Bakery that refused to bake homophobic cake ‘did not discriminate’
A bakery in Denver, Colorado that refused to bake an anti-gay cake has been cleared of discrimination allegations.
Last year, anti-gay Christian activist William Jack asked Azucar Bakery in Denver for cakes bearing the message: “Homosexuality is a detestable sin. Leviticus 18:2”.
Bakery owner Marjorie Silva declined to write the hateful message herself but offered to provide him a blank cake and icing to do so himself.
However the homophobe made a complaint to the Colorado Civil Rights Division, claiming that he was discriminated against because he was a Christian.
According to ABC, the Civil Rights Division this week dismissed the charges against the bakery – ruling that declining a service because of “derogatory language and imagery” is not the same thing as discrimination.
Ms Silva said previously: “If he wants to hate people, he can hate them not here in my bakery.”
The incident followed a case surrounding Oregon bakery Sweet Cakes by Melissa, which refused to provide a cake for a lesbian wedding.
The owners of Sweet Cakes – who claimed their Christian beliefs prevented them from making the cake – seemingly had no issue catering for an ‘ex-gay’ group who believe that homosexuality can be suppressed.
It was also caught making divorce celebration cakes.
