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Kentucky Supreme Court tosses gay<\/a> t-shirt discrimination case<\/b><\/p>\n

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The Supreme Court of Kentucky has thrown out a lawsuit against a t-shirt manufacturer that refused to print gay<\/a> pride t-shirts on religious grounds.<\/p>\n

Two previous courts had come to similar conclusions in the suit, which was filed by the LGBTQ rights organization Lexington\u2019s Gay and Lesbian Services. The group had approached Hands-On Originals, owned by Blake Adamson, to print shirts that read \u201cLexington Pride Festival\u201d in 2012. Adamson\u2019s refusal led to the lawsuit.<\/p>\n

Related:\u00a0The Supreme Court showed its liberal\/conservative split in LGBTQ cases. Here\u2019s how it went.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cWhile this result is no doubt disappointing to many interested in this case and its potential outcome, the fact that the wrong party filed the complaint makes the discrimination analysis almost impossible to conduct, including issues related to freedom of expression and religion,\u201d the court wrote in its decision. In layman\u2019s terms, the court punted, essentially refusing to make a decision on if a shop owner can discriminate against a customer on religious grounds. Instead, the judges ruled that Lexington\u2019s Gay & Lesbian Services had no right to sue, as anti-discrimination laws only protect individuals, not groups.<\/p>\n

The Kentucky ruling comes at a sensitive time, as the Trump Administration has argued before the federal Supreme Court<\/a> that queer Americans are not entitled to job protections.<\/p>\n

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Kentucky Supreme Court tosses gay<\/a> t-shirt discrimination case The Supreme Court of Kentucky has thrown out a lawsuit against a t-shirt manufacturer that refused to print gay<\/a> pride t-shirts on religious grounds. 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