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11.03.2008 3:47pm EST
(Vancouver, British Columbia) A lesbian couple who say they were turned down for trying to rent a basement suite because they’re gay have filed a complaint with the British Columbia Human Rights tribunal.
In sworn affidavits, Kathleen Webb and Liana LeBlanc say they were shown the suite and told by owners Brenda and Marc Rovner that they were the first choice for tenants.The documents say that when LeBlanc called back to arrange a damage deposit Brenda Rovner asked about the women’s relationship and LeBlanc told her they were gay.
The women claim Rovner then asked if they would be comfortable living in a home with Christian beliefs and that she didn’t want to rent to two people.
LeBlanc and Webb want the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal to decide if they were discriminated against because they’re in a lesbian relationship.
The Rovners asked the tribunal to dismiss the complaint, but tribunal member Barbara Humphreys ruled it should be heard because the affidavits are contradictory and if the couple is successful the decision could further the purpose of the Human Rights Code.
Is this basement apartment part of the house in which the landlords live? The article did not say. If so I would have to agree with the Landlords and if the situation was reversed and the lesbian couple were the landlords they too should be able to not rent to a xian individual or couple.
By xian I assumed censoredagain is solely refering to antigay and not to gay and gay-friendly Christians. I am a liberal Democrat gay Christian.
I’ve tried atheism and found it (speaking just for myself) leaving me “spiritually hungry” and not meeting inner needs in the sense of not feeling happy and fulfilled and of feeling a void inside that jolly good times and fun didn’t fill.
I feel more settled inside, more content and getting more out of life since I have been going to a gay-friendly church.
So, I am a gay Christian man hoping to one day meet another like-minded gay Christian who would want one day to be my future husband.
The facts are that it was only one person looking to rent a suite that is only available for single occupancy. Upon learning that the person was actually seeking to rent for the place got two people the owner declined tenancy. Whatever miscommunication happenned is largely their fault, and they’re taking advantage of a loving caring Christian person who would NEVER do anything unfair. They should’ve been honest and said that they were looking for a place for the both of them. I know for a fact that that is not the case. To turn around and allege discrimination does diservice to those who truly have an issue. If they win this case, it will be major bad karma for them.