An Australian restaurant was fined for turning away a blind man because they thought his guide dog was a gay dog. The Equal Opportunity Tribunal ruled that the Thai Spice restaurant in Adelaide must pay Ian Jolly almost $1,400 for barring him from eating because of confusion about the sexuality of his guide dog, Nudge. Thai Spice owners, Hong Hoa Thi To and Anh Hoang Le say trouble arose when one of the waiters misunderstood a request made by Jolly's partner, Chris Lawrence. They claimed an employee misunderstood her Australian accent and thought she said "gay dog" as opposed to "guide dog". In a statement, the staff says they genuinely thought Nudge was a regular pet who had been desexed to become a gay dog. Even though, the restaurant had a 'guide dogs welcome' poster on their entrance and were shown pamphlets about the guide dog by his owner, they resisted. They were fined and ordered to attend an Equal Opportunity Education course.
Seriously? How thick can you be?
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