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In reply to the discussion: how are they going to know?? how are these business owners, etc, going to know who is gay? [View all]Gormy Cuss
(30,884 posts)40. The market can't solve the problem when the law ignores it.
That's one of the reasons we have public accommodation laws. LGBTers are a minority. The effect of all LGBTers boycotting a single business is likely to be insignificant unless LGBTers were already steady customers. In the case of wedding photographers, unlikely. Bakeries may lose business over refusal to make wedding cakes IF enough of their customers understand that the business is bigoted, but unless they have a big sign on the counter announcing the policy wouldn't be widely known and customers would still patronize the place because they weren't aware of their policy.
Organizing boycotts of individual businesses is like playing whack-a-mole. It's an endless task. Passing a law to prohibit the practice is much more efficient.
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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
I can see it now--an entire new job-creating industry devoted to producing the triangles,
niyad
Feb 2014
#5
the fact that they feel comfortable doing this--and getting more and more vocal about their hatred,
niyad
Feb 2014
#7
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
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
Yes, I saw a pink triangle over their head as they walked into my store, it was a vision
RKP5637
Feb 2014
#27
there was an episode of "all in the family" where there were two guys, one of whom was big, strong,
niyad
Feb 2014
#17