Sweet Cakes did not refuse to make a cake because the customers were gay. They refused to make a wedding cake to celebrate a gay marriage. It was the activity that they did not want to support. At the time, the activity was not even legal in Oregon.
Westboro has a Constitutional right to hold God Hates Fags rallies. Why should gay caterers be allowed to refuse to support a Constitutionally protected activity?
And yes, they are hate-filled assholes, but hate-filled assholes have the same rights as gay activists.
You can't really separate the two.
Westboro has a Constitutional right to hold God Hates Fags rallies. Why should gay caterers be allowed to refuse to support a Constitutionally protected activity?
People in Missouri have a constitutionally protected right to open carry. If I own a business I can deny them entry if they are carrying a weapon and I'm not breaking the law. Now if I refused entry to only black gun owners then it'd be discrimination and the state can go after me.
And yes, they are hate-filled assholes, but hate-filled assholes have the same rights as gay activists.
Depends on the circumstances.