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Straight or gay? U.S. court says Web site can't ask (Roommates.com)
Reuters ^ | April 3, 2008 | Adam Tanner

Posted on 04/03/2008 7:07:08 PM PDT by RDTF

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1 posted on 04/03/2008 7:07:08 PM PDT by RDTF
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Simple solution....

Just ask the potential room mate how they like their fudge.


2 posted on 04/03/2008 7:08:29 PM PDT by PetroniusMaximus
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The Ninth Circus is in town!


3 posted on 04/03/2008 7:08:39 PM PDT by Revolting cat! ("I am like...Dude......do you really....like want the Sex?")
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But I thought gays and lesbians were separate genders? And the court hasn’t ruled out asking the person’s gender.


4 posted on 04/03/2008 7:10:01 PM PDT by ElkGroveDan (When you choose the lesser of two evils, you still have evil.)
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Can you say something like “I hate fruitcake”, or “I hate Judy Garland” ?


5 posted on 04/03/2008 7:10:33 PM PDT by Revolting cat! ("I am like...Dude......do you really....like want the Sex?")
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You could advertise as a devout Christian who subscribes to the teachings of the Bible especially Leviticus.


6 posted on 04/03/2008 7:15:46 PM PDT by ElkGroveDan (When you choose the lesser of two evils, you still have evil.)
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To: Revolting cat!

7 posted on 04/03/2008 7:21:32 PM PDT by shineon
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"If such screening is prohibited when practiced in person or by telephone, we see no reason why Congress would have wanted to make it lawful to profit from it online," 9th Circuit chief judge Alex Kozinski wrote. "Not only does Roommate ask these questions, Roommate makes answering the discriminatory questions a condition of doing business." Roommates.com says it offers more than 100,000 rental listings on its site across the United States and is owned by Roommate.com LLC.

I don't get it. Suppose someone wants a gay roommate? Didn't they just make it harder to be non-discriminatory?

8 posted on 04/03/2008 7:23:03 PM PDT by DouglasKC
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The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said Roommates.com, which obliges users to list their sexual orientation, was different than Internet sites where people can volunteer or withhold personal information. To inquire electronically about sexual orientation would not be different from asking people in person or by telephone if they were black or Jewish before conducting business, the panel said in an 8-3 ruling that partly overturns a lower federal court decision.

Roomates.com is not a property owner renting out rooms or apartments, they're just an internet service that helps people find (somewhat compatible) roommates.

If an individual doesnt want to be roomies with a homosexual, or black, or jewish person, etc, then thats their business.

This is a stupid decision that needs to be overturned.

9 posted on 04/03/2008 7:23:09 PM PDT by lowbridge ("I can't wait to see what he stands for." - Susan Sarandon on her support of Barack Obama)
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Dating services will be next.


10 posted on 04/03/2008 7:25:15 PM PDT by DBrow
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I was going to say ask them if given a choice, they could have a beer, or a Shirley Temple.

That, or going to Gander Mountain versus Abercrombie and Fitch.


11 posted on 04/03/2008 7:26:09 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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Sorry, no elephants (or turbans). /sarc


12 posted on 04/03/2008 7:27:07 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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If this is the 9th Circus..then it probably will be overturned since most of their rulings are overturned...catch a clue judges!


13 posted on 04/03/2008 7:27:28 PM PDT by Awestruck (All the usual suspects)
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So, how would the 9th circus rule on this website:

Lesbian And Gay Roommate Finder And Referral Service. New York, NYC

14 posted on 04/03/2008 7:27:41 PM PDT by lowbridge ("I can't wait to see what he stands for." - Susan Sarandon on her support of Barack Obama)
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“If such screening is prohibited when practiced in person or by telephone, we see no reason why Congress would have wanted to make it lawful to profit from it online,” 9th Circuit chief judge Alex Kozinski wrote. “Not only does Roommate ask these questions, Roommate makes answering the discriminatory questions a condition of doing business.”

So if you cant shove the prettyboy agenda down the rest of our throat’s you will find another way to do it . Thank you , but I’ll run my business the way I see fit .


15 posted on 04/03/2008 7:28:03 PM PDT by B.Bolt
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Anti-discrimination in civil rights is about things you're born with and can do nothing about. Like being black or female.

Being queer is at best a lifestyle choice and at worst a pathology.

But it isn't genetic, no matter what they say.

This absurd decision treats homosexuality as if it were, in furtherance of the deviant/molester agenda.

The judge is a stooge for NAMBLA.

16 posted on 04/03/2008 7:28:20 PM PDT by Regulator
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“Former Boyscout Seeks Roommate”.


17 posted on 04/03/2008 7:28:37 PM PDT by Cringing Negativism Network
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"Dating services will be next."

a few years ago i would think you were joking.

18 posted on 04/03/2008 7:28:59 PM PDT by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric cartman voice* 'I love you guys')
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How do you have freedom of association if you don’t know whom you’re associating with in such personal matters as residence?


19 posted on 04/03/2008 7:29:22 PM PDT by purpleraine
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If it’s a guy...I remember seeing a clip of a gay comedian saying, “Say ‘Ding! Ding! Ding!’ and if he answers ‘...went the trolley...’ you’ve found one.”


20 posted on 04/03/2008 7:32:17 PM PDT by RichInOC ("Rule One: NO POOFTERS!")
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