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This, about the Sexual Orientation Regulations, made me really sad. All the examples the opponents of the bill gave, like hoteliers liable to prosecution for refusing a double room to a gay couple, were things that I thought "But that's what I would want to happen!". I think I may be a lefty pinko liberal.

On the other hand, this, about a new random radio station launching in Oxford, sounds quite interesting

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Have to say I enjoyed this thread Jo. Nice to see you having to justify your statements. Have to say I think you can never change prejudice by legislation it tends to go underground and unspoken, and that in my lifetime people were willing to put up signs saying "no blacks,no dogs, no Irish". I suppose I think that if you're worried about who is going to use your services then your're in the wrong business, but of course you could always just say there was no room available. I having a law telling people what to think a good idea? - as usual I can see both sides of the argument.

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I think Zac's right that the American example is a good one her - civil rights legislation 40 years ago has really changed things - not all the way but significant progress.