Hawaii Supreme Court sides with lesbian couple in B&B case
HONOLULU A Hawaii appeals court ruling that a bed and breakfast discriminated by denying a room to two women because theyre gay will stand after the states high court declined to take up the case.
Aloha Bed & Breakfast owner Phyllis Young had argued she should be allowed to turn away gay couples because of her religious beliefs.
But the Hawaii Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously rejected Youngs appeal of a lower court ruling that ordered her to stop discriminating against same-sex couples.
Young is considering her options for appeal, said Jim Campbell, senior counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom, a conservative Christian law firm that is representing her. He said Young might not be able to pay her mortgage and could lose her home if shes not able to rent rooms.
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