Hands On Originals

The court ruled that opposing the message of Pride is not the same thing as discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation.

The court of appeals upheld the decision that Hands On Originals had the right to refuse to make Pride T-shirts.

The ruling by Fayette County Circuit Judge James Ishmael overturned a decision by the city’s Human Rights Commission that ruled in 2014 that the print shop, Hands On Originals, violated a city law that bans discrimination based on a person’s sexual orientation.

“Hands On Originals” argues that printing gay pride t-shirts is morally objectionable, and the ruling violates their freedom of religion and expression.

LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Kentucky Human Rights Commission has sided with organizers of the Lexington Pride Festival in its discrimination complaint against T-shirt printer Hands On Originals, after the owner refused to print t-shirts for the city’s annual pride event, and said it was because his is “a Christian organization.”

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Organizers of the Lexington Pride Festival have filed a complaint against local apparel company, Hands On Originals, after the owner refused to print t-shirts for the city’s annual pride event, and said it was because his is “a Christian organization.”