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posted ago by Thomas1963-1967 ago by Thomas1963-1967 +1002 / -1

How come Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, Robinhood, Redditt, .... "reserve the right to refuse service to anyone" but a baker in Colorado doesn't have the same right? Inquiring minds want to know

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Smurfection 2 points ago +2 / -0

The semi legal answer is because LGBTQIA++ people are considered members of a protected class by law. They are protected from discrimination due to being LGBTQIA++ legally. Being a normal American is not considered a protected class.

As for what I think about protected classes of people? All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others, I paraphrase from Orwell's 1984.