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hfojvt

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30. How are LGBTQ people gonna know who is homophobic?

Wed Feb 26, 2014, 11:33 AM

Feb 2014

The law, as I understand it, is directed at businesses like photographers and bakeries. See, a photographer is approached by a couple to do pictures for their wedding.

In that case, it is pretty easy to determine which couples are gay. Unless Pat marries Pat or something.

Same thing with a bakery. Approached by a couple to do a wedding cake....it's pretty easy to tell whether Adam is marrying Eve or Steve.

My question is why would you want to force a homophobic businessperson to take your money? Why not instead patronize more tolerant businesspeople and their businesses?

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how are they going to know?? how are these business owners, etc, going to know who is gay? [View all] niyad Feb 2014 OP

true it would have to be they think it is self enforcing treestar Feb 2014 #1

"Proof of heterosexuality" certificates? "Are you gay" questionaires? Zambero Feb 2014 #2

can you just hear a geoge carlin riff on this insanity? niyad Feb 2014 #3

I can see it now--an entire new job-creating industry devoted to producing the triangles, niyad Feb 2014 #5

Not much different than the yellow stars in Germany during WWII. Skidmore Feb 2014 #35

I think this is all ginned up because of the certainty that MineralMan Feb 2014 #4

the fact that they feel comfortable doing this--and getting more and more vocal about their hatred, niyad Feb 2014 #7

It worries me, too. Somehow, though, I feel like MineralMan Feb 2014 #8

Excellent! FLyellowdog Feb 2014 #38

I have met people who had what I perceived were LGBT stereotypes... LynneSin Feb 2014 #6

And many many people are not 100% straight or 100% gay, it's not a light switch! Many RKP5637 Feb 2014 #11

I think in general everyone is bisexual - whether one defines themself as gay or straight LynneSin Feb 2014 #22

And that, is a very mature way of looking at all of this! RKP5637 Feb 2014 #25

Kyrsten Sinema is the Representative from AZ ChazII Feb 2014 #32

Yeah, the "gaydar"... pipi_k Feb 2014 #23

many businesses are serving couples hfojvt Feb 2014 #37

Can tattoos on the forehead be the next step? And, this assumes people are 100% straight or RKP5637 Feb 2014 #9

I keep thinking of "the handmaid's tale". for some reason, az came to mind while I was reading it niyad Feb 2014 #10

God will tell them? GAYDAR? Adrahil Feb 2014 #12

Yes, I saw a pink triangle over their head as they walked into my store, it was a vision RKP5637 Feb 2014 #27

I was wondering the same thing. MadrasT Feb 2014 #13

there was an episode of "all in the family" where there were two guys, one of whom was big, strong, niyad Feb 2014 #17

Yep, and that's what happens when the populace elects 7th graders into political office! And, RKP5637 Feb 2014 #28

I think all LGBTs and their allies theHandpuppet Feb 2014 #14

oh, I like that!! where can I order them?? niyad Feb 2014 #18

Isn't there an app for that? jsr Feb 2014 #15

if not today--by tomorrow, surely! niyad Feb 2014 #20

Found one: jsr Feb 2014 #26

now all I need is a smart phone! niyad Feb 2014 #36

How about RF chips and scanners? Coyotl Feb 2014 #16

They can't define it, but they know it when they see it....... socialist_n_TN Feb 2014 #19

That's what I didn't get BKH70041 Feb 2014 #21

I actually went out to Arizona to visit my best friend a while back. Tommy_Carcetti Feb 2014 #24

Exactly. madaboutharry Feb 2014 #29

How are LGBTQ people gonna know who is homophobic? hfojvt Feb 2014 #30

Because it's a public accommodation issue. Gormy Cuss Feb 2014 #33

so if, for example, hfojvt Feb 2014 #39

The market can't solve the problem when the law ignores it. Gormy Cuss Feb 2014 #40

I agree BKH70041 Feb 2014 #42

It covers way more than gay people Bandit Feb 2014 #31

This is of course another hole in thier "thinking process" geckosfeet Feb 2014 #34

I will not set foot in az today because of their persecution of mexicians. Sunlei Feb 2014 #41

. . niyad Feb 2014 #43