Local bakery refuses to make rainbow cupcakes for gay customer

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http://www.fox59.com/news/wxin-bakery-wont-make-rainbow-cupcakes-092310,0,6300849.story

<<An Indianapolis bakery is under fire from the gay and lesbian community over a choice not to serve a diversity group.

This is what they were after: a mulitcolored cupcake to celebrate "National Coming Out Day" next month; a rainbow confection to honor the diversity on the campus of IUPUI. But the student who had the order placed at Just Cookies was told no.

Fox59 went to City Market to get the business's side of the story, Just Cookies, but we didn't get just one version of what happened.

"Look around, we don't have cupcakes," said owner Lilly Stockton.

Then we talked to her husband David, who gradually made it clear that there was an earlier order... and yes, the customer was refused.
"I explained we're a family-run business, we have two young, impressionable daughters and we thought maybe it was best not to do that," said co-owner David Stockton.<<

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First off, folks, get your stories straight. Mom says it's because they don't do cupcakes -- fair enough. But Dad says it's because they disagree with the group's lifestyle.

Then, we get IUPUI's take: "IUPUI's spokesperson said the school has no formal complaint against the bakery and added embracing diversity means allowing the business owners the right to their opinion and the right to choose how to serve its customers, as long as those customers are not discriminated against."

Somehow, I don't think this would fly with any other group, and it gives a whole new meaning to "embracing diversity." And it's clear (at least to me) that Dad is indeed discriminating when he chooses not to serve this group. This is a tad bit different from "no shirt, no shoes, no service."

The group did find another bakery.

[feslen]

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hopefully their daughters won't grow up to be as messed up as their dad.