Something wonderful happened in Missouri this weekend. Patrons and the manager at an International House of Pancakes in the town of Grandview generously took time out from their busy morning to remind us that there's some seriously unfinished business in Congress.
One of the nice presumably heterosexual ladies dining at this fine establishment was profoundly disturbed by exchanges of affection between a group of lesbians at another table. She complained to the manager who, according to one of the affectionate lesbians approached the group and said, "It's just that we've had complaints, and it's unacceptable. And as a family restaurant, we don't accept that, and (we) don't accept you. I'm going to have to ask you to leave, and not return.'"
The lesbian were ushered out of the IHOP.

Catch your breath.
Breathing again? Good. Now let's consider the really important part of this story which is that it was perfectly legal to deny service to homosexuals in this IHOP because there are no (expletive deleted) laws in this (expletive deleted) country that protects us from discrimination in housing, employment, in business and the provision of services.
While there are local sexual orientation anti-discrimination ordinances in some states and communities, in the vast majority of states and communities in this nation such "evictions" are not uncommon and are legal. I have blogged about this before and I will blog about it again. While the marriage issue matters there are more pressing concerns, and the fact that a group of American citizens can still be legally kicked out of a restaurant because of who they were born to be is one of them.
Feel free to email IHOP and say howdy.


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