Bermuda hotel forbids anti-gay 'marriage' talks

Jamaicaobserver.com reports: The Hamilton Princess, Bermuda's oldest hotel, has declined to host two talks by a prominent overseas same-sex marriage opponent. Same-sex marriages are not allowed in Bermuda but the topic has divided opinion in this British Overseas Territory.  The forums, featuring Ryan Anderson -- a member of the conservative American think-tank -- the Heritage Foundation, were due to take place at the hotel next week. But Allan Federer, general manager of the hotel, which is "opposed to discrimination of any kind", said in a statement "it has come to our attention that a meeting to oppose gay marriage was to be held at our hotel. "Immediately upon learning of the nature of the meeting, we called the organisation to explain that our policy is one that celebrates diversity and that the hotel is not a venue for anti-diversity discussions. "It is a standard hotel practice that upon making a reservation, groups disclose the nature of meetings that will take place on our premises. "This meeting originally was reserved under a different guise and would never have been accepted if the group had disclosed its intentions at the time of the reservation. The Hamilton Princess does not accept any booking that promotes discrimination of any kind."...