A California Appeals Court has ruled that a Christian bakery in Kern County does not have a right to refuse cake decorating service to a gay couple. The company offered the couple, Eileen and Mireya Rodriguez, a three-tiered non-symbol-added cake.
Court rules against antigay bakery in California – Advocate.com
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An appeals court in California ruled a Kern County baker violated the rights of a gay couple when she refused on religious grounds to bake a cake for their wedding, Cal Matters reports.
The case started in August of 2017 when Eileen and Mireya Rodriguez-Del Rio visited Tastries Bakery in Bakersfield to purchase a cake for the upcoming wedding. According to court documents, the couple were helped by staff and chose a pre-designed cake with “three tiers with white buttercream frosting without any writing, symbols, engravings, images or toppers.” Staff told the couple it was a popular choice for “birthdays, baby showers, weddings, and quinceaneras,” but then refused to sell the prepare or sell the cake when they learned it was for their same-sex wedding.
California’s Civil Rights Division filed suit against Tastries and its owner, Catharine Miller, in 2018.
Tastries Bakery has 18 employees and is owned by Catharine Miller, a devout Christian.
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