Across the globe there appears to be a legal quandary as to
whether one legal right trumps another legal right, mainly that of
religious expression v sexual orientation discrimination.
This issue is being fought out in the surprising arena of
bakeries. In Northern Ireland Asher's bakery, with the
financial support of the Christian Institute, is attempting to
overturn an award of £500 made against them for refusing to
fulfil and order placed by gay activist Gareth Lee sporting images
of Bert and Ernie from Sesame Street with the slogan "support
gay marriage" written across it. The bakery has already,
on two previous occasions, been found to have been guilty of sexual
orientation discrimination related to this matter. Five
appeal court judges will be hearing the appeal in
Belfast.
