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OhhhJa posted...

adjl posted...

Why does this topic always end up with people equivocating gay marriage to hate speech?

Saying you dont want to make invitations for a gay wedding isnt hate speech lol

Did you not read the post I quoted from you?

Kyuubi4269 posted...

You seem to be coming from the position that the shopkeepers started off without discriminating then changed their tune, but in reality they have always operated this way.

In which case they have always been creating disadvantages for no reason. Furthermore, if we're considering homophobia specifically, then it's completely believable that somebody has lived in the area for years without problems, then suddenly found themselves unable to get groceries because they came out as gay. It's also possible that the business changed hands and the new owners were so dickishly discriminatory. They could also have decided that they're fed up with "political correctness" and that the current political climate means they'll be able to get away with pushing back against it (which, for people with such complaints, usually means being an unapologetic asshole to certain groups for no reason).

There are plenty of explanations for why it could be a recent problem, but really, your logic of "it's always been this way so it's fine" isn't remotely valid logic at all and I don't need to come up with alternative explanations. If it'll make you feel better, feel free to mentally substitute "maintaining disadvantages" for "creating disadvantages" in my prior statement of the bottom line, and that should cover your entire position.
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