Originally posted by Tassman
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Gay marriage is legal in the US therefore discrimination against it, e.g. by a cake-shop owner, is unlawful discrimination...as has been ruled in the courts on the basis of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
http://aclu-co.org/court-rules-baker...st-gay-couple/
http://aclu-co.org/court-rules-baker...st-gay-couple/
Nope. It was decided based on a local law:
Longstanding Colorado state law prohibits public accommodations, including businesses such as Masterpiece Cakeshop, from refusing service based on factors such as race, sex, marital status or sexual orientation.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 does not protect homosexuals or marriage as a status. In fact in 1964, being homosexual acts were still illegal in most areas and gays certainly could not get married.
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