If a private business refused service to me, I would be upset, but I would probably just do business with their competitors instead. If they don't want my money, I can go elsewhere. I like to look at this issue from different perspectives. If I were a baker, I would not be comfortable baking an anti-gay cake for the Westboro Baptist Church. By that standard, I don't think we should force businesses to provide services that go against their values, even if I disagree with those values. I hold a different standard for government services because equality under the law would be meaningless if the government itself practiced discrimination. The government must treat its citizens equally, but private business can pick and choose their clients and the sorts of services that they wish to provide. To be honest, by discriminating against gays, the business puts itself at a disadvantage. They are losing customers and creating bad publicity for themselves. While I'm not a hardcore libertarian by any means, this is one situatuon that I think the free market can resolve.
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