Christian wedding photographer can't be forced to work same-sex weddings, judge rules

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91. There is a little bit of a difference

Between going up to a lunch counter versus an ongoing business relationship with a photographer. Also, there's a bit of a difference between refusing service to gays period versus refusing to photograph a gay wedding. It's not 100% analogous, but you could make the case that this would be akin to forcing a photographer not only to provide service to white customers (a no brainer), but to be open to a discrimination suit for refusing to photograph a white pride event. It's a little different, because a wedding shouldn't be a political statement, but it's the other side of the slippery slope. As a discrimination lawyer, I personally try to avoid bringing cases like this that run a high risk of setting bad precedent that can then be used by a lower court to say it's okay for the photographer to refuse service to gays, period, for example.