Timothy Birdnow

A pair of lesbians lost their suit against a retirement community when a U.S. District Judge dismissed their lawsuit on the because sexual orientation is not covered by the Fair Housing Act.

Mary Walsh and Bev Nance, a retired lesbian couple from Sunset Hills (a suburb of St. Louis) who say they are married, were denied admission to Friendship Village, a retirement community, as a married couple. They filed suit for discrimination against Friendship Village claiming discrimination.

Friendship Village denied their request on religious grounds.

Their website does mention "spiritual" as one of their "lifestyle dimensions" but does not specifically say religious or Christian.

This will not be the end of it; look for the couple to appeal on the basis of the SCOTUS ruling declaring gay marriage a legal right.

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