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Christian hotel owners who refused a gay couple a double room acted unlawfully, a judge has ruled.
Peter and Hazelmary Bull were breaking the law when they denied Martyn Hall and his civil partner Steven Preddy a room at their hotel in Cornwall in September 2008.
Judge Andrew Rutherford made the ruling in a written judgment at Bristol County Court as he awarded the couple £1,800 each in damages.
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Gay Couple Win B&B Discrimination CaseSarah Gordon, Sky News Online
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Mr Preddy booked a room at the B&B in 2008 and Mrs Bull assumed he was bringing his wife with him. When he arrived with his civil partner Mr Hall, the pair were refused a double room by the manager Bernie Quinn, who instead offered them seperate single rooms.
The Preddys used the 2007 Equality Act Regulations to bring the case to court, claiming £5,000 in damages.
A month before Mr Preddy booked to stay at the B&B, Stonewall, the gay rights organisation, had warned the Bulls that a notice on their website about who could and could not stay was illegal.
The notice read: "We have few rules but please note that out of a deep regard for marriage we prefer to let double accommodation to heterosexual married couples only."
More, including video of the Preddy's press conference after the ruling:
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Gay-Couple-Win-BB-Discrimination-Case-Against-Christian-Owners-Damages-Of-1800-Each/Article/201101315897770?lpos=UK_News_Carousel_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15897770_Gay_Couple_Win_BB_Discrimination_Case_Against_Christian_Owners,_Damages_Of_%3F1,800_EachThe PreddysThe hotel owners Peter and Hazelmary Bull