LESBIAN COUPLE FIGHTS FOR SPOUSAL PRIVILEGES AT SAN DIEGO COUNTRY CLUB: From the Los Angeles Times

A state appeals court Monday gave a partial victory to a lesbian couple fighting for spousal privileges at the golf course where one of the two is a member. ...

The justices ruled that the plaintiffs' lawyers deserve the right to argue that the club discriminated against the couple by granting spousal privileges not just to married couples but also to unmarried heterosexual couples. The club denies that. ...

The appeals court, however, declined to rule that the club's policy of allowing spouses of members to play free at the course violates state law, which bans discrimination based on gender or sexual orientation.

The plaintiffs had argued that the rule unfairly discriminates against gays and lesbians because the law does not permit same-sex marriages. The court disagreed.

"The [appeals court] decision basically strengthens the reason that same-sex couples deserve the right to be married," said Jon Davidson, an attorney for Lambda Legal, which defends gay rights cases across the country.

An attorney for the country club said that the club can easily prove that only married couples were allowed to benefit from the spousal rule.

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