Gail Rosenblum of Star Tribune surveys the public’s reactions to last month’s settlement:
The online dating service eHarmony will add a separate matchmaking component for gay and lesbian singles after settling a discrimination lawsuit, but the morality debate is far from settled.
“Joe Kaufman, 26, is perfectly open to dating opportunities. He lets friends fix him up. He’s comfortable going to bars. He’s tried several online dating services, including Yahoo! Personals, Match.com and OkCupid. But eHarmony? Unlikely.
“I know a lot of heterosexual couples who have found their partner through that,” said Kaufman, a residence hall director at Macalester College who is gay. “For me personally, it has a really bad feeling. I probably would not use it.
Continue reading the article, dated 27 December 2008
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