Quote:You pretty much answered my question spot on. I didn't have a specific subject or incident in mind, just a general question.


I guess I would say it gets tricky when a restaurant doesn't accept folks who dress a certain way but if you go to a place where you can wear only jacket and tie it's not frowned upon. Or a place that wants to serve adults only. Why do people who have kids get to dictate the clientele of a private business?

This is where it gets tricky. I can't really explain all the various scenarios, because there are too many and because in some cases the law isn't clear. However public funds play a large part in it. That being said, if you want to have a private club that only admits men you can (think of the Masters at Augusta Country Club a few years ago.) It was legal to have a men's only country club because it was a private business. Where they ran into trouble was that the Augusta CC was receiving monies from the city to help put on the Masters (think of the city of Jax working with the Jags,) therefore they were required by law not to discriminate based on sex.


It is even tougher when you talk about smaller private businesses. For examples, retirement communities need to operate through loopholes in the law to create housing that discriminates based on age.


It's all very complicated. I hope my responses help a little. I would be lying if I didn't give my wife some credit too!

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