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Lorie Smith Antigay Colorado Web Designer

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Homophobic Colorado Web Designer Returns to Trial Court After Supreme Court Win

Lawyers for Lorie Smith and the state agreed to work together on an order stating she won't be punished under Colorado's antidiscrimination law.

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Texas Judge Refuses to Marry Same-Sex Couples, Cites Supreme Court Decision

She claims that the decision that allowed a Colorado web designer not to be forced to create a site contrary to her beliefs extends to her view that only heterosexual couples should be married.

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Alliance Defending Freedom’s Legal Journey Against LGBTQ+ Rights & Anti-Discrimination Laws: Report

Supreme Court-backed case of a Colorado web designer, aided by Alliance Defending Freedom, ignited fervent LGBTQ+ rights debate, spotlighting a larger quest to dismantle anti-discrimination laws.

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Pete Buttigieg Slams SCOTUS 303 Creative Ruling: A 'Solution Looking for a Problem'

The Transportation Secretary discussed the case on CNN's "State of the Union."

Chasten Buttigieg and a sign from the period of segregation

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Chasten Buttigieg Slams Transphobic Michigan Salon Owner From His Hometown

The Buttigieg family lives in Traverse City, where the owner of a local salon banned transgender and queer customers.

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'Sopranos' Star Michael Imperioli Forbids 'Homophobes' From Watching His Work

"Thank you Supreme Court for allowing me to discriminate and exclude those who I don’t agree with," the actor wrote on Instagram.

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Colorado to pay $1.5M to settle anti-marriage equality 303 Creative SCOTUS case

Web designer Lorie Smith claimed anti-discrimination laws violated her First Amendment rights; a conservative U.S. Supreme Court majority agreed.

Woman in Anti-LGBTQ+ SCOTUS Case Did Make a Wedding Website: Report

Lorie Smith said she couldn’t design wedding websites out of fear of retaliation for her beliefs, but it turns out she designed at least one before making a legal challenge.

Supreme Court Appears to Lean Toward Ruling for Antigay Web Designer

The court's conservative majority seemed to sympathize with a designer who argues she has a legal right to turn away same-sex couples who seek wedding websites.

Homophobic Colorado Web Designer Returns to Trial Court After Supreme Court Win

Lawyers for Lorie Smith and the state agreed to work together on an order stating she won't be punished under Colorado's antidiscrimination law.

Denver Web Designer Who Refused Same-Sex Couples Loses Court Case

The law at the center of the case is the same as the Masterpiece Cakeshop Supreme Court case from 2018.

Supreme Court Takes Case Involving Refusal to Serve Same-Sex Couples

A Colorado web designer says she will not provide wedding website creation services to same-sex couples.

Texas Judge Refuses to Marry Same-Sex Couples, Cites Supreme Court Decision

She claims that the decision that allowed a Colorado web designer not to be forced to create a site contrary to her beliefs extends to her view that only heterosexual couples should be married.

Alliance Defending Freedom’s Legal Journey Against LGBTQ+ Rights & Anti-Discrimination Laws: Report

Supreme Court-backed case of a Colorado web designer, aided by Alliance Defending Freedom, ignited fervent LGBTQ+ rights debate, spotlighting a larger quest to dismantle anti-discrimination laws.

Supreme Court to Hear LGBTQ+ Rights Case Before End of Year

The court has set the date to hear the case of a Colorado web designer who says creating wedding websites for same-sex couples would violate her free speech rights.

Pete Buttigieg Slams SCOTUS 303 Creative Ruling: A 'Solution Looking for a Problem'

The Transportation Secretary discussed the case on CNN's "State of the Union."

Chasten Buttigieg Slams Transphobic Michigan Salon Owner From His Hometown

The Buttigieg family lives in Traverse City, where the owner of a local salon banned transgender and queer customers.

Is the Trump Administration Trying to Discourage Trans Travelers?

Policy regarding gender markers on passports has not changed, but new language seems designed to create confusion.

