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eHarmony forced to offer same-sex dating services
Published 11/20/2008 by Michelle Malkin at Michelle Malkin
... General intervenes on behalf of the gay plaintiff and forces eHarmony to change its entire business model. To be clear: The company never refused to do business with anyone. Their great “sin” was not providing a specialized service that litigious gay people demanded they provide. This case is akin to a meat-eater suing a vegetarian restaurant for not offering him a ribeye or a female patient suing a vasectomy doctor for not providing her hysterectomy services. Sadly, eHarmony has settled . I wish they hadn’t, but I understand the decision given the chilling antics of the ...

Can’t add anything to this
Published 11/20/2008 by Sister Toldjah at Sister Toldjah
... This is nothing more than a nuisance lawsuit. He just felt hurt because a website offered dating services for heterosexuals, but not for him. His plea for equality has succeeded. With the help of the New Jersey Attorney General, he forced eHarmony to settle.* It will now offer a companion site for same-sex matches. ...

Today on DT: eHarmony goes gay, hyperparenting, and Amanda Fortini on the year of "The Bitch and the Ditz"
Published 11/20/2008 by Dan Pashman at The Latest on Air America
Well eHarmony might not like it, but they're going to have to bend over and take it. After fighting for years, the dating website finally agreed to offer same-sex matches. But should they have to? Today on the show we'll play Kuby v. Kuby, when Ron puts on his attorney's hat and argues BOTH sides of an issue, then lets listeners act as judge and jury. Sure it seems like the right thing to do, but should a private company be told how to run their business? If they want to run a dating site for heterosexual couples, should they have that right? ...

Homosexuals Use Courts To Force America’s Christian Dating Service To Serve Them, Despite Christian Beliefs
Published 11/20/2008 by Pat Dollard at Pat Dollard | Young Americans
... matchmaking service eHarmony will also pay a “homo-hurting fine” of $50,000.00 to the cocksucker who invaded their space despite a lot of other places to go, because “It’s very frustrating and it’s very humiliating to think that other people can do it and I can’t,” he said. “And the only reason I can’t is because I’m a gay man. That’s very hurtful.” He called the settlement “fabulous!”. LA Times: The Pasadena-based dating website, heavily promoted by Christian evangelical ...

That's Odd?... Gays Sue eHarmony- Ignore Muslim Singles
Published 11/21/2008 by Gateway Pundit (noreply@blogger.com) at Gateway Pundit
... , a Christian-targeted dating website, was recently sued by a gay man demanding that the business match him up with a same-sex partner. The New Jersey Attorney General intervened and forced eHarmony to change its entire business model on behalf of the gay plaintiff. Sadly, eHarmony has settled and will offer same-sex dating services on a new site. ...