Airbnb Invtigatg Host Who Allegedly Denied Gay Couple From Bookg

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• A UPLE TRYG TO RENT AN AIRBNB TEXAS WERE TURNED AWAY AFTER THE HOST LEARNED THEY WERE GAY. IT'S THE SHORT-TERM-RENTAL GIANT'S LATT PROBLEM WH DISCRIMATN.
• AIRBNB HOST CANCELS GAY MAN'S BOOKG, SAYS LGBT PEOPLE ARE "AGAST HUMANY"
• AIRBNB INVTIGATG HOST WHO ALLEGEDLY DENIED GAY COUPLE FROM BOOKG
• GAY AIRBNB: THE BENEFS OF HOSTG LGBTQ+ TRAVELERS
• THIS LGBTQ-FRIENDLY ALTERNATIVE TO AIRBNB HELPS GAY TRAVELERS FEEL SAFE
• HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH: ANTI-GAY LAWS PROMOTE VLENCE, DISCRIMATN ST. VCENT
• AIRBNB REMOV TEXAS PROPERTY LISTG AFTER OWNER REPORTEDLY REJECTS GAY COUPLE
• FIRG OF GAY CATHOLIC SCHOOL TEACHER ULD TT LATT SUPREME COURT LG

A UPLE TRYG TO RENT AN AIRBNB TEXAS WERE TURNED AWAY AFTER THE HOST LEARNED THEY WERE GAY. IT'S THE SHORT-TERM-RENTAL GIANT'S LATT PROBLEM WH DISCRIMATN.

Rearch published 2017 by enomists at Try College Ireland found that Airbnb hosts were ls likely to accept gay upl than other upl.

A pany policy agast discrimatn didn't keep an Airbnb host om ncelg a gay ctomer's rervatn, claimg LGBT people are "agast humany" -- a cy wh a progrsive reputatn, at Fisher of Hoton was g Airbnb to fd a place to stay At durg the Texas pal's Pri observance late Augt, Hoton TV statn KHOU reports.

Airbnb is vtigatg a Dallas-based host who allegedly nied a gay uple om bookg on s platform. The Growg Demand for Gay-iendly Acmodatns The mand for LGBTQ+ iendly travel is on the rise–and not jt for gay cisgenr men–wh more and more travelers seekg out acmodatns and experienc that are welg and clive.

AIRBNB HOST CANCELS GAY MAN'S BOOKG, SAYS LGBT PEOPLE ARE "AGAST HUMANY"

Why stay gay-iendly or gay-owned acmodatns? Many queer travelers prefer to stay gay-iendly or gay-owned acmodatns for a variety of reasons. In some parts of the world, LGBTQ+ dividuals may still face discrimatn, harassment, or vlence, so stayg a gay-iendly or gay-owned acmodatn n help ensure their safety and peace of md.

AIRBNB INVTIGATG HOST WHO ALLEGEDLY DENIED GAY COUPLE FROM BOOKG

Moreover, stayg a gay-iendly or gay-owned acmodatn n provi a sense of muny and belongg. Gay-iendly or gay-owned acmodatns n also provi a more tailored experience. Lastly, choosg to stay a gay-iendly or gay-owned acmodatn n also be a way to support the LGBTQ+ muny.

In summary, stayg a gay-iendly or gay-owned acmodatn is a personal choice, and n provi many benefs. Tips for hostg gay travelers on Airbnb As an Airbnb host, there are a number of thgs you n do to create a welg and clive environment for travelers.

GAY AIRBNB: THE BENEFS OF HOSTG LGBTQ+ TRAVELERS

How to create a welg and clive environment The first step to hostg gay travelers on Airbnb is to create a welg and clive environment.

Exampl of small touch and tails that n make a big difference In addn to creatg a welg and clive environment, there are a number of small touch and tails that n make a big difference for gay travelers. Private rooms jt s better wh a gay uple pared to a shared room. Includg a wele note or msage that explicly wel gay travelers to your home.

For LGBTQ travelers, there’s an alternative: misterb& grown to the largt gay hospaly service the world sce beg found 2013, the webse lists exclively gay-iendly hosts, numberg at more than 300, 000, spread across 100-pl untri.

