Comments on: Vermont Inn No Longer Hosting Weddings

By: Priya Lynn

Priya Lynn — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:23:49 +0000

Mark F, because its immoral for them not to do business with us, its an insult, and if we allow some people to refuse us service, where does it stop? Do we look the other way until it becomes a major problem to find someone who will serve you as it was for black people during Jim Crow?

By: Mark F.

Mark F. — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 07:13:09 +0000

I’m curious as to why anyone would want to compel anti-gay bigots into doing business with them.

By: Theo

Theo — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 18:02:57 +0000

So the bizarre outcome is that the Inn will no longer host a traditional Catholic one man/one woman wedding, but it will rent a room to a gay or straight couple for a one-night stand. As odd as this is, it should protect them from a future anti-discrimination suit. However, it won’t save them from a suit by the lesbian couple that was turned away some weeks ago, as at that time the Inn was hosting weddings and post-wedding receptions.

By: TampaZeke

TampaZeke — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 22:15:54 +0000

The smarter thing for them to do, since this lesbian couple was hell bent on giving their hard earned gay dollars to people who don’t support them, would have been to tell the couple that they would host their wedding and then donate all the money paid to them to the National Organization for Marriage. Sadly the lesbian couple would probably STILL have had their wedding there.

Please folks, spend your money with businesses, proprietors and individuals who SUPPORT you and your community.

I’m kind of glad that the Inn keepers took the stupid way out.

By: Rob in San Diego

Rob in San Diego — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 17:19:02 +0000

Fill them up with gays and lesbians attending the wedding. Maybe then the Yankee Magazine will strip them of “Best Family Resort.”

By: Regan DuCasse

Regan DuCasse — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:49:49 +0000

‘Forced’ to burn down the school house so it couldn’t be integrated.

Same groceries in this case too. But has anyone looked back on segregationists as brave and courageous martyrs to their cause?
I won’t forget when Jerry Falwell was a staunch supporter of segregation. Especially schools and public accommodations just like this. And he claimed that God was on his side on that as well.

Let’s just say that religious beliefs are definitely not at work here. It’s belief in the work that bigotry can do.

By: Ben in Atlanta

Ben in Atlanta — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:20:00 +0000

Of course not. Sinners have to blame the holy homos. It’s in their covenant. Didn’t you get the memo?

Snark intended.

By: laura

laura — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:51:50 +0000

Good for them. When their business goes under is it going to be considered God’s will?

By: Curtis

Curtis — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:10:57 +0000

Poor little BIGOTS.

By: elaygee

elaygee — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 12:38:13 +0000

Changed message won’t help, in fact, may hurt as they won’t host Gay groups or organizations meetings either.