Sandals says it doesn't refuse gay couples
Sandy Shiffman was surfing the Internet looking for a vacation package when she came across a statement she says felt like a "slap in the face." The Air Canada Vacations information for the Royal Plantation Spa & Golf Resort said "Sandals Resorts accept heterosexual couples only, 18 years of age and older." "I was absolutely horrified," said Shiffman, who is heterosexual. "Here we are living in a country that has supported gay rights and gay marriage, and you have a blatantly offensive statement like that on the website of our national carrier, right below the Canadian flag," she said. Queer Day has reported cases in which tearful same-sex couples were ousted by Sandals upon arrival, but a spokesman for the chain says, no, no, gay couples would be welcome in Sandals properties if they chose.
Toronto Star
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