{"id":2635,"date":"2007-06-01T18:49:00","date_gmt":"2007-06-01T18:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2007\/06\/woman-sues-eharmony-for-discri.html"},"modified":"2007-06-01T18:49:00","modified_gmt":"2007-06-01T18:49:00","slug":"woman-sues-eharmony-for-discri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2007\/06\/woman-sues-eharmony-for-discri.html","title":{"rendered":"Woman Sues eHarmony For Discrimination"},"content":{"rendered":"

She wants to be hooked up with another woman<\/a>.
\nI’m sorry but eHarmony shouldn’t be forced to provide a service that they are not in business to provide. If this woman wants to hook up with another woman, there are tons of sites doing that and Match.com is providing that service as well.<\/p>\n

A Northern California woman sued the online dating service eHarmony on Thursday, alleging it discriminates against gays, lesbians and bisexuals.
\nLinda Carlson said she tried to use the Internet site in February to meet a woman but could not based on her sexual orientation. When Carlson wrote to eHarmony to complain, the company refused to change its policy, according to the lawsuit filed on her behalf in Los Angeles County Superior Court.
\nThe lawsuit claims that by only offering to find a compatible match for men seeking women or women seeking men, the company was violating state law barring discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
\n“Such outright discrimination is hurtful and disappointing for a business open to the public in this day and age,” Carlson said in a statement.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But eHarmony states that they are not ruling out same-sex hookups in the future:<\/p>\n

“The research that eHarmony has developed, through years of research, to match couples has been based on traits and personality patterns of successful heterosexual marriages,” a company statement said. “Nothing precludes us from providing same-sex matching in the future, it’s just not a service we offer now based upon the research we have conducted.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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