can a hotel/motel ban gays from thier establishment?
Hotel Deals
Adriano G asked:
this occured in Houston, Tx. my boyfriend and i needed a room for the night, we passed by a place, looked clean, so we stopped in and got a room. my BF went in and handled the deal while i waited in the car, he did tell the clerk that the room was for two people. we werent in the room for 5 minutes when that asshole banged on the door and said “room for man and wife only” and said one of us had to leave. he then offered us a room with 2 beds for $10 more. i demanded our money back and eventually got it. this reeks of discrimination to me. i later find out that this place rents rooms by the hour also, so obviously they have no problem with “man and whore” or a drug user renting a room, but when 2 guys want a room its for “man and wife” only. would we have any legal recourse against these people?
Brian
this occured in Houston, Tx. my boyfriend and i needed a room for the night, we passed by a place, looked clean, so we stopped in and got a room. my BF went in and handled the deal while i waited in the car, he did tell the clerk that the room was for two people. we werent in the room for 5 minutes when that asshole banged on the door and said “room for man and wife only” and said one of us had to leave. he then offered us a room with 2 beds for $10 more. i demanded our money back and eventually got it. this reeks of discrimination to me. i later find out that this place rents rooms by the hour also, so obviously they have no problem with “man and whore” or a drug user renting a room, but when 2 guys want a room its for “man and wife” only. would we have any legal recourse against these people?
Brian
July 31st, 2009 at 8:09 am
John
Depends on local law.
August 1st, 2009 at 7:05 pm
Stacy
That’s not fair Anyone should be able to rent a hotel room!
August 5th, 2009 at 3:12 am
Bobby
Ohh! America… i don’t know, probably knowing that country.
August 6th, 2009 at 11:53 am
Francis
Recourse? Although I don’t particulary take the side of the hotel owner — he is well within his rights to refuse you service (as long as he refunded your money).
He OWNS the hotels, he can decide who stays and who goes. That’s his right as an owner of a business.
Doesn’t make it right, but hey…better to live in a country where we have the freedom to do that sort of thing.
August 9th, 2009 at 3:26 am
Suzanne
with all due respect to mr Nigel Channing, im not sure his answer is entirely correct.
he is probably right that they can keep you out because you and your friend were gay, but if he had told a black couple “rooms for whites only” you can bet your ass that they would have a legal case against them.