Hotel policy discriminated against gay couple

The policy extended to unmarried heterosexual couples as well as gay couples: they, like homosexual couples had to have a double room with two single beds. Hence even though the unmarried heterosexual couples were treated in the same way as gay couples, the crucial difference is because gay couples cannot marry but have to utilise the civil partnership option. Once the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 comes into force, presumably this type of discrimination will not be an issue.

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