14th Amendment, Section 1: All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States [emphasis added]; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
Regarding business owners using 14A to protect themselves from misguided, pro-LGBT state officials and other supporters, note that Acts 22:23-30 indicates that Paul claimed his rights as a Roman citizen to save himself from being flogged.
On a related note, consider that the Supreme Court clarified in United States v. Cruikshank that only the federal and state governments, not ordinary citizens, are obligated to respect the rights which the states have amended the Constitution to expressly protect. So while neither federal or state governments can’t make laws or policies which discriminate against citizens on the basis of constitutionally enumerated protections, such protections don’t apply when a citizen discriminates against another citizen.
thanks Amendment 10. I have been thinking the flipped life we have in the US these days, but could not cite law saying such. We the people can discriminate against anyone or refuse to associate with anyone , its GOVERNMENT that can’t .