{"id":93,"date":"2019-09-24T09:07:25","date_gmt":"2019-09-24T09:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherbertlaw.com\/blog\/?p=93"},"modified":"2019-09-14T16:31:22","modified_gmt":"2019-09-14T16:31:22","slug":"can-same-sex-couples-be-denied-a-wedding-venue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sherbertlaw.com\/blog\/can-same-sex-couples-be-denied-a-wedding-venue\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Same Sex Couples Be Denied a Wedding Venue?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Marital rights have certainly come a long way from the time the\nSupreme Court legalized interracial marriage in 1967 in Loving v. Virginia<\/em>. Since the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges<\/em> ruling, same sex marriage has also been legal\nin all 50 states. But this nationwide ruling does not stop all who oppose from\ndiscriminating against same-sex couples. There have been many cases of wedding\nvendors refusing to accommodate homosexual couples, using religious objections\nas an excuse. Is this legal? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Continue reading to find out more about this unfortunate, ongoing\nproblem, including what you can do if you are a victim of similar marital discrimination.\n<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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State Laws vs. First Amendment Rights<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Wedding venues, photographers, and even planners have gone\non record to say they will not work with same-sex couples. Although many states\nhave anti-discrimination laws in place, sadly, some Federal courts approved the\ndecision to refuse service based on religious beliefs. For example, a baker in\nColorado refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a result, the couple joined forces with the Colorado\nCivil Rights Commission, who alleged the baker was in violation of the state\u2019s anti-discrimination\nlaws. The Court did not rule that business owners have the right to refuse\nservice to homosexual couples, however, they did rule in favor of the baker\nbased on his 1st<\/sup> Amendment rights. The court decided that 1st<\/sup>\nAmendment rights trump state anti-discrimination laws. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, business owners all across the country\ncontinue to discriminate based on religious objections. More recently, a Mississippi\ninterracial couple were denied service at a wedding venue, who claimed\nproviding service would go against their religious beliefs. They actually\nstated, \u201c[W]e don’t do gay weddings or mixed raced (weddings) because of our\nChristian race, I mean our Christian belief.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are You a Victim of Marital Discrimination?<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

If you have been denied service by a wedding vendor, or discriminated\nagainst as a result of your race, religion, or sexual preference, it is\nstrongly encouraged to discuss your incident with a seasoned marital lawyer who\nspecializes in discrimination cases. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where to Get Marital Legal Assistance in Florida<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Contact the Law Office of Shane T. Herbert at 407-887-7058<\/strong> to speak with a seasoned family lawyer about marriage legal assistance<\/a> in Orlando, Florida. Our office is conveniently located in the Metro West area, within The Offices of Veranda Park, with ample free parking. And for your added convenience, office visits are not required for initial consultations, as we are happy to provide them over the phone or even video conference, if needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Marital rights have certainly come a long way from the time the Supreme Court legalized interracial marriage in 1967 in Loving v. Virginia. Since the 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling, same sex marriage has also been legal in all 50 … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":94,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,77],"tags":[88,92,90,91,89,93],"class_list":["post-93","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-family-law","category-marital-law","tag-orlando-marriage-attorney","tag-same-sex-couple-denied-service","tag-same-sex-couple-discrimination-laws","tag-same-sex-marriage-discrimination-lawsuit","tag-same-sex-marriage-laws-florida","tag-same-sex-marriage-lawyer-orlando"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sherbertlaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sherbertlaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sherbertlaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sherbertlaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sherbertlaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.sherbertlaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95,"href":"https:\/\/www.sherbertlaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93\/revisions\/95"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sherbertlaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/94"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sherbertlaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sherbertlaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sherbertlaw.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}