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Colorado baker loses appeal over transgender birthday cake

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C C Offline
https://apnews.com/article/us-supreme-co...711e1aa438

INTRO: The Colorado baker who won a partial U.S. Supreme Court victory after refusing to make a gay couple’s wedding cake because of his Christian faith lost an appeal Thursday in his latest legal fight, involving his rejection of a request for a birthday cake celebrating a gender transition.

The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled that that the cake Autumn Scardina requested from Jack Phillips and Masterpiece Cakeshop, which was to be pink with blue frosting, is not a form of speech.

It also found that the state law that makes it illegal to refuse to provide services to people based on protected characteristics like race, religion or sexual orientation does not violate business owners’ right to practice or express their religion... (MORE - details)
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Zinjanthropos Offline
I looked at this thread’s OP at the very moment your avatar vignette said “ strange fruit, but I’ll pick it up”. Just another coincidence? Regardless I like the fact that religion lost or at least carried no weight. Otherwise I don’t care. Don’t buy a cake from this guy if not happy. Do you get offended when a salesperson ignores you when you’re wearing blue jeans and t-shirt and heads for the well dressed customer? I shop somewhere else if that happens.

Court for cake? I guess it’s not the cake but the fact it’s a wedding cake for gay couple that’s important here. Judges got it right.
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confused2 Offline
The cake-maker could have added something like animals doing 'things' if he wanted - would've been cheaper to lose a cake than the whole court thing.
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Syne Offline
Definitely headed to the Supreme Court.

Colorado is a fascist shithole.
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