Quote:I do not think I am missing the point at all. I am arguing that when conducting business you cannot discriminate just as the government offices and institutions cannot discriminate. Protections are already in place for many other groups such as race/age/sex w/e why should LGBT protections be the line we draw? Where is the legitimate argument for that. 

 

Put aside what groups are protected and what groups are not, I'm just looking at the ability to provide such protection. When conducting business it's an exchange between two parties, how can you force a party to make an exchange with a party they wish not to exchange with? That's the argument, HOW can you force participation, and what has to be sacrificed to force said participation.

 

The same concept extends to all discrimination laws, it's different to argue public funding requires equal access. Everyone is paying so everyone has to be given access. But to argue private parties regardless of their desire must grant equal access to all is completely different. Now you're ranking rights, person A's right to access trumps person B's right to free association or private property.

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