Anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination appears to be alive and well. In a new interview with The Knot, “Mean Girls” actor Jonathan Bennett and his fiancé Jaymes Vaughan talked about being rejected by a wedding venue, allegedly because they are gay.
RELATED: ‘Mean Girls’ Star Jonathan Bennett Is Engaged To Jaymes Vaughan “As a member of the LGBTQ+ community, you don’t just need to feel safe – you need to feel celebrated,” Bennett said. “For years, we planned to get married at Palace Resorts in Mexico.
When we got engaged, the owner said he couldn’t marry us because we’re two men and it goes against his morals.” He continued, “That was a sucker punch to the gut, We decided in that moment that our wedding was bigger than us.