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Gay News: A poll has revealed that 13% of B&B owners thought it unacceptable for a same-sex couple to share a double room.
By: Nigel Robinson
No room at the inn?
No room at the inn?
One in eight B&Bs would turn away gay couples
20 September 2010
The poll Are You Gay-Friendly? was conducted by the trade website Bed & Breakfast Owner.
It follows the case of Michael Black and John Morgan, the two gay men who were refused accommodation at a Berkshire B&B in account of their sexuality in March of this year.
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The Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2007 makes it an offence to refuse goods or services to on grounds of sexual orientation.
87% of the resondents said that they would be comfortable with a same-sex couple sharing a double-bedded room.
