Tag Archives: public accommodations

BRITAIN: Anti-Gay Guesthouse Owners Take Case To European High Court

The BBC reports: Two Powys Christians accused of discriminating against gay couples at their guesthouse are taking their case to the European Court of Human Rights. Sue and Jeff Green changed their policy of letting double rooms only to married couples after a complaint from the Equality and Human Rights Commission. It warned they could be breaking the law at …

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Tony Perkins Praises Gay Couple For “Civil Solution” After Bakery Refused Them

On Friday an Indianapolis bakery announced on its Facebook page that it had turned away a gay couple that requested a cake for their commitment ceremony.  Last night Tony Perkins praised the couple for finding a “civil solution” by patronizing another bakery. A few weeks ago, the owners of 111 Cakery got a call from Mike Stephens and Shane Laney, …

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Indiana Bakery Refuses Gay Cake Order

Probably spurred by the two marriage equality lawsuits filed there this month, an Indiana bakery yesterday announced it had refused to sell a cake for a “same-sex ceremony.” From the Facebook page of One Eleven Cakery: As artist we must find the inspiration to create something special for our clients. When asked to do a cake for an occasion or …

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New From Alliance Defending Freedom

Alliance Defending Freedom, the anti-gay hate group that has battled LGBT rights in court cases and legislatures around the nation, presents the story of Barronelle Stutzman, the Washington state florist who refused to provide flowers for a same-sex wedding.  The Stutzman case and a handful of others have galvanized multiple GOP-dominated state legislatures to float bills that would legalize anti-gay …

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Tony Perkins: Remember The Arizona

KKK-affiliated hate group leader Tony Perkins says religious liberty has been sunk by evil homofascists, just like the Japanese sank the battleship Arizona at Pearl Harbor. Seriously. Via press release: Dear Joe, “Remember the Arizona” was the rallying cry of American forces in the Pacific during World War II. The fall of the U.S.S. Arizona, along with other ships and …

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George Will: The Gays Are Sore Winners

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HomoQuotable – Dan Savage

“Here’s a suggestion for all the hatey, butt-sore, anti-gay bakers in Arizona: start an organization—The Arizona Association of Homophobic Bakers—and publicly identify yourselves as homophobic bakers. Put up a website with a list of bakeries that don’t want to do business with LGBT people. Put signs in your windows that clearly state that gay and lesbian customers are not welcome …

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Meltdown Status: ShapCon 1

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Thomas Peters Has The Arizona Sadz

“This isn’t just an image of the Center for Arizona Policy’s office, it’s a picture of your office, of your father’s place of business, of your best friend’s company, if we allow this to continue. ‘Going out of business.’ They’re serious. They printed out the name and image of CAP’s President Cathi [Herrod] That’s not going to be Cathi in …

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Fox Liar Todd Starnes Has Arizona Sadz

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BREWER VETOES ARIZONA HATE BILL

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer will tonight hold a nationally televised press conference at 7:45PM Eastern. Watch live here. UPDATE: And the bill is VETOED. 

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MISSOURI: Arizona-Style Hate Bill Intro’d

Missouri GOP state Sen. Wayne Wallingford has introduced a “religious liberty” bill. The legislation states that a governmental authority shall not substantially burden a person’s free exercise of religion unless the government demonstrates that it has a compelling interest. To supporters of the idea — similar to legislation filed in several other states — the goal is to make it …

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AFA: PetSmart Hates Christians

The American Family Association is very upset that Arizona-based PetSmart has come out against the hate bill. If the AFA is going to stage one of their boycotts, it’ll be interesting to see which of the dozens of major anti-SB1062 corporations that they target.

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GoDaddy: Veto The AZ Hate Bill

“GoDaddy strongly opposes Arizona Senate Bill 1062. As a company we honor and believe in the equal rights for all people, regardless of age, color, disability, national origin, race, religion, or sexual orientation. We believe this proposed legislation would have far-reaching negative consequences on the state and the companies that do business here, and would wrongly send a message that …

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Limbaugh: Gays Are Bullying Jan Brewer

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Ooh, Mysterious

Good grief.

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LZ Granderson Destroys The Cooch

Mediaite recaps the mayhem: Crossfire got really heated up Tuesday over the Arizona bill that would allow businesses to refuse service to LGBT individuals. Van Jones posed a provocative question to former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli: “What is the difference between a business owner saying no blacks are allowed here versus no gays are allowed here?” Cuccinelli dismissed the …

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GEORGIA: Hate Bill Hits Roadblock

The Georgia House was supposed to hear an Arizona-style hate bill today, but it was put off until tomorrow and now that’s been canceled. The House version of the bill might be dead for the current legislative session. Critics of House Bill 1023, or The Preservation of Religious Freedom Act, say it would allow private business owners to cite their …

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Newt Gingrich: Veto The AZ Hate Bill

Tonight on CNN, Newt Gingrich invited viewers to give their opinion on Arizona’s hate bill by tweeting either “sign” or “veto” using the Crossfire hashtag. After reporting that 88% of the CNN audience had tweeted “veto”, Gingrich himself did the same.

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Mitt Romney: Veto The AZ Hate Bill

“He’s a RINO, Just ignore him,” said every teabagger. UPDATE: And this makes three McCains.

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