not reserving a room, I think that the women are telling the truth, because it’s very unlikely that they would make up this entire story. In that case, the hotel’s management should be taken to court, because this is quite an extreme example of discrimination.
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