Tuesday, August 02, 2005

We're not country club dykes ...


... but we could be in California.

California's highest court ruled Monday that country clubs must offer gay members who register as domestic partners the same discounts given to married ones — a decision that could apply to other businesses such as insurance companies and mortgage lenders.
The decision by the California Supreme Court threw out a policy at the Bernardo Heights Country Club in San Diego that allowed the children, grandchildren and spouses of married members to golf for free.
Birgit Koebke, 48, an avid golfer who pays about $500 a month in membership fees, and her longtime gay partner, Kendall French, challenged the policy after being told that French could only play as a guest six times a year while paying up to $70 per round.
"This is a great victory for California families," Koebke said. "Kendall and I are one step closer to being able to play golf at Bernardo Heights on an equal basis."
The court ruled that the policy constitutes "impermissible marital status discrimination."
-- Washington Blade Posted by Picasa

1 Comments:

At 1:13 AM, Blogger Unknown said...

Nice one..
This is great news for all the Country Club San Diego as well. :)

 

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