The decision in Lexington-Fayette Urban County Human Rights Commission v. Hands On Originals (Ky CA, No 2015-CA-000745-MR; 12 May, 2017) was an appeal from an earlier decision discussed in a previous post, “Cakes, t-shirts and religious freedom- an update” (28 April, 2015). To quote the previous summary:
[A] printer of T-shirts and promotional materials had declined to print advertising for a “Gay Pride” march. The company [was] found by the Human Rights Commission to have discriminated against the local Gay and Lesbian Services Organisation in its refusal.
Judge Ishmael overturned the finding of discrimination. His Honour noted that the company had operated in accordance with the Christian principles of its proprietor for some years, and had declined a number of previous printing jobs on the basis of the messages being conveyed (for example, shirts promoting a strip club and others containing a violence related message). He also noted that the former president of the GLSO, who had filed the complaint, [did] not identify as gay and [was] actually married to someone of the opposite sex. It was a particularly clear case where the refusal of the job was based on the message, and not the sexual orientation of the customer.
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