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Lesbian couple suffer honeymoon hell
Telegraph ^ | September 21, 2011 | Richard Alleyne

Posted on 09/21/2011 2:32:05 PM PDT by NYer

Having tied the knot in a white wedding, a lesbian couple thought the icing on the cake would be a traditional honeymoon along with other young couples.

But the trip turned out to be a nightmare after staff at their resort treated them as if it was not a "real honeymoon" and excluded them from special romantic meals and dances.

Gemma Harman, 24, and Tamsin Harper, 36, said it was the "worst two weeks" of their lives and the "homophobic manner" in which they were treated was "disgusting".

The couple, from Brighouse, near Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, decided to go on the trip to a resort in Dominican Republic run by Thomson after their civil ceremony.

As it specialised in honeymoon couples and was run by a major tour operator they thought it would an ideal way to celebrate their union.

But they claim the company refused to acknowledge their holiday as a honeymoon and say they did not receive the special treatment offered to others because they were a same-sex couple. Ms Harman was so angry she contacted a local radio station to complain about "homophobic manner" in which they were treated.

The newly-weds claimed that other couples were treated "like VIPs", being offered special romantic meals at the hotel and having bottles of rum and fruit put in their room, but they received nothing.

When they tried to book a meal, it was never arranged and when they tried to complain, staff were "dismissive".

They were even excluded from a dancing competition because they were not a male and female pairing.

"They just did not treat us the same as everybody else," Ms Harman told Real Radio.


(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Philosophy; United Kingdom
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To: stockpirate

I will remember that, thank you.

Hetro phobia, disgusting hate bigots they are.


81 posted on 09/21/2011 3:38:38 PM PDT by manc (Hannity admitted he's socially liberal on his show, another phony cashing in,marriage =1man +1 woman)
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To: NYer

“but they claim the company refused to acknowledge their holiday as a honeymoon and say they did not receive the special treatment offered to others because they were a same-sex couple. Ms Harman was so angry she contacted a local radio station to complain about “homophobic manner” in which they were treated.”

‘Sounds lik the perfect resort for heterosexual newlyweds. And a great , free advert for the resort.


82 posted on 09/21/2011 3:39:23 PM PDT by freeangel ( (free speech is only good until someone else doesn't like it)
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To: paudio

Actually civil unions are law in the UK not homosexual marriage.

The Govt and Cameron are looking at this issue right now but there is a lot of people against them getting married.

Therefore technically they were never really married and even if they were then when one goes to a country we respect their laws not they respect our laws.
We would not allow 4 muslim women for a muslim man and Saudi would not allow homosexuals .

These kind of people always think it’s about them because the media defends them and then they cry a river, well tough the majority do not agree with them and it is high time people spoke up in public against it.


83 posted on 09/21/2011 3:42:39 PM PDT by manc (Hannity admitted he's socially liberal on his show, another phony cashing in,marriage =1man +1 woman)
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To: NYer

Pingaling for later.


84 posted on 09/21/2011 3:44:52 PM PDT by FoxPro
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To: maggief

It seems that some groups of people purposefully go into a situation looking for discord. This gives them a reason to call attention to imagined slights and to garner sympathy, file lawsuits and change the world. I have heard of too many gays doing this- remember the butt pirate in Texas who called the police to say someone broke into his house then engaged in anal sex (Ick) just as the police arrived so he would be arrested? He was able to challenge the law about gay sex. The gays love this. When they successfully challenge laws that call their behavior what it is, they become gay folk heroes and celebrated wherever their gay selves go by gay people everywhere.

That being said, those women are just plain nasty looking and I wouldn’t touch them with someone else’s vagina.


85 posted on 09/21/2011 3:55:34 PM PDT by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: manc
I stand corrected. My question, however, stands: does the company state that they only cater to the heterosexual honeymooners? And does 'honeymoon' only applies to those who legally married--and not to civil union? When my wife and I took advantage of such honeymoon package, they didn't ask for our wedding certificate. So, anyone can claim about honeymooning whether they are really just married or not.

I'm not going to go to the issue whether it's perception or fact. Each of us has a lot of stories about how hotels/restaurants treat us badly, and both sides (hotel/restaurant and us) can argue until the cow comes home whether they're perception or fact, and God knows who's right.

My point is, the company should state that they cater specifically to heterosexual honeymooners. Otherwise, they have to prepare such thing happens. And if it does, they need to treat the customers equally. It may be against the law for a company to say they cater only to heterosexual couples, but I think companies should be allowed to cater customers to their competency--in this case heterosexual couples.

86 posted on 09/21/2011 3:59:07 PM PDT by paudio (The 0bama Downgrade Part Two (a possible sequel to the current horror movie))
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To: NYer

They were treated differently because they are different. They aren’t married. Marriage is between one man and one woman, and I don’t care how many people they sue, how many laws they change, if they get the state to redefine marriage, and if the whole world is cheering them on. I’m not saying that out of hatred and intolerance; I’m saying it because it’s the truth, the absolute truth which comes from God. If you truly care about people, you won’t lie to them; you will share the truth even if it may hurt their feelings.


87 posted on 09/21/2011 4:04:36 PM PDT by Pinkbell
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To: chris37
I like to refer such people as "Lesbians of Necessity".

Far uglier women than those two have successfully married men, raised children, lived to a ripe old age with their husband.

If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life ...

They're lesbians because something is mentally wrong with them.