THIS LGBTQ-FRIENDLY ALTERNATIVE TO AIRBNB HELPS GAY TRAVELERS FEEL SAFE

Though Airbnb is expandg s own bs mol to also clu hotels, misterb&b has always clud gay-owned (or gay-iendly) hotels s listgs, along wh LGBTQ-iendly cy guis, and a blog highlightg gay travel Veh, a 29-year-old graphic signer Philalphia who intifi as a gay man, was planng a trip to San Francis and browsg Airbnbs when he started gettg targeted Facebook ads for misterb&b. “I wanted to be a safe environment, and y’know, San Francis is known for s gay culture.

”While misterb&b was found by a gay man and do ter predomately toward gay cisgenr men, as of 2018 ’s open to hosts and guts of all genrs and sexual orientatns. “It’s fely geared, as are most thgs the LGBTQ spectm, toward cisgenr gay men, ” said Ben Chung, a 22-year-old lguistics stunt at Lund Universy Swen who intifi as a gay man.

But iends who aren’t gay men have stayed wh me on double bookgs have enjoyed too.

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH: ANTI-GAY LAWS PROMOTE VLENCE, DISCRIMATN ST. VCENT

” Chung said about feelg weled as a gay traveler. The group of gay men Veh met showed him around Missn Dolor Park and some lol clubs, along wh Che New Year celebratns.

As a gay man livg Texas, Fisher said he’s never been exposed to the kd of blunt discrimatn he experienced on Airbnb. There's been ltle jabs here and there, but I've never been turned away directly bee I was gay, ” he said.

AIRBNB REMOV TEXAS PROPERTY LISTG AFTER OWNER REPORTEDLY REJECTS GAY COUPLE

And even then, hosts are jt readg some legale about liabily for postg discrimatory msag, not Airbnb’s full discrimatn policy, which requir even more clickg to Artis and Sebastien Chaneac, who n a gay travel se lled Nomadic Boys, were among those who noted the ntradictn between Airbnb’s pro-gay public relatns mpaign and the experience that some gay travelers have had tryg to e the se. ”“In untri where beg gay is illegal and society really owns on (like India, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, etc. This is all fe, but if we're searchg for a host to stay wh , say, Kuala Lumpur, we genuely have no ia if we have to pretend to be mat around them or if they are OK wh beg a gay uple.

Vcent to overturn anti-gay laws om the lonial era that have led to a recent wave of vlence and genr discrimatn on the small Caribbean island. Homosexualy ntu to be crimalized the former Brish lony after many hundreds of years, leavg LGBTQ dividuals wh ltle if any legal protectns while vlent crim were beg mted wh impuny, the report said. Standg crimal s on the island put nsensual gay sex the same tegory as crim like rape, ct, and sexual asslt, although there have been no recent nvictns unr the law.

FIRG OF GAY CATHOLIC SCHOOL TEACHER ULD TT LATT SUPREME COURT LG

Gay people have been targeted by fay members, neighbors, -workers, classmat and teachers -- as well as police officers, the report said. In many of the episos, police allegedly refed to offer assistance, and some s beme openly discrimatory toward gay victims. Gay workers were also facg job discrimatn a natn already bet by high unemployment.

Many of the terviewe said job hirgs and firgs were beg largely termed by sexual orientatn, while other gay people lucky to have jobs faced sexual harassment the workplace. "The crimalizatn of gay sex giv tac state sanctn to the discrimatn and vlence that LGBT people experience their daily liv and pels many to look abroad to live eely and fulfill their dreams, " said Cristian González Cabrera, gay rights rearcher at Human Rights Watch. Six other Wtern natns -- cludg Domi, Grenada, Guyana, Jamai, and Sat Lucia -- ntue to crimalize gay sex, wh penalti as weighty as a prison for "gross cency wh another person of the same sex.

Airbnb has removed a Texas bed and breakfast om s listgs after s host reportedly kicked out a gay uple. The cy of Galvton has been equently scribed as a gay-iendly statn. Supreme Court cisn favor of a web signer who did not want to work for gay upl bolsters s fight the U.