eHarmony Sued for Excluding Gays
May 31st, 2007 | by admin |By Jill Serjeant
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The popular online dating service eHarmony was sued on Thursday for refusing to offer its services to gays, lesbians and bisexuals.
A lawsuit alleging discrimination based on sexual orientation was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on behalf of Linda Carlson, who was denied access to eHarmony because she is gay.
Lawyers bringing the action said they believed it was the first lawsuit of its kind against eHarmony, which has long rankled the gay community with its failure to offer a “men seeking men” or “women seeking women” option.
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To my knowledge there is no federal law that includes “sexual orientation” as a protected group. The issue here seems to be a California discrimination law of some sort that does include that defined group? I’m kind of confused. Are private organizations not allowed to make decisions based on what they feel is a moral issue? I find that very disturbing, and another example of a slippery slope.
I talked to one legal analyst who thinks this case will basically go nowhere, but is simply being used to put a face to a cause. It’s all about being intolerant toward those who don’t believe what the tolerant crowd believes. Bold faced hypocrisy!
