In this case the Court of Appeal upheld a decision of the County Court, which was widely reported at the time, that a B&B owner had discriminated against a homosexual couple by refusing them accommodation.
The Claimants, a homosexual couple who were not in a civil partnership, had booked to stay in a double room in the Defendant’s B&B. The Defendant, who is a committed Christian, refused to let them stay making clear it was because she did not like the idea of two men sharing a bed.
The County Court found that this was unlawful discrimination in the provision of facilities on grounds of sexual orientation contrary to the Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2007. The Defendant contended
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