Catfish Don't Discriminate

http://lezgetreal.com/?p=18768

The couple says that when they registered for the fishing tournament on May 22, a Lions Club representative not only required that they pay the full admission price, saying, "none of this boy-boy, girl-girl couples crap" and then proceeded to give the discount to the couple's teenage nieces, who entered the contest with their boyfriends.

“I wasn’t making any statement against lesbians, I’ll tell you that right now I have nothing against them at all. I was just trying to run a catfish derby… We’re volunteers out there to help people… We’re trying to make money for the direct benefit of people. We don’t discriminate.”

Huh??

The couple is requesting that all Oregon Lions clubs receive notice of their antidiscrimination obligations under Oregon law, a meaningful plan to ensure that clear notice is provided specifically to Huntington, Oregon Lions Club members, and a written apology.

Good start. I'd like to see an opportunity for the stakeholders to meet and possibly get a deeper understanding of the needs and interests of the LGBT community - which are really no different than those of other communities.

Thank you to Lambda Legal for assisting this couple: http://www.lambdalegal.org/news/pr/or_20090721_lesbian-couple-catfish-derby-lions-club-warning.html