The Beazley House has always been a place where ALL guests are EQUALLY welcome.
Those thousands of you who we have had the privildge of hosting for our nearly 28 years know this. You know the Beazley House is a place where love is not just found, but made. Vows are shared, bonds renewed, promises made and kept, by you and us.
Over the years marriages and love affairs have been saved or restored. Lovers have escaped from busy lives where their affections have been pushed aside by the pressures of everyday existence. We are a “body shop” of sorts: dented, banged up relationships are repaired and re-tooled. The lovers do the work, we just supply the tools and the place.
Recently the Napa City Council, by failing to voice an opinion on the matter of the rights of all people to marry, appeared to portray our community as unwelcoming to gays and the LGTB community. This could have not been further from the truth nor more unfortunate in its timing.
Because we have lived in Napa for nearly 28 years we know all of the Napa Council members and our community very, very well. NONE of our council members believes that Proposition 8 was a good idea, nor do they support the notions it represents. They also, obviously, have NO idea that by NOT passing Councilman Mark Van Gorder’s resolution that they were sending a symbolic message of intolerance.
Typical of small town politicians, they were (and are) clueless of the nature of public relations and communication. I might add that they seem to think that by remaining silent, they are hoping their blunder will be forgotten. It shouldn’t and won’t.
The reality of the matter is that voters in the City of Napa and Napa County voted 54% AGAINST Prop 8!
We are a very open, diverse and accepting community which is reflected in our daily welcoming of people of all backgrounds and beliefs.
The Beazley House, the Beazley family and staff have been dedicated to hosting ALL lovers for nearly 28 years.
We are not about to let the intolerance of a few dictate the rights of any of our guests.
Because symbols are important, we will be flying the Rainbow flag of Equality so ALL who come to our inn will know they are welcome.
