Yes the judge in San Francisco says gays can now sue Adoption.com. More than three years after an internet adoption site refused to allow a gay couple to post their profile, a federal judge this week allowed the pair's discrimination lawsuit to go to trial.
According to AP, U.S. District Judge Phyllis Hamilton rejected arguments that Adoption.com had free speech rights to exclude same-sex couples from this paid listings, which are designed to match birth mothers with qualified parents.
In allowing the lawsuit to go to trial in June, Hamilton also dismissed the company's claim that California anti-bias policies did not apply because Adoption.com is based in Tempe, Ariz, where state laws don't bar disctrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or marital status.
The ruling definitely set a precedent for Californians who feel that they have been discriminated against for other reasons, such as race, or religion, in their dealings with companies that operate over the internet.
According to AP, U.S. District Judge Phyllis Hamilton rejected arguments that Adoption.com had free speech rights to exclude same-sex couples from this paid listings, which are designed to match birth mothers with qualified parents.
In allowing the lawsuit to go to trial in June, Hamilton also dismissed the company's claim that California anti-bias policies did not apply because Adoption.com is based in Tempe, Ariz, where state laws don't bar disctrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or marital status.
The ruling definitely set a precedent for Californians who feel that they have been discriminated against for other reasons, such as race, or religion, in their dealings with companies that operate over the internet.