The Supreme Court’s Ruling on Refusing Gay Business
To the Editor: Re “Web Designer Wins Right to Turn Away Gay People” (front page, July 1): Given the Supreme Court’s track record throughout the past year — including, most notably, the gutting of affirmative action and federal abortion protections — I shouldn’t have been surprised when, along ideological lines, it ruled in favor of a web designer who would refuse a same-sex couple seeking her services.
Yet, I was. But more than that, I was afraid for the futures of L.G.B.T.Q.+ individuals, whose rights are seemingly undermined with each passing day.
I fear that the day will arrive when outward discrimination and oppression become permissible, so long as they are presented under the guise of religious freedom or free speech.
The day when signs reading “Gays not served here” become a reality. I would love more than anything else to fool myself into believing that the United States has realized its ideals of justice and equality for all.
