The issue is that, if your business is considered a “public accommodation”, you may be prohibited by law from discriminating based on “protected classes”. Sexual orientation is not one of those classes under federal law, but it is under many state laws.
Would a private buyers club be a “public accommodation”?
> The issue is that, if your business is considered a “public accommodation”, you may be prohibited by law from discriminating based on “protected classes”. Sexual orientation is not one of those classes under federal law, but it is under many state laws.
But, did the wedding facility owners and the cake bakers discriminate against persons or did they discriminate against products?
Must a bakery sell car batteries to a homosexual person? Can a baker refuse to sell car batteries to a homosexual person? A heterosexual person?