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Avis Car Rental Sued Over Lesbian Discounts

Avis under fire for giving discounts to LGBTs.

You read right. An Arizona woman (we assume heterosexual) is so peeved that Avis offers discounts to lesbian women, that she filed a law suit against the car rental giant that’s now mushroomed into a federal class action. Check out the following:

- In a federal class action, a woman claims Avis Rent A Car violated her civil rights by offering discounted rates to gay and lesbian customers, but not to her.

Lynn Evenchik of Pima County, Arizona, says she paid more than $300 for a 1-week car rental from an Avis outlet at San Diego International Airport.

Evenchik says she could have got a discount if she belonged to the Gay and Lesbian Travel Association or the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce.

She is not, though, so she seeks an injunction and damages under California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act.
Evenchik filed a class action “on behalf of consumers who have suffered from this illegal and unfair business practice.”

According to Courthouse News, Evenchik  states that on July 7, 2011, plaintiff rented a vehicle from Avis at its San Diego International Airport location for a period of one week. She was charged a total of $311.36 for the rental. Plaintiff alleges on information and belief that she could have obtained a better rental rate by using the IGLTA or NGLCC AWD codes. Plaintiff is not a member of or associated with either of those organizations and was not aware of those discount codes at the time of her rental.”

Here’s a link to a PDF copy of the Complaint: Avis Car Rental Class Action