The Larsens, through their company, sell a service to the public. And the law is clear that once a person opens up their services to the public, they do not have a constitutional right to discriminate against their customers or employees.

The Washington Supreme Court reaffirmed its earlier decision that neither free speech, nor freedom of association, nor religious freedom gives the right to violate anti-discrimination laws.

We are long past the days when a restaurant, hotel or store could summarily refuse to serve people on the basis of race or religion. Now it’s time to extend those protections to members of the LGBTQ community as well.