LGBTQ People, Allies Lament Supreme Court's Pro-Discrimination Ruling

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : "We call on Congress to value our community and provide long-overdue protections by passing the Equality Act, which will ensure federal non-discrimination protections for all people," Morris said.
56% : We are disappointed that six justices fell for the cynical, manufactured attempt to manipulate the First Amendment in order to make it easier to exclude LGBTQ+ people from public life.
50% : The court further found that, because Smith creates "custom" websites that contain "expressive content," she should have been granted a "free speech" exemption to the Coloraod Anti-Discrimination Act allowing her to not only refuse service to same-sex couples, but to post a notice that she will refuse to create websites celebrating same-sex marriages.
46% : Morris also noted that the decision, coupled with the onslaught of legislative attacks, underscores the need for passing legislation like the Equality Act, a large-scale anti-discrimination bill, to enshrine legal protections for LGBTQ people into law.
45% : Several graphic designers slammed Smith herself for seeking an exemption from Colorado's Anti-Discrimination Act. "As a gay graphic designer who designs websites, I am appalled at this step backwards from the anti-discrimination laws we have worked so hard to attain," John Avila, principal at Avila Creative, Inc., an LGBTQ and minority-owned design firm in Chicago, said in a statement.
44% : LGBTQ advocates and allies are lamenting the Supreme Court's recent decision in favor of a website designer who sought an exemption from her state's nondiscrimination law to allow her to refuse to create wedding websites for same-sex couples.
39% : Any decision or law that allows discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity is a violation of human rights and prohibits LGBTQ individuals from living with safety and dignity," he added.

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