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Old Apr 20, 2004 | 11:17 am
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Originally Posted by MaximusDamon
And, I've seen it asserted several times in this forum that Sandals discriminates against gay couples. Does anyone know this for a fact or is this just the rumour? I know a gay couple who just stayed there for a week in Jamaica with another straight couple who got married. The best man was gay and he and his partner stayed there with the group...no problem. Therefore, this statement that Sandals is discriminatory is surprising.
This may be outdated but: http://www.guardian.co.uk/gayrights/...970455,00.html. If you google it, most travel sites selling accommodations/packages to Sandals resorts say "Sandals resort's policy does not allow singles, and same sex couples cannot share the same accommodations. This resort caters to male-female couples only." Again, that could be outdated.

They do promote Beaches Resorts as the resort for singles, couples and families but Sandals is, as I understand it, for adult heterosexual couples only. And I disagree with discrimination in general because everyone should have a choice. IMHO, discriminating in the name of "appeal[-ing] to the majority" is exactly what the backers of the Federal Marriage Amendment (FMA) are trying to achieve.
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