Dr. Timothy Seelig, who for 20 years was the charismatic artistic director of the Turtle Creek Chorale, and who for the last three has been in San Francisco (where he’s led that city’s gay men’s chorus), is used to being out and proud. And loud. Which is why a company called Best Vacations Ever is probably kicking itself for pissing him off.
As the Huffington Post reports, Seelig and his partner Dan England were booking a trip together to enjoy the offer of a time share, extended to them by the company. They had planned a trip to Las Vegas but were told same-sex couples were not allowed to book in the town known as Sin City. (They did offer Orlando and NOLA as alternative destinations.)
But what doesn’t happen in Vegas doesn’t stay there. Seelig called media, and BVE reneged on the denial, claiming it was not company policy, and offering to book them to Las Vegas, gratis. They declined.
BVE has since explained the policy and what they called a mistake, but Seelig wouldn’t have any of it. We mean it when we say don’t mess with Texas. That also goes for Texans — even former residents.
