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Florist at center of LGBT rights storm: ‘I’m a little grain of sand’
Barronelle Stutzman of Arlene’s Flowers refused the flowers for a gay couple’s wedding in 2013, and her actions were among the first in what has become a nationwide quandary for bakers and others who believe same-sex marriage conflicts with their religious beliefs.
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Judge fines Washington florist who refused services for same-sex couple’s wedding
A Washington state florist who refused to provide flowers for a same-sex wedding was fined $1,000 Friday, plus $1 for court costs and fees.
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Judge rules against florist who refused services for gay couple’s wedding
A judge has decided the state of Washington has the authority to bring a consumer protection lawsuit against a florist who refused to provide flowers for a same-sex couple’s wedding.
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Judge asked to rule against florist who refused services for gay couple’s wedding
The case against Barronelle Stutzman, 68, and her shop, Arlene’s Flowers, stems from a complaint that she refused to provide flowers for a same-sex couple’s 2013 wedding.
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Wash. florist who refused flowers for gay couple’s wedding files suit against state
RICHLAND, Wash. — A florist targeted by two lawsuits for refusing to provide flowers for a same-sex wedding has filed her own lawsuit against Washington state, claiming the state is violating her religious beliefs.
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Bill would allow Wash. state businesses to discriminate against gays
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Several Republican lawmakers filed a bill Thursday seeking an exemption to the state’s anti-discrimination laws just weeks after legal action was taken against a Richland florist who denied service to a gay couple for their upcoming wedding.
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Couple takes action against florist for anti-gay discrimination
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said Wednesday it is representing a Kennewick, Wash., gay couple in seeking remedies from a florist that discriminated against them by refusing to provide flowers for their wedding.
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Wash. AG files lawsuit against florist who refused service to gay couple
OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington state Attorney General has filed a consumer protection lawsuit against a florist who refused to provide flowers for the wedding of a same-sex couple.
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Florist refuses gay couple’s wedding due to her ‘relationship with Jesus Christ’
RICHLAND Wash. — A flower shop in Washington state has refused to provide flowers for the wedding of a gay couple, who had been using her services for years, because or her “relationship with Jesus Christ.”
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Anti-gay Canadian florist wants ‘no part’ of same-sex couple’s wedding
A Canadian florist has refused to provide wedding flowers to a same-sex couple, according to the event’s planner, a violation of the New Brunswick Human Rights Act.