Stylist Refuses to Cut New Mexico Governor’s Hair Over Gay-Marriage Stance

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[nickcarraway]

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New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez, once reportedly shortlisted by Mitt Romney's campaign as a possible veep (she says she wasn't interested), fielded questions this week about a hair salon she hasn't visited in months. The reason? Her former hairdresser, Antonio Darden, said he refused to take an appointment by Martinez until she changed her stance on allowing gay couples to get married.

"The governor's aides called not too long ago, wanting another appointment to come in," Darden, who is gay, said to local station KOB TV. "Because of her stances and her views on this I told her aides no."

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The governor had a retort ready. "I hadn't gone back in ten months, so I guess that decision was made by me long ago," Martinez said about making a hair appointment with Darden to KOAT TV.

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[nickcarraway]

The original site for this story, KON-TV, has completely removed the article.

[ealgeone]

Lawsuit! Religious discrimination against normal people!

[SampleMan]

But don’t bake an affirmation cake for a fag and it’s the end of the world.

[MarineBrat]

But when sodomites want a cake baked by normal people, their inner Fascist pops out.

[jospehm20]

So homos can refuses services to non homos they do not agree with but Christians have to provide services to homos they don’t agree with?

[fwdude]

She’s not one of the “special people.”

Equal protection? So 20th Century.

[Wyrd bið ful aræd]

If you can be sued for not baking a cake for a person over this, why can’t you be sued for not cutting someone’s hair over this? As far as the law is concerned, it shouldn’t matter which end of the issue you’re coming from.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

Darden, who is gay, . . .

What a shock.

[El Cid]

Interesting.
If a Christian baker/florist refuses to participate in a ceremony that celebrates the sin of Sodomy, they get sued - and the Law tries to crush them.

If a Christian is refused service by a Sodomite, the Christian goes elsewhere for business.

[refermech]

Probably be a butch cut anyway...

[manc]

So Christians are forced to do services for homosexuals, but homosexuals can deny Christians.

Got it and why is this homonazi not being sued then?

[El Cid]

I type slow.
Seven other posters beat me with essentially the same reply (within one minute).

[Secret Agent Man]

I gues some business owner is going toget sued for refusal of service for their views on homosexuality.

Other way around, this time.

[Menehune56]

So homos can refuses services to non homos they do not agree with but Christians have to provide services to homos they don’t agree with?

A very excellent point there.

[Secret Agent Man]

Just have to force them to live under the same laws everyone else does.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Sue them, take them to court, and make them pay fines so high their hair styling business goes bankrupt!

[Durbin]

Funny how it’s ok to deny service based on someone’s beliefs one way, but not the other. Oh the irony.

[vette6387]

Just wonder what Oregon would do to this fag for refusing to cut the governor’s hair?

[Menehune56]

I believe this is a picture of the intolerant hairdresser. Gaydar alert!

[PROCON]

Oh, yeah!