GoFundMe bans ‘discriminatory’ fundraising activities

The Washington Times ^ | 2015-04-30 | Valerie Richardson

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GoFundMe’s old policy on crowdfunding may not have been enough to justify its decision last weekend to kill campaigns on behalf of a Christian-owned florist and bakery — but its new policy is.

The website quietly expanded its list of banned crowdfunding activities this week shortly after The Washington Times questioned GoFundMe’s reliance on its policy against campaigns in defense of “formal charges of heinous crimes” to pull fundraisers for Arlene’s Flowers and for Sweet Cakes by Melissa.

The new policy, which includes a ban on campaigns in defense of “claims of discriminatory acts,” would appear to make it more difficult to raise money on behalf of businesses facing crippling civil damages awards after refusing to provide services for gay weddings for religious reasons.

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"Discriminatory" is code for "conservative."

[stars & stripes forever]

Is there a conservative “Go Fund Me” site?

[NormsRevenge]

Pussfaces.. TheGoFundMeoids

[P-Marlowe]

Is there a conservative “Go Fund Me” site?

Go Fund This

[Fungi]

Really? So the site is not discriminating? What pure crap.

[ClearCase_guy]

So, apparently, GoFundMe is saying, "You can't make me bake that cake! If we don't want to help people like you we don't have to!"

We'll see how that turns out.

[LostInBayport]

So the message is “Go Fund Me” is only for liberal causes? Got it. I’ll remember that and will never visit that site.

[PROCON]

"Discriminatory" is code for "conservative."Christian.

There, fixed it.

[dennisw]

Seems like the gay mafia have been reaming out the gofundme sites owners

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

They need to be hammered about this on social media.

[dp0622]

How hard is it to set up a conservative version?

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Does GFM make a percentage?

[IncPen]

Tolerance.

For liberal views only.

[dp0622]

I bet there’s a way of working around the edges to set up in essence the same kind of site to fund conservative causes no? I could be very wrong.

[Drango]

gaystapo

[Gay State Conservative]

Lawsuit?

[ClearCase_guy]

If it's a Liberal site, I imagine 90% of the funds go to GoFundMe personnel, and 10% go to the intended recipient.

That's what the Clinton's do.

[magna carta]

LMAO!

[Oberon]

Sounds to me like GoFundMe is discriminating.

[HiTech RedNeck]

They can do that if they want. But they should expect the marketplace of ideas conjoined with money to punish them. That sounds condign.