Comments on: When will it end? Wedding venues continue to snub gay couples

By: jack

jack — Tue, 31 Mar 2015 10:05:13 +0000

Apart from naming and shaming, vote with your money and boycott these venues. There are many venues out there who welcome gay weddings.

By: Ballard

Ballard — Tue, 17 Mar 2015 06:25:06 +0000

In reply to Rob. Very true Rob. How is posting "Not Gay Friendly" any different from "Not Black/White Friendly"? I can use many more examples. What it comes down to is that many believe that the LGBT community is NOT deserving of the same equality, and sadly this same homophobia comes from the community itself!! How people lack the foresight to see how dangerous this trend is to us. It has to be stopped.

By: Rob

Rob — Mon, 16 Mar 2015 16:20:47 +0000

Why is everyone hung up on the idea of these venues posting a disclaimer on their website? As if that would make things ok! You can’t run a business and unfairly discriminate against people. End of.

By: deon

deon — Sat, 14 Mar 2015 17:26:16 +0000

call me a snob or whatever words will suit you, but, lets just be clear on one thing. this church is fuck ugly. why would any self-respecting same-sex couple ever, ever, ever, ever even consider having their wedding there. jesus, i mean really now.

By: Odorico F.

Odorico F. — Fri, 13 Mar 2015 15:45:29 +0000

Hi, I am from Mozambique,

I am surprised with this news because I was asking how this can happen on a country where a law protect gay people like South Africa? And I found the answer on the last comment: ” If people don’t use the tools that are available to them in the law system to expose these people, more and more people will think it is justifiable to discriminate by closing their business to same sex couples.”

By: Ballard

Ballard — Fri, 13 Mar 2015 14:03:28 +0000

My partner and I, with the help of the SAHRC, took the House Of Bread Guesthouse in Wolseley (near Cape Town) to court in 2014 and are currently going through mediation to see if we can’t resolve out of court. Part of the process. They turned us away because we are gay, based on their religious beliefs. If people don’t use the tools that are available to them in the law system to expose these people, more and more people will think it is justifiable to discriminate by closing their business to same sex couples. Where does one draw the line exactly? The problem is that many in the LGBT community seem to think it acceptable to be second grade citizens, even when the fight has been won in getting our fair and equal rights! This is a slap in the face to those who fought and died to get us equality on a constitutional level. For heavens sake people, stop being cynical and complacent! Stand up for yourselves. There are people out there who can help you!