Annapolis Business says no to weddings because of gay marriage

[sigmalady]

Queenie--

Actually, he's stopping all wedding service because if he stops it just for same-sex couples, he will run afoul of the state's anti-discrimination laws.

Whether I agree with him or not, I have to give him props for putting his beliefs ahead of financial gain.

[regularguy]

Whether I agree with him or not, I have to give him props for putting his beliefs ahead of financial gain.

It might be a financial gain if he gets an increase in business from fundamentalist types who agree with him. The publicity he has received will likely work both ways, with some boycotting his bus service while others support him.

[ybnormal]

Whether I agree with him or not, I have to give him props for putting his beliefs ahead of financial gain.

And what if he said no to black people? Would you feel the same way? NOT!

[sigmalady]

And what if he said no to black people? Would you feel the same way? NOT!

You are comparing apples and oranges. He said no to providing transportation services for any weddings. If he said no to transportation services for same-sex weddings only, or same-sex black weddings only, or same-sex mixed race weddings only, I would feel differently.

[regularguy]

If he said no to transportation services for same-sex weddings only, or same-sex black weddings only, or same-sex mixed race weddings only, I would feel differently.

As has been pointed out, he only cut out all weddings because it would be a violation of the anti-discrimination law to deny service only on the basis of sexual orientation. (Same would apply if the discrimination were on the basis of race.)

He would clearly prefer to keep accepting wedding business if he were allowed to discriminate against same-sex couples.