Hawaii Court Says Conscience Refusal of B&B To Rent To Lesbian Couple Violates State Civil Rights Law

A Hawaii Circuit Court judge yesterday held that a bed-and-breakfast violated Hawaii's public accommodation civil rights law when its owner, apparently for reasons of religious belief, refused to provide lodging to a lesbian couple. Lambda Legal reports on the court's decision in Cervelli & Bufford v. Aloha Bed & Breakfast. During a Hawaii Civil Rights Commission investigation, the bed-and-breakfast owner said she turned the lesbian couple away because she believes that same-sex relationships are "detestable" and that they "defile our land." AP reports on the decision.