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Can a Baker refuse to make a gay wedding cake?
The US Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a baker in Colorado who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple.
Who is the Colorado baker who refused to make a cake?
Jack Phillips has temporarily stopped making wedding cakes The US Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a baker in Colorado who refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple. The Colorado state court had found that baker Jack Phillips’ decision to turn away David Mullins and Charlie Craig in 2012 was unlawful discrimination.
What did Jack Phillips say about gay wedding cakes?
Baker who refused to make cake for gay wedding: ‘I don’t discriminate’ Jack Phillips maintained he would ‘serve everybody that comes in my shop,’ but that he wouldn’t ‘create cakes for every message.’ Baker Jack Phillips in his Masterpiece Cakeshop in Lakewood, Colorado U.S. on Sept. 21, 2017. Rick Wilking / Reuters file
Is a wedding cake a religious event?
“This cake is a specific cake, a wedding cake is an inherently religious event and the cake is definitely a specific message,” Phillips said, explaining his objection to making the wedding cake for the same-sex wedding.
Why can’t Tim Phillips make a cake for a same-sex wedding?
At that time, Phillips said he would be happy to make birthday cakes, shower cakes, cookies, and brownies, but he cannot create a custom cake for a same-sex wedding because it “expressed messages that contradict his religious beliefs,” according to court documents.
What is the ‘gay cake’ row in Northern Ireland?
A similar ‘gay cake’ row is ongoing in Northern Ireland. The Supreme Court in Belfast has yet to release an opinion on a lower court ruling that found the owners of a bakery discriminated against a gay activist for refusing to bake a cake with the slogan “Support Gay Marriage”.
Why is a Colorado baker on trial again?
Colorado baker sued again over alleged LGBTQ bias A Colorado baker who won a partial victory at the U.S. Supreme Court in 2018 for refusing to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple is on trial in a lawsuit brought by a transgender lawyer By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press March 22, 2021, 5:18 PM
Can a Colorado Baker refuse to make a cake for transgender woman?
DENVER — A Colorado baker who won a partial victory at the U.S. Supreme Court in 2018 for refusing to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple went on trial Monday in yet another lawsuit, this one involving a birthday cake for a transgender woman.