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Where to stay in Scotland if you are gay

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A gay couple have been refused a double room in a Scottish guesthouse. So how common are such homophobic attitudes elsewhere in the British isles? We rang 50 B&Bs and hotels to find out. Stuart Jeffries reports

Nice place, unless you're gay

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On his website Mr Forrest declares: "We will only allow heterosexual couples and singles to occupy our double-bedded rooms.

Guesthouse struck from register over gay policy

The Scottish tourist board, VisitScotland, said it had asked Forrest to change his mind, but that he had refused. The board has now removed his three-star guest house from its Web site list of recommended accommodation.

Gay snub lands hotelier in hot water

Prior note: Doesn't want 'poofs' sharing a bed in his inn

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