No. Well, yes. But not because they want to. The California based company has been sued for not having a gay friendly dating service. The law suit states that eHarmony's refusal to offer such a service is discriminatory. If you are not familiar with eHarmony, google it. As a result of the lawsuit and its settlement, eHarmony must start matching gay and lesbian couples by March of next year. In the grand scheme it's petty, I know.
Here is what pisses me off.
1. Instead of just adding a check box to user profiles where they could identify as gay or lesbian (or something along those simple yet inclusive lines), eHarmony is, instead, creating an entirely different SEPARATE site (compatiblepartners.net)! They will include a link to this new SEGREGATED site on their 'traditional' site, but with a disclaimer that their "expertise" is in matching heterosexual couples and that it cannot vouch for matches it provides to gay customers. "
2. Ok, it really chaps my ass when people sue other people or companies just because they can. I don't think that eHarmony should have been sued because they weren't technically breaking any laws. That being said, it is a shame that in 2008 issues of equal rigts are still being fought out in court rooms.
It's sad that these issues still have to be fought at all.
to read the news story, click here
M
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
There will be tangents!
OK, so here is the skinny.
I am an under rated lesbian on a mission to make the world a better place. I don't claim to be the smartest chic in the world, but I know that it doesn't take a genius to understand a few things.
*Basic humanity is almost lost.
*Our planet has become a giant landfill and we can only hope that our efforts, late as they may be, can make enough of a difference to salvage what is left for our future generations.
*Bigotry and hatred still find ways to suppress the little progress that we make.
So, I have recruited my friend Gracie to help me blog about events that can, will and are changing the world. We'll talk about issues that piss us off and what we can do about them. We'll blog about things happening around the world that are actually making a good (or at least our opinion of good) impact on the world. Inevitably, we will go on tangents about less relevant matters.
We invite your discussion, but if you make idiotic, ignorant, rude or just plain stupid comments then you will be ignored. We look forward to hearing from those of you with insight, constructive criticism or opinions that can be worded in a civil manner!
Please feel free to vote on our first survey!
I am an under rated lesbian on a mission to make the world a better place. I don't claim to be the smartest chic in the world, but I know that it doesn't take a genius to understand a few things.
*Basic humanity is almost lost.
*Our planet has become a giant landfill and we can only hope that our efforts, late as they may be, can make enough of a difference to salvage what is left for our future generations.
*Bigotry and hatred still find ways to suppress the little progress that we make.
So, I have recruited my friend Gracie to help me blog about events that can, will and are changing the world. We'll talk about issues that piss us off and what we can do about them. We'll blog about things happening around the world that are actually making a good (or at least our opinion of good) impact on the world. Inevitably, we will go on tangents about less relevant matters.
We invite your discussion, but if you make idiotic, ignorant, rude or just plain stupid comments then you will be ignored. We look forward to hearing from those of you with insight, constructive criticism or opinions that can be worded in a civil manner!
Please feel free to vote on our first survey!
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