Ive always believed the “art” aspect of the product would be the saving grace for these people. After all, who could argue that a painter or a sculptor is free to decline a particular commissioned piece? But aren’t these cakes simply an edible canvas upon which an artist adds his decorative and commissioned creation?
“I’ve always believed the art aspect of the product would be the saving grace...”
A baker in the small town where I live was approached by some gays to bake a phallus cake for a party. She told them no, that’s not how she wants to use her talent, and they went away—this time.
Nobody had ever seen these people before. They didn’t live here. They think they’re Freedom Riders, travelling the country to harass Christians.
That is my view as well. Wedding cakes are not set out in a display case for people to buy off the rack. They are custom work, involving not just interviews with the couple, but often a set-up at the wedding venue, sometimes also an employee to cut the cake and box the leftovers, strongly implying endorsement — especially if the artist's delivery truck has identifying logos on it and is parked outside the event.
When I worked as a designer, I turned down plenty of clients for personality reasons and types of work for content reasons. Sometimes I said I was too busy; sometimes I said "I don't do any work involving XYZ." Some people were angry, but nobody could sue me, then.