More homophobic scumbags take action

Thanks to Alas A Blog and Julien's List for bringing my attention to this utterly disgusting story from the Syracuse area: A Utica, New York lesbian couple has been banned from a health club because--you guessed it--they are lesbians. Throwing people out of your health club because they are gay is outrageous enough, but in this case, the outrage goes farther.

One of the women, Louise Bizzari, is the victim of medical malpractice and has osteoarthritis caused by treatment for a non-existent cancer. She has spent a decade in a bedridden state, and has been advised by her doctors that if she does not swim on a regular basis, she will lose her leg. Bizzari chose the Sitrin Center, a health club, because it offered handicap accessible parking. First the center refused to accept her partner's domestic partner coverage insurance, then refused to accept cash, saying there was no program suitable for her (all she needed was a pool). Bizarri and her partner were eventually taken out of the club by the police.

First, Bizarri was the victim of incompetent physicians and potent drugs. Then she discovered she couldn't park a car at other health centers. And now this. The ACLU has filed suit against the Sitrin Center under the state's anti-discrimination law.