Sandals receives 10th nod as most gay-unfriendly resort
For the 10th year running, the Out & About newsletter ranks Sandals Resorts the world's most gay-unfriendly destination because of its heterosexuals-only policy. ''It's a reprehensible policy to have in this day and age,'' says editor Ed Salvato. Sandals is based in Kingston, Jamaica, and runs 11 couples-only resorts and five Beaches Resorts for families and singles throughout the Caribbean. John D. Lynch, Sandals' executive vice president of sales, noted that ''everyone is welcome'' at the company's Beaches Resorts, including lesbians and gay men, and defended Sandals' heterosexuals-only code. ''Exclusionary policies (e.g., adults only, nudists only, etc.) are not unusual in the vacation business,'' Lynch wrote in an e-mail. Miami Herald
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