His win is a direct result of the Supreme Court’s decision in a pivotal LGBTQ+ rights case.

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    1 year ago

    Should they also be allowed to have a whites only business? Because I’m pretty sure they legally can’t discriminate that way. It’s only okay if someone is LGBT+.

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      1 year ago

      No. But he should be able to reject creating something that says “whites only” or “straights only”.

      Example:

      Denying a “white power” photo session - should be legal

      Denying taking senior photos because the client is white - should not be legal

      Denying professional headshots because the client is gay - should not be legal

      Denying a “gay pride” photo session - should be legal (though you’re an asshole if you do it IMO)

      But the thing is, don’t even give a reason. You don’t have to take every job, and you don’t have to say why. If you make the stand to not take a certain job because of political reasons, you are bringing negative attention on yourself

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      The difference is in the business model.

      If they’re working individual jobs on a freelance, case by case, contract-based model, then they can do whatever they want as far as signing a contract to do work or not signing a contract to do work with whomever they wish.

      The reasons might be shitty sometimes, but that’s not enough of a reason to compel all freelancers to do work they don’t want to.