Not agreeing with the uproar stirred by much of the LGBT community opposing Adamson’s refusal to print the Gay Pride shirts, a number of businesses-including BMP T-Shirts-that are owned by LGBT members have publicly declared their support to Adamson over his decision to exercise his free speech rights in the matter. In the lawsuit, the Human Rights Commission charged the Christian company with illegal discrimination for denying the would-be client service due to its owner’s religious beliefs concerning homosexuality.
In fact, the owner of the Christian printing company went out of his way by offering to personally connect the person trying to order the LGBT shirts with the other printer, who agreed to produce the requested T-shirts for the same amount that Adamson would have charged for the order.ĭespite Adamson’s willingness to assist the customer, a complaint was filed against Hands on Originals by the Gay and Lesbian Services Organization. However, instead of merely turning the prospective client away, Adamson, who owns and operates the Hands On Originals printing company, referred the customer to another printer. The surprising backing announced Thursday comes in the wake of Blaine Adamson’s refusal to print customized T-shirts for a Gay Pride festival in 2012 because of his sincerely held Christian beliefs concerning homosexual behavior and the pro-LGBT message that would be conveyed on the proposed shirts, CBN News reports. Members of the LGBT community, along with law firms and scholars, are giving some major support to a Christian business owner in Lexington, Kentucky, over his decision to decline a request to print T-shirts for a “Gay Pride” event. That support is from fellow LGBT business owners. But this time there is support from the beginning for the business being sued. Another business is being sued for not wanting to do something gay.