I'm actually a little iffy on this decision. Not sure how the law works in Ireland, but I don't think this decision would fly in America.
The point of anti-discrimination laws is preventing a business from refusing service to a customer based on protected statuses, such as sex, race, religion, etc.
Anti-discrimination laws do not force businesses to sell products that they don't offer. A bakery can't refuse to bake a cake for someone because of their race, for example, but but that bakery can refuse to make a cake with certain messages/logos/statements on it, if it's something they don't offer. Take the gay-cake bakery case in Portland. The business owners were fined for refusing service, not refusing to bake a certain cake. If an atheist goes to a christian-owned t-shirt shop for example, the shop can't refuse them service, but can refuse to print t-shirts saying "Fuck jesus" or something equally as offensive.
Opening the door to forcing business to sell products they don't offer is a can of worms, in my opinion. Anti-discrimination laws guarantee that a customer will be served, but they can't force a business to sell products they don't offer.
Just my two cents.
The point of anti-discrimination laws is preventing a business from refusing service to a customer based on protected statuses, such as sex, race, religion, etc.
Anti-discrimination laws do not force businesses to sell products that they don't offer. A bakery can't refuse to bake a cake for someone because of their race, for example, but but that bakery can refuse to make a cake with certain messages/logos/statements on it, if it's something they don't offer. Take the gay-cake bakery case in Portland. The business owners were fined for refusing service, not refusing to bake a certain cake. If an atheist goes to a christian-owned t-shirt shop for example, the shop can't refuse them service, but can refuse to print t-shirts saying "Fuck jesus" or something equally as offensive.
Opening the door to forcing business to sell products they don't offer is a can of worms, in my opinion. Anti-discrimination laws guarantee that a customer will be served, but they can't force a business to sell products they don't offer.
Just my two cents.
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