'The View' Co-Host Says She Agrees With SCOTUS Ruling in Gay Wedding Website Case

Alyssa Farah Griffin voiced her opinion during a charged discussion on The View.

WATCH: TransTech Offers Solutions for Aspiring Trans Coders

'It is my mission to make TransTech the Apple of the nonprofit industry,' says Angelica Ross, transgender entrepreneur and founder of the new job-training nonprofit.

Amy Coney Barrett Has Ties to Right-Wing Group in LGBTQ+ Rights Case

The Supreme Court justice will hear a case from a client represented by the anti-LGBTQ+ Alliance Defending Freedom, where Barrett has been part of a lecture program.

SCOTUS: Bisexual Lawyer's Suit Against Christian Group Can Go Ahead

The attorney had filed the lawsuit against the organization after the group said it had rejected his application for a job due to its code of conduct, which "excludes homosexual activity."

Supreme Court Rules 6-3 to Limit LGBTQ+ Protections, Rules in Favor of Homophobe

This court has ruled that businesses open to the public can discriminate against LGBTQ+ people.

GLAAD Denounces NYT's Hiring of Anti-LGBTQ+ Columnist David French

Recessionary Tremors: Carter Wentworth

Unemployed and already behind on his mortgage payments, Wentworth thinks he can probably get by for another six months. Fortunately, he can move in with his boyfriend if he needs to, but what happens when the unemployment checks stop coming?

Nick Hodulik: Marriage of the Minds

In our partnership with StartOut, we regularly invite the group to highlight an LGBT entrepreneur. Here's a case for extending yourself beyond a single professional niche.

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Web designer Lorie Smith claimed anti-discrimination laws violated her First Amendment rights; a conservative U.S. Supreme Court majority agreed.

Lorie Smith said she couldn’t design wedding websites out of fear of retaliation for her beliefs, but it turns out she designed at least one before making a legal challenge.

The court's conservative majority seemed to sympathize with a designer who argues she has a legal right to turn away same-sex couples who seek wedding websites.

Lawyers for Lorie Smith and the state agreed to work together on an order stating she won't be punished under Colorado's antidiscrimination law.

The law at the center of the case is the same as the Masterpiece Cakeshop Supreme Court case from 2018.

A Colorado web designer says she will not provide wedding website creation services to same-sex couples.

She claims that the decision that allowed a Colorado web designer not to be forced to create a site contrary to her beliefs extends to her view that only heterosexual couples should be married.

Supreme Court-backed case of a Colorado web designer, aided by Alliance Defending Freedom, ignited fervent LGBTQ+ rights debate, spotlighting a larger quest to dismantle anti-discrimination laws.

The court has set the date to hear the case of a Colorado web designer who says creating wedding websites for same-sex couples would violate her free speech rights.

The Transportation Secretary discussed the case on CNN's "State of the Union."

The Buttigieg family lives in Traverse City, where the owner of a local salon banned transgender and queer customers.

Policy regarding gender markers on passports has not changed, but new language seems designed to create confusion.

"Thank you Supreme Court for allowing me to discriminate and exclude those who I don’t agree with," the actor wrote on Instagram.

Alyssa Farah Griffin voiced her opinion during a charged discussion on The View.

'It is my mission to make TransTech the Apple of the nonprofit industry,' says Angelica Ross, transgender entrepreneur and founder of the new job-training nonprofit.

The Supreme Court justice will hear a case from a client represented by the anti-LGBTQ+ Alliance Defending Freedom, where Barrett has been part of a lecture program.

The attorney had filed the lawsuit against the organization after the group said it had rejected his application for a job due to its code of conduct, which "excludes homosexual activity."

This court has ruled that businesses open to the public can discriminate against LGBTQ+ people.

Unemployed and already behind on his mortgage payments, Wentworth thinks he can probably get by for another six months. Fortunately, he can move in with his boyfriend if he needs to, but what happens when the unemployment checks stop coming?

In our partnership with StartOut, we regularly invite the group to highlight an LGBT entrepreneur. Here's a case for extending yourself beyond a single professional niche.