Christian dating service side-steps lawsuit
November 20th, 2008
A dating service set up by an evangelical Christian is to offer a service for gay people to avoid prosecution.
Legal action was brought against US dating site eHarmony by two gay people who were denied access to the service.
eHarmony has now agreed to create a new website for gay and lesbian clients to avoid the litigation. “We believe that this case is now essentially moot, and we’re confident that we will prove that in court,” eHarmony vice president Antone Johnson said in a statement.
eHarmony was founded in 2000 by evangelical Christian Dr. Neil Clark Warren. The service has ties with the influential religious conservative group Focus on the Family.
[via Reuters]
And what about bisexual clients? And transsexual clients? And people looking for trans partners?
Seriously, it’s not hard to find same-sex dating services online. And there are also some companies that only offer same-sex dating.
Most online dating companies do their best to cater to straight, bisexual, gay and lesbian clients. Quite often using completely different site to do so.
So why the hell should a company be forced to offer same-sex dating if they don’t wish too? It’s up to them who they cater to. If they don’t want queer people’s money there’s plenty of other companies that do.
Do we want to see women only nights at lesbian bars and clubs being forced to admit men? Men who aren’t gay? Well do we?
geri whats being transexual got to do with dating???
whats being transexual got to do with dating???
Hella, your question suggests you may disapprove in some way.
However I feel sure for some trans people using a service like this
http://www.transpassions.com/
might feel like the best and safest way to find a partner.
I’m well aware that being transsexual is a sexual orientation and that a person who is trans can be bi, gay, straight or asexual - or not identify with being any of those things.
After all this hassle - who would trust them to actually provide the service anyhow? Sure they’re saying “OK, we’ll make you your own little place!” but thats condescending and nearly as bigoted as denying the service on their regular servers. Does anyone really think this will be “ok”? I bet they’ll open a page to shut folks up and then just leave it. Why would they let us dirty their fountain?
Hmm, is it an issue because of the fact that people who were ‘different’ as in not ’straight’were denied a service? as opposed to an outright rejection of the needs of evangelical gays? Sorry I don’t menat to be flippant but it seems that people do get a little bit mixed up about what is and isn’t politically correct.
Also the explanation that transexual, admittedly not an easy term to understand, is not always about sexual orientation but about gender reallignment - I feel like i am being a bit pedantic but it does not sit comfortable with me when I know people have actually struggled long and hard with gender and sexual orientation issues and comments are strewn around in relation to what really are very deep rooted drives and motivations. Getting back to the evangelical church thing though, why on earth should they not be acountable for provision of services for all people regardless of gender or orientation. I wish religion could cope with the difference of people of all kinds and just get back to the business of being good people who do their best to live a life that is purposeful and meaningful regardless of their religion or sexual orientation. Hmff.
Is it really necessary, though? Online dating sites are a dime a dozen. I think people should be allowed to limit the dating profile - it’s an evangelical chrisitan site for god’s sake. It’s not like it’s a public site saying “no gay people” or a wal-mart only allowing straight people in. I think it’s infringing on their rights, if they don’t want us, why force them?