There are proposed regulations going through Parliament at the moment preventing discrimination in the provision of goods and services on the grounds of sexual orientation. Various religious groups are campaigning to stop the introduction of these regulations. They are claiming that these regulations stop them from expressing their religious opposition to gay sex. So a Christian hotel owner should be allowed to refuse a couple of the same gender from renting a double bedroom. I would ask if these same hotel owners request the production of a marriage certificate before they hire a double room to a couple of different genders? Does the fact that two male (or female) friends request a double room mean they will be indulging in gay sex? After all a double room is cheaper than two singles.These regulations are aimed at stopping homophobic people from discriminating against individuals or couples and humiliating those who happen to be gay (or look gay, or might be gay, or these people want to take against).
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