The Internet Responds To Supreme Court's Colorado Baker Ruling

While today's ruling from the U.S.Supreme Court was disheartening to say the least, the good news is that the opinion as written by Justice Anthony Kennedy reaffirms our “dignity and worth" in an open marketplace.

While the court sided in a narrow ruling that Colorado's Civil Rights Commission handled their decision against baker Jack Phillips in a sloppy manner, it did not set precedent for "legal discrimination" against LGBTs.

Plus, there was a lot of support out there on the interwebs for our community.

Take a look:

I’m gay and agree with the #SCOTUS ruling. Masterpiece Cakeshop shouldn’t be forced to hide their disdain for LGBT monogamy. They should be subject to whatever scrutiny their *opinion* of it warrants. I want to know who disagrees with my lifestyle so I don’t give them my business

— Richard Armande Mills (RAM) (@RAMRANTS) June 4, 2018

Jack Phillips insists he will serve gay people, just now weddings. Who wants to place some orders for Pride flag cupcakes? Ya know, just to see.

— Jeremy Hooper (@goodasyou) June 4, 2018

While #MasterpieceCakeShop is a ruling on *procedure*, not the legality of discrimination, I need the Supreme Court to remember something for future cases:

People CHOOSE to be religious.
People are BORN gay.

Try to keep up...#SCOTUS

— D. Russo (@DRusso97) June 4, 2018

Anyone who claims to love or respect LGBTQ human beings, and votes Republicans in upcoming elections—might as well also bring rocks for their stonings. #SupremeCourt #SCOTUS #MasterpieceCakeshop #PrideMonth #VoteCommonGood pic.twitter.com/H5FB0ZQA2X

— John Pavlovitz (@johnpavlovitz) June 4, 2018

Remember everyone, if you have a "sincerely held religious belief" against someone wearing a MAGA hat, you no longer have to provide service to them.

Anyone who has a problem with that should be against the Supreme Court's ruling today. It works both ways.

#SCOTUS

— Nick Jack Pappas (@Pappiness) June 4, 2018

The Supreme Court has made a gross mistake in issuing the Masterpiece Cakeshop decision by, once again, hiding clear discrimination behind a veil of "sincerely held religious beliefs." As a country, we have to be #OpenToAll, or else we lose any hope of realizing justice.#SCOTUS

— Louis Lainé🇭🇹 (@MrLouisLaine) June 4, 2018

THREAD: Today, #SCOTUS ruled for the baker in #MasterpieceCakeshop - but the ruling reaffirms important nondiscrimination principles and underscores why federal and state lawmakers should step up for #LGBT folks.

— Ryan Thoreson (@ryanthoreson) June 4, 2018