This is a tough one for me. On the one hand, I don’t feel like you should be able to compel a private business owner or any other person to participate in some

This is a tough one for me. On the one hand, I don’t feel like you should be able to compel a private business owner or any other person to participate in something they are unwilling, except in certain things outlined by law. Paying taxes is one of those things the state compels you to do even if you don’t want. But they have never shown that they have the authority to make people speak a certain way. Instead of a gay couple getting married, can I (hypothetically) force a designer to make a website for a very creepy and grossly sexualized fursona? If they don’t, they are discriminating against my sexual orientation… Even if they are paid a fair wage, an artist’s reputation can be damaged by the work they take on, and I think they should be allowed to be selective, even if I don’t agree with the person in this case. On the other hand, we could wind up with troubling situations in some parts of the country if “speech” is able to dodge anti-discrimination laws. There are towns where nearly every business would refuse gay people if they knew who they were. Imagine being effectively banned from a town like that if businesses figure out how to call their business a form of “speech.” So this leaves me on the fence. I wish that artists have freedom to choose their clients but am a little worried about where that leads us. Hopefully the justices can craft a decision that avoids major issues in the future.