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Infamous Christian Bakers Send Cakes to LGBT Organizations

Infamous Christian Bakers Send Cakes to LGBT Organizations

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The Oregon couple who refused to make a cake for a same-sex wedding and were fined $135,000 make a surprising move.

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Melissa and Aaron Klein, Oregon bakers who got into hot water for refusing to make a cake for a lesbian wedding, want to prove they don't hate gay people.

The couple sent cakes, plus a movie about Christianity and gay issues, to 10 queer organizations -- including the LGBT centers in Los Angeles and Las Vegas, and the Asian and Pacific Islander Wellness Center.

The cakes, decorated with hearts, were an act of goodwill and carried the message, "We do really love you."

A note with the cakes reads, "Hello, we are Aaron and Melissa Klein. We're the bakers who declined to create a cake for a same-sex wedding and were ordered to pay $135,000. We want you to know that our actions were not motivated by hatred, and we personally baked this cake as a small token of our love."

The Kleins also included a DVD of Audacity, a film from New Zealand evangelist Ray Comfort that "tackles the issues of Christianity and homosexuality," according to Christian Today.

In speaking to the publication, Comfort made a clumsy comparison: "Would [Klein's critics] bake a cake for a wedding where lion meat would be served at the reception?"


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Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.
Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.