Can clubs reject membership of someone because of their race, sex, etc?
seraphimpigeon asked:
Can they? Or does it break US law (if there is one)?
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Can they? Or does it break US law (if there is one)?
Also, can a club, in the US be racist, or sexist?
*I don’t support clubs that do, it’s just a question.
Just to be specific this question regards ‘private’ clubs…
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Filed under: Law & Ethics on April 24th, 2009
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No they can get sued for discrimination
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Sure a club can reject, why not?
That does not necessarily make them ****** or sexist.
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actually,it happens all the time. Up until recently the ELKS wouldn’t allow Catholics or women to join. have you ever seen an Italian club with any non Italians? I suppose if anybody made a big enough stink,they could probably win a court battle against discrimination.you just dont hear about it very often.
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Is it against the law to kill? yes but it still happens. Of course clubs in the us can be ****** depending on the area its at. Although they aren’t aloud to be, but goo luck proving it, they will always come up with another reason to kick you out.
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A private club can ban whomever the wish, as long as the receive no government money. They therefore could be ****** or sexist. The can
ban people on the basis of race , sex, or just about any other reason they choose.
I don’ t have to agree with them, but I do have to support their right to do so.
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Yes. Anybody can have a private club, and they can accept or reject anyone or any class of people that they want. It’s covered under the Bill of Rights: freedom of association.
The Boy Scouts do not accept girls. The Masons do not accept Catholics, All country clubs require people to be rich and recommended by a member. The Jaycees don’t admit women.
Don’t buy Girl Scout cookies if you feel that way.
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The civil rights act applies to places of public accomodation engaged in interstate commerce. By definition that excludes private clubs. Congress could chose to make the Act broader but they haven’t done so. That may be because they like their private clubs.
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The answer to this is: yes!
There are a couple of very good examples I can site. A swimming pool community/club in Northern New Jersey excluded African Americans. When they were sued, exposed by the media, it didn’t do any good because they were a private club.
Another example, on a much larger scale of course is the Boy Scouts of America. They have been embroiled in controversy and lawsuits for years for their policy to exclude Gays. Again the law is on their side but there has been wrangling over technicalities for years.
Recently and locally here in Las Vegas a lawsuit was filed about a private business not charging women membership fees, but charging guys fees to join. The club was protected under the law.
You can follow this stuff on line from local newspapers. It’s interesting to see it play out because the black and white lines of the law are muddled by extreme emotion when it comes to cases like this.
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Of course clubs can exclude persons. Examples, Catholic Youth Organization is not required to admit atheists or Methodists or Hindus. The Wednesday Afternoon Women’s Fine Arts League is not required to include men in the membership. These are bona fide exceptions to the general policy against discrimination concerning a protected class of persons. These clubs are not public accommodations.
Because there are racists and sexists, sometimes they form a group and continue to be racists and/or sexists. There was a country club in the news a couple of years ago that allowed women as guests, but did not allow women as members.
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yes but they can’t directly say they are