Deen's recorded deposition still exists, which had some troublesome stuff in it.

Legally, they're not the same because one is protected and the other isn't.

I would so much rather have someone refuse to serve me outright than have some bigot begrudgingly memorialize one of the happiest days of my life.

Bringing the lawsuit helps solidify the legal precedent that business cannot discriminate against customers for their sexual orientation, just as a restaurant can't refuse to seat a black person. It's an important step towards a culture where no one thinks twice about gay people getting married and you don't have…

I agree with you on a personal level and wouldn't hire someone with those beliefs if I was having a gay wedding (well, I wouldn't patronize their business regardless because I try to avoid giving money to bigots, but you know what I mean), but on a societal level it's important. Denying access to commercial services…

"Neo-Nazi" and "Klansmen" are not protected classes, and discrimination on those grounds is not actionable. In New Mexico, "gay" is a protected class.

I get where you're coming from, but the negative publicity from this court case is probably damaging that business way more than one person's quiet refusal to book them without complaint.

WTF is their alternative to sexual and reproductive health? Sexual and reproductive illness?

What a shame. A footballer can't rape some drunk slut at a frat party and get away with it. His chances of becoming a famous football player will be ruined. WON'T PEOPLE THINK OF THE ATHLETES?! They're much more important than victims of rape after all.

He stated that his whole life would be ruined, the girl always wins[8].

Step 1: Don't rape.

Oof. Isn't revealing your baby on your mom's failing talkshow kind of like the crazy rich person equivalent of taking your cousin to prom?

Wow. A tremendously composed, powerful woman.

Right? I would donate to that fund.

Her last name is Tuff?!?!

I hope the school district/police force/community treat this woman to the vacation of her dreams or a massive raise or something. She deserves it.

Hey wait a second. You just made me ask myself: Have we ever heard of a woman, or a non white male, shooting up a school or a movie theater or his own entire family? Have we? What the heck is happening?

Wow. This woman embodies pretty much everything I've ever thought about how more guns aren't the answer to gun violence. Seriously, she deserves the presidential medal of honor at LEAST.

THIS! Don't you DARE tell me to "dial it back"! Tell him to "keep it in his pants"!

"Dial it back... around men in whom you sense discomfort." EFF YOU MOTHER EFFER!!!!! Twenty years in the workforce, gillions of shiatty cubicle jobs, and NOT ONCE have I seen a maneater a'la Demi Moore in "Disclosure" making those poor fragile lil menfolk uncomfortable. Not. Once. Oh I am sure she exists somewhere but…