LGBTQ Protections at Center of Supreme Court Case Pitting Free Speech Against Gay Marriage

Five years ago, the Supreme Court heard a different challenge involving Colorado's law and a baker, Jack Phillips, who objected to designing a wedding cake for a gay couple. That case ended with a limited decision, however, and set up a return of the issue to the high court. Phillips' lawyer, Kristen Waggoner of the Alliance Defending Freedom, is now representing Smith.

Like Phillips, Smith says her objection is not to working with gay people. She says she'd work with a gay client who needed help with graphics for an animal rescue shelter, for example, or to promote an organization serving children with disabilities. But she objects to creating messages supporting same-sex marriage, she says, just as she won't take jobs that would require her to create content promoting atheism or gambling or supporting abortion.

Smith says Colorado’s law violates her free speech rights. Her opponents, including the Biden administration and groups such as the American Civil Liberties Union, the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, disagree. Twenty mostly liberal states, including California and New York, are supporting Colorado while another 20 mostly Republican states, including Arizona, Indiana, Ohio and Tennessee, are supporting Smith.A survey by the Trevor Project found that 2/3 of LGBTQ youth say current and proposed state policies have had a negative impact on their mental health. As the school year starts back for many students this month, LGBTQ students, face many challenges.

Why is it a crime to reject something that stands against your beliefs But it is okay to be forced to do something against your beliefs as long as it fits the other sides narrative F'ed up!

The business owner should be able to act as their religious beliefs allows. Stop discriminating against people based on their religion.

LGBTQ please VOTE LGB gay VoteBlue the supreme court is coming for your rights. SupremeCourt RightToProtest

Imagine if someone went into a black-owned business and requested a George Floyd is a Criminal cake.

LGBTQ may have the people in place to win some of their battles here on earth but they will not win them in Heaven unless they repent and accept Jesus as their Savior

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