The case originated when Phillips initially agreed to make a cake for attorney Autumn Scardina but then refused after Scardina explained she was going to use it to celebrate her gender transition.
Colorado justices consider a pink and blue cake's meaning in a transgender discrimination case
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That is what Mr. Scardina alleged in his subsequent lawsuit against Jack in a Colorado state court, and would be illegal under state law, putting Mr. Phillips' business in serious jeopardy.
End legalized persecution of baker Jack Phillips
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