"Antonio Darden, who had cut Martinez's hair on three occasions and runs Antonio's Hair Studio in Santa Fe, N.M., re-crafted the notion of civil disobedience when he declined to accept an appointment."

Those of you who felt refusing to photograph a gay marriage was illegal discrimination, what do you think about this? Does the hairdresser have a right to refuse to cut a persons hair because of their political views? If yes, how is it different?

Of course a hairdresser has the right to refuse a haircut.
We are, fortunately, not quite at the point yet where the law compells a person to cut hair when he doesn't want to cut hair.

...coming near my hair, or near me at all, with scissors!

And he was applauded by Mormons everywhere.

This particular person I think would be not so applauded.

Ughhh...I remember that. yet he had no problem showing a the movie "Hostel."


Typical Utard attitude. Gratuitious violence, no problem! Sex?!? Especially gay sex?!? Not in my f-ing theater.

Interesting. Were this just anybody off the street I think the hairdresser would be on pretty thin ice. But, since this is a senator the hairdresser could claim to be making a political statement that is protected under the 1st Amendment.