Oregon Antigay Bakers' Case to Be Reviewed in Light of Supreme Court Ruling
So it begins: The Supreme Court orders a review of the discrimination finding against Aaron and Melissa Klein, who turned away a lesbian couple.
July 3, 2023
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So it begins: The Supreme Court orders a review of the discrimination finding against Aaron and Melissa Klein, who turned away a lesbian couple.
For nearly three months, the antigay bakers have balked at paying the fine for discriminating against a lesbian couple and publishing their home address online.
Sweet Cakes by Melissa refused to bake a cake for a lesbian couple and found themselves at the center of a media storm. Three years later, the bakery is closed.
Sweet Cakes by Melissa, an Oregon bakery that refuses to bake cakes for same-sex couples, throws its frosting behind an ex-gay ministry.
While the fine isn't final yet, the owners of Sweet Cakes by Melissa are already raising funds to cover it -- but GoFundMe won't host their campaign.
The owners of Sweet Cakes by Melissa, who refused service to a lesbian couple, don't get a religious exemption from state law, the court ruled.
An Oregon court upheld its original finding that the owners of Sweet Cakes By Melissa illegally discriminated against a same-sex couple, but said the fine's amount showed bias.
When an Oregon bakery refused to make a wedding cake for Rachel and Laurel Bowman-Cryer, it became a talking point for "religious freedom" proponents. The women say the ordeal has left them broke and scarred.
Aaron and Melissa Klein, who refused to provide a cake for a same-sex couple's wedding, are appealing a state agency's finding that they committed unlawful discrimination.
Undercover reporters discovered the Oregon business that refused to work with a lesbian couple had no problem making cakes for divorce parties and stem cell research celebrations.
Melissa and Aaron Klein are refusing to pay a $135,000 fine they incurred for violating Oregon law by denying services to a lesbian couple.
The couple who refused to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding and were fined for discrimination find humor in their defiance of civil rights.
Justice is finally served.Â
Another case of a queer couple denied a cake for their wedding unfolds in the Lone Star state.
The legislation could allow businesses, adoption agencies, and even health care facilities to deny services to LGBT people.
The ABC comedy series took a stand against anti-LGBT discrimination, angering some "religious freedom" proponents.