Ben Platt and fiancé Noah Galvin slam Supreme Court’s anti-LGBTQ+ ruling
Engaged actors Ben Platt and Noah Galvin have spoken out against the Supreme Court’s recent anti-LGBTQ+ ruling. Last week, a six to three vote of the conservative supermajority opened the door for businesses to refuse service to LGBTQ+ people based on their sexuality by ruling that a Colorado wedding website designer can refuse to create work for members of the community if it conflicts with religious beliefs.
The majority opinion, which was written by Donald Trump nominee Neil Gorsuch, said that the First Amendment prohibited Colorado from “forcing a website designer to create expressive designs speaking messages with which the designer disagrees”.
Speaking on the ‘Just for Variety Podcast’ with Marc Malkin, Platt and Galvin expressed their disdain for the decision. “I think it’s a distraction from things that are actually important, like the planet melting,” Platt said. “I also think it’s the people who are losing clout, it’s like the last rafegul fiery, ‘This is not how it should be!’ before they go away forever.” He continued: “It’s my only hope.
That’s the only way to stay any kind of optimistic about it because otherwise it’s just fully going back in time and harming people for no reason.
