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Virginia Club Bans Same-sex Couple and Their Son from Family Membership


[Can a sports club define what makes a family?] Can a sports club define what makes a family?When Will Trinkle signed up for a family membership at the Roanoke Athletic Club, he was looking forward to bringing his 2-year-old son, Oliver Trinkle-Granados, to the pool. A real-estate agent, he even relocated his office to be closer to the club. He filled out the application in front of a club employee, paid an application fee and handed over his credit card for the monthly dues, and got his membership card and one for Oliver's other dad, Trinkle's partner Juan Granados.

But about a week later, Trinkle was told that his membership had been invalidated. The club had made a big mistake in accepting the application, he says the manager told him, and the club's parent company, Carilion Clinic, did not recognize his household as a family. Furthermore, "Carilion Clinic and RAC were really going to tighten up their procedures and application so that no gay couple would ever get in again on a family membership," the manager allegedly said.

Private club.

Even less controversial than private schools.

You should found one yourself. All the members will be whiny little girls who sit around and bitch about things that have no effect on them whatsoever.

How do two male partners decide who does chores like cutting the grass and taking out the garbage?
Do they settle it like real men; Rock, Paper, Scissors?

CID1990 wrote:Private club.

Even less controversial than private schools.

You should found one yourself. All the members will be whiny little girls who sit around and bitch about things that have no effect on them whatsoever.

No I will leave that to the pompous asses who go to so-called military schools and bully said little girls and then think they are tough.

polsongrizz wrote:

CID1990 wrote:Private club.

Even less controversial than private schools.

You should found one yourself. All the members will be whiny little girls who sit around and bitch about things that have no effect on them whatsoever.

No I will leave that to the pompous asses who go to so-called military schools and bully said little girls and then think they are tough.

Nice post, D1B.

polsongrizz wrote:Virginia Club Bans Same-sex Couple and Their Son from Family Membership


[Can a sports club define what makes a family?] Can a sports club define what makes a family?When Will Trinkle signed up for a family membership at the Roanoke Athletic Club, he was looking forward to bringing his 2-year-old son, Oliver Trinkle-Granados, to the pool. A real-estate agent, he even relocated his office to be closer to the club. He filled out the application in front of a club employee, paid an application fee and handed over his credit card for the monthly dues, and got his membership card and one for Oliver's other dad, Trinkle's partner Juan Granados.

But about a week later, Trinkle was told that his membership had been invalidated. The club had made a big mistake in accepting the application, he says the manager told him, and the club's parent company, Carilion Clinic, did not recognize his household as a family. Furthermore, "Carilion Clinic and RAC were really going to tighten up their procedures and application so that no gay couple would ever get in again on a family membership," the manager allegedly said.

It's a private club - they get to choose their membership criteria. How is deciding that you only want heterosexual members any different than deciding you only want male or female members? I find it humorous when people get up in arms about things like this and Augusta National being men only but never mention Curves, Women's Workout World, etc.