88 posted on 09/21/2011 4:10:27 PM PDT by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: paudio
No problem it is a common view you wrote. No I don't think they should say which kind of marriage they allow or want. The person on the vacation should look at the country/laws where they're going to and then make a decision on if they want to go there. They should not go to a country and then expect that hotel will cater to them. For instance, I or you would not go to a homosexual cruise. I could and then once refused go to court for discrimination, go to a radio station and cry but lets face it most of us are not like that . So why are they like that? There is a need, well maybe not a need but mroe of a view in that small community that everyone has to cater to them. I know if I saw a homosexual person kissing another one on my vacation etc then I'd be pissed and I bet so would all the other guests. Here is the trouble IMHO. They've been told off the media for a decade now that they're normal but once they leave their circle they find to their amazement people do not accept their ways What you're asking is all hotels in the world to say what kind of couples or marriage they cater too. It's not possible, we live here but outside of this country most countries have more stringent laws about homosexuals. They need to understand that.
89 posted on 09/21/2011 4:10:55 PM PDT by manc (Hannity admitted he's socially liberal on his show, another phony cashing in,marriage =1man +1 woman)
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To: Sacajaweau
And do you intend to have children right away? How's that going for you?

They'll get back to you as soon as they've picked out their turkey baster.

90 posted on 09/21/2011 4:11:24 PM PDT by COBOL2Java (Obama is the least qualified guy in whatever room he walks into.)
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To: paudio

hope my last posts to you did not come across as having a go at you BTW.


91 posted on 09/21/2011 4:13:42 PM PDT by manc (Hannity admitted he's socially liberal on his show, another phony cashing in,marriage =1man +1 woman)
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To: NYer

What most queers don’t realize is that even their straight liberal enablers despise them behind their backs.


92 posted on 09/21/2011 4:17:01 PM PDT by clintonh8r (One of Jimmy Hoffa's sons-of-bitches.)
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To: maggief

She added: ‘It was highly disappointing, there was just nothing that made it special, it was possibly the worst two weeks I’ve spent ever.’

Just wait until you have your first knock-down, drag-out catfight, sweetheart.

My money’s on the one with the butch hairdo.


93 posted on 09/21/2011 4:25:54 PM PDT by PLMerite (Shut the Beyotch Down! Burn, baby, burn!)
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To: manc

Hahaha... no, worries. And no, I won’t go to gay cruise...LOL I understand what you’re saying. The thing is, this is a honeymoon package, not just hotel. So, it is about ‘couple’. I don’t like it, but in a liberal environment we live today, it’s not wise to be unprepared for such thing to happen. eHarmony, I think, learned it in a hard way. Had they specified in the website that they catered only to heterosexual customers because they’re lacking the expertise to deal with homosexual relationship, they wouldn’t have hit with the lawsuit.


94 posted on 09/21/2011 4:30:00 PM PDT by paudio (The 0bama Downgrade Part Two (a possible sequel to the current horror movie))
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To: manc

Hahaha... no, worries. And no, I won’t go to gay cruise...LOL I understand what you’re saying. The thing is, this is a honeymoon package, not just hotel. So, it is about ‘couple’. I don’t like it, but in a liberal environment we live today, it’s not wise to be unprepared for such thing to happen. eHarmony, I think, learned it in a hard way. Had they specified in the website that they catered only to heterosexual customers because they’re lacking the expertise to deal with homosexual relationship, they wouldn’t have hit with the lawsuit.


95 posted on 09/21/2011 4:30:13 PM PDT by paudio (The 0bama Downgrade Part Two (a possible sequel to the current horror movie))
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To: NYer

Face this homo’s: Being homosexual is not normal. Amost all people are uncomfortable around homosexuals. This is normal. While tolerated, homosexual behavior is never normal, and will never be treated as such.


96 posted on 09/21/2011 4:33:04 PM PDT by vpintheak (Democrats: Robbing humans of their dignity 1 law at a time)
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To: the OlLine Rebel
The vast majority of the world doesn't either. Only the depraved and disintegrating West falls for this crud.
97 posted on 09/21/2011 4:56:29 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: the OlLine Rebel
The vast majority of the world doesn't either. Only the depraved and disintegrating West falls for this crud.
98 posted on 09/21/2011 4:56:45 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: paudio
That might happen in places where every one is forced to play make believe with the mentally ill. However in the real world it does not.

The Dominican Republic is likely to tell you, “Your government may have declared you whatever they like, that does not obligate us or our businesses to participate in your delusion.”

99 posted on 09/21/2011 5:28:57 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Can we ask questions which God finds unanswerable? Easily. All nonsense questions are unanswerable.)
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To: ArrogantBustard

“Far uglier women than those two have successfully married men, raised children, lived to a ripe old age with their husband.”

While I agree with that, I would like to point out that this was more common in the past, and people seem to be much more shallow now.

Also, I live in NW Florida which seems to have become absolutely infested with lesbians. I don’t recall seeing so many of them when I used to live in New Orleans. I’ve been here for 6 years, and I have probably seen 2 gay males that I could recognize as gay, but thousands of lesbians.

From my observations, almost none of them were what I would call attractive females. In fact some of the are so unbelievably ugly that I developed the term “Lesbians of Necessity”.

I would also definitely agree that something is mentally wrong with them. I do not believe they were born with this preference for one second. If this is a feature of birth, it has increased in frequency at some exponential rate in the past decade or so.

This leads me to believe that they are either choosing to live this way, or they are being manufactured.


100 posted on 09/21/2011 5:34:02 PM PDT by chris37 (representative)
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