[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/pennsylvania-based-star-barn-venue-bars-gay-weddings\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/pennsylvania-based-star-barn-venue-bars-gay-weddings\/","headline":"Pennsylvania-based Star Barn venue bars gay weddings","name":"Pennsylvania-based Star Barn venue bars gay weddings","description":"The Star Barn wedding venue in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, bars gay weddings based on the venue owner's religious beliefs.","datePublished":"2019-04-05","dateModified":"2019-04-04","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/author\/alainaleary\/#Person","name":"Fin Leary","url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/author\/alainaleary\/","identifier":6376,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2d51014ed1230c3de5b543787b5bebf7ad45072e559a4cdb76347a56854d47a4?s=96&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2d51014ed1230c3de5b543787b5bebf7ad45072e559a4cdb76347a56854d47a4?s=96&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Equally Wed","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","url":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","width":218,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/5b42595bdf0cf.image_.jpg","url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/5b42595bdf0cf.image_.jpg","height":726,"width":1200},"url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/pennsylvania-based-star-barn-venue-bars-gay-weddings\/","about":["News"],"wordCount":216,"keywords":[" marriage equality","discrimination","gay weddings","lesbian weddings","Pennsylvania","same-sex weddings","Star Barn"],"articleBody":"The Star Barn, a popular wedding venue in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, bars gay weddings based on the owner David Abel’s religious beliefs, according to PennLive.The wedding venue is iconic in the central Pennsylvania area, built in 1887 and part of a sprawling estate surrounded by farmland, an orchard and a vineyard.Recently, Steven\u00a0Dinnocenti, a retired Lancaster educator, learned that Stone Gables (which runs both the Star Barn and Ironstone Ranch) has a policy against venue reservations for same-sex couples.\u201cNever again will I step on (their) grounds,\u201d Dinnocenti, who is gay and married, wrote on Facebook. \u201cWhat one does not know is the blatant discrimination they have towards the LGBTQ community. I for one will not be attending any wedding or party at this venue knowing they discriminate against people.\u201d\u201cDiscrimination is discrimination,\u201d Dinnocenti tells PennLive. \u201cIt\u2019s like hate is hate. Anybody should be allowed to walk in anywhere to purchase anything. That is what a capitalistic society is. When you get the door slammed in your face it\u2019s offensive. It\u2019s wrong. You are saying our money is not as good as the next person\u2019s.\u201dAll venues and vendors need to be inclusive, not homophobic\u2014it\u2019s 2019, and being on the right side of history means supporting LGBTQ+ rights and couples."},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Pennsylvania-based Star Barn venue bars gay weddings","item":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/pennsylvania-based-star-barn-venue-bars-gay-weddings\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]