Monson

A Minnesota appeals court judge upheld a ruling that found it legal for the Rochester Athletic Club to deny a family membership to a lesbian couple because the couple is not married. The case spotlights an instance where Minnesota anti-discrimination laws — some of the toughest in the country — are ineffective so long as same-sex couples cannot marry.

Amy and Sarah Monson are not backing down from their assertion that a failure to grant the couple a family membership at the Rochester Athletic Club is discrimination. On Dec. 31, the couple filed papers with the Olmsted County District Court to start the appeal of a November lower court decision that found the policies [...]