A Christian dating site has been ordered to stop blocking same-sex couples from using their site.
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ChristianMingle.com was sued in 2013 by two gay men who claimed the site refused to allow LGB people to find matches.
Following a lawsuit, the dating site was ordered to allow same-sex matches in a ‘judge-approved settlement’ based on discrimination claims.
The settlement, filed in California, states that the site’s operator, Spark Networks Inc, must allow same-sex couples to browse the site for possible matches.
Now, the site will only ask if users are men or women and must also provide measures to help gay, lesbian and bisexual people to find matches on the site.
The settlement applies to sister sites CatholicMingle.com, AdventistSinglesConnection.com and BlackSingles.com.
The claimant’s lawyer Vineet Dubey said on Friday: ‘I am gratified that we were able to work with Spark to help ensure that people can fully participate in all the diverse market places that make our country so special, regardless of their sexual orientation.’
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In a similar case, the company eHarmony, founded in 2000, had a lawsuit filed against them by around 130 gay and lesbian people from California, who claimed they had been discriminated against by the site not offering same-sex services in 2007.
It resulted in a three-year court battle and led to the creation of Compatible Partners, a gay dating website ‘powered by eHarmony’, in 2008.
The company then agreed to be more ‘welcoming’ to gay and lesbians by linking the new site to the main eHarmony page.
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