Can you believe the bill to refuse service to gay people passed in Arizona (USA)?

It still needs to be signed by the governor to become law. I hope she doesn’t sign it.

From what I understand this sort of legislation was proposed because in one state there was a case of a photographer refusing to photograph a gay couple, and in another state a person who makes wedding cakes refused to do a cake for a gay couple. There probably are other examples. I think the gay people brought suit against the businesses in those cases and so now with this law (if it gets signed into law) the businesses would have protection to refuse service to gay people on the basis of religious freedom.

The law is pretty outrageous to me on the face of it.

I wondered what jellies thought regarding very small businesses like an individual who bakes cakes, or a photographer who works for themselves. If a photographer doesn’t like what they see through their lense can they refuse to do the work? Is that reasonable? Can they refuse and not need any reason at all?

Don’t get me wrong, I am disgusted by the Arizona law. I don’t see how it would be found constitional, I think the supreme court would knock it down in a second.

What do you think about the Arizona law? Or, on the topic in general. Is it a matter of religious freedom? Should a photographer who is a sole proprietor of his own business be able to refuse a job and not worry about getting sued?