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eHarmony Launches Gay-Friendly CompatiblePartners.net

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 31, 2009 - 12:00pm.
Los Angeles - Matchmaking website eHarmony on Tuesday launched CompatiblePartners.net, a separate gay matchmaking site the company was ordered to create as part of the settlement of a discrimination lawsuit filed by the New Jersey Attorney General, the Los Angeles Times reported. The company's flagship eHarmony site had a policy of rejecting submissions from gay singles. As part of the settlement, the company must make a "good-faith commitment" to promoting Compatible Partners.

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eHarmony Settles Discrimination Suit; Will Add Gay Dating Site

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 19, 2008 - 2:38pm.

New York - Internet dating site eHarmony.com said on Wednesday that it has settled a discrimination lawsuit in New Jersey, and will begin accepting personal ads from gays and lesbians for the first time. A New Jersey man sued the eight-year-old company in 2005 after it rejected his personal ad; the company did not previously accept any ads from gay people.

tags: Law | Lawsuits | Social Networking | LGBT | eHarmony | Compatible Partners |

Dating Site eHarmony Sued Over Exclusion of Gays

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 1, 2007 - 11:52am.

Los Angeles - Online dating service eHarmony has been sued by a California woman, who claims that she was denied access to the site because she is gay.

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