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From: roy@phri.UUCP (Roy Smith)
Newsgroups: net.motss
Subject: Re: Leeper's amazing misperceptions
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Date: Sun, 31-Mar-85 16:08:58 EST
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Posted: Sun Mar 31 16:08:58 1985
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> Yes, I certainly would object to an ad such as Steve proposed asking for
> Christians (or members of any other religion) exclusively to share a
> dwelling.  In fact, I would make sure the state attorney general knew about
> the advertisement, since it is illegal to discriminate on religious grounds
> in housing.

	I'm no lawer, but I was always under the impression that it is
illegal for a >>landlord<< to discriminate against prospective
>>tenants<< based on whatever, not for people to choose roommate they
will be comfortable living with.

	Call me a homophobe if you want, but I think I would feel
uncomfortable living with a gay roommate.  I think I would also feel
awkward sharing an apartment with a woman that I was not romanticly
involved with.  Presumably a gay would feel uncomfortable living with
me.  Why shouldn't these feelings be put into an advertisement and save
everybody having to discover them later?
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