Comments on: GAY COUPLE: WEDDING VENUE SNUB ‘LIKE APARTHEID’

By: Wayne van Niekerk

Wayne van Niekerk — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Same to me and hubby but I was damned if was going to spoil my day. We could not get anyone willing to marry us at all. Hubby was totally shocked at the refusal though. We ended up getting married through a place called ‘The Association of Creative Thought” in PE. If PE guys want to get married that’s the place to go

By: Ruth

Ruth — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

It’s not just venue’s – there are photographers, florists and the list goes on of people that say no because it’s a gay couple …..

By: Mosaic Weddings

Mosaic Weddings — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

This is appalling! I am a wedding planner and find it totally uncalled for that a wedding venue would say no to a gay couple! I would be happy to welcome a gay couple to my company and would love to plan their wedding. Everyone has a right to their beliefs, but if you offer a service to the public, you cannot just decide to say no whenever it suits you.

By: NDLOVU

NDLOVU — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Please guys,lets not get ahead of ourselves.NO ONE said that it is the same as the apartheid,they just expressed that they felt discriminated against like as if it was apartheid,so in actual fact they can at leats related and acknowledge that it was troublesome.Eish mara,I cant stand people of my race b-ing and moaning of something they weren’t even,a,part of and then trying to implement it into our daily lives.We should stop this and all stand together as to,fight against any form of discrimination as that is what APARTHEID was all about!!

By: Francois

Francois — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

@Jared…here is a quote from their welcome note on their home page.”Diemerskraal offers a warm welcome with something for everyone’s taste.” Need I say more??

By: NAME AND SHAME

NAME AND SHAME — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Jared: At least ‘non whites” didn’t have to “come out” or live a lie. Jeanette Morkel IS hurting plenty of people – people who are gay, protected by the constitution and want to get married at Diemersdal. She’s running a business that’s open to the South African public, not a charity in her private living room. NAME AND SHAME THEM!

By: Les

Les — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Some don’t know what it was like. Been gay in aparthied times was as hard for white men as non white

By: SB86

SB86 — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

So JARED if they did not want black people to get married there, would it still be ok in your books, or coloured people?. Gay people are killed, raped and beaten daily, so yes Apartheid is a good way to compare the struggle gay people face.

By: RicciO

RicciO — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Lol yeah, these guys are the ones that look so petty tryin to use apartheid cuz they are angry with the venue people

By: Jared

Jared — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

…And I’m sorry, but relating this story to being under apartheid oppression is a gross underestimation of what “Non-whites” went through.