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No direct sexual orientation discrimination in Christian bakery's refusal to make "gay cake"

Lee v Ashers Baking Company Ltd and others [2018] IRLR 1116 SC

sexual orientation | religious or political belief discrimination | goods and services

In Lee v Ashers Baking Co Ltd and others, the Supreme Court held that a Christian bakery did not commit direct sexual orientation discrimination in the provision of goods and services when it refused to fulfil a cake order with a message in support of same-sex marriage.