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    Todd Starnes explains the fine lines of discrimination

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-- -- I what are we talking about today gay rights organization that files a human rights complaint against a T shirt company.

Yeah that's right happened and what -- he doesn't really distance or Lexington Kentucky and is a very well known T shirt company and they do a lot of teachers for churches across the country called hands -- on original.

And -- local gay rights group in Lexington was getting ready for their and their annual pride festival.

So they -- some teachers so they went over to hands on original and they asked them to produce their their teachers for them.

Let me yes.

That it would -- that's right they did not as a matter of fact had the older hands on original told them that.

That they they could not do -- because they were Christian company.

However they said there will be more than happy to help help them find a T shirt company.

That would match their prices.

In the event they wanted to go somewhere else so the Medicare rights organizations I'm happy about -- -- -- said absolutely not and they compared to their situation to that in the 1960s.

In the south though with the civil rights movement.

And they said today it's all about equality it's not about going somewhere else.

So they filed a human rights complaint alleging that this T -- company has discriminated.

Against them because they refused to.

Create this teacher for their gay pride festival will legally what's what's happening here.

Well I had a chance to talk to the human rights commission -- in Lexington and they confirmed that there is an investigation under way.

And they say even though the company did in fact help an offer to find another T -- company.

That doesn't have any bearing in this case at all it's gonna take about six months for this -- to play out but the fallout already beginning to happen.

Lexington it is usually is a southern city and I had I didn't realize this business was the case but to their -- this is openly gay.

And has been very vocal about this and he says that that that discrimination is not -- -- just uncalled for.

And so we understand the city's school system has already canceled their teacher contracts with the company.

And the universe private company it's a private company private company.

So legally I would think that they would be able to to.

Not have to do this we would think so and isn't she because I've covered about three other cases very similar to this wanted to won Iowa.

Where a a Christian.

Baker.

-- shop -- she -- a wedding cakes out of her home and she refused to bake a cake for a lesbian couple.

And she came under the significant fire and a -- as a result of that and also an Indianapolis Indianapolis a family owned cupcake shop.

I came under fire because they refused to make some gay themed cupcakes.

And it was one of these situations where the hot that the father didn't want as little girl's.

Having to make -- cut -- and explain what was going on the case we have so much comets coming in Mike says so small business again getting attacked by liberals.

Some not so -- comments actually which we -- we get -- Well what do you think about -- -- -- European leaders if I called the gay rights organization erotic talk -- for the gay rights folks and we can -- fair -- I mean we're really doing R&R stories.

Because here's a question I wanted to ask them and I pose this question of the human rights folks.

If in fact this is true that that's a privately owned business can be forced to do something that they don't want to do.

What about the gay rights organization exactly.

How many straight people are on staff at the gay rights organization and if they in fact do not hire straight people at the gay rights organization.

When in fact that they discrimination.

And I got an interesting response from the human rights commission they said that absolutely.

Get it if heterosexuals.

Find themselves in a similar situation they could file human rights complaints as well.

But I think at the end of the day a lot of people are saying wait a second.

What does it human rights commission -- what does this have to do with the T shirt company.

And people be very surprised to know that their tax dollars are being used to have human rights -- not just in towns like western Kentucky but they're all over the place.

And these organizations he's groups of people I'm elected officials are hired.

-- it to do this kind of stuff.

-- -- we're gonna follow this story right give us the updates on we are it's going to be about the investigation -- take about six months and it's what kind of the victim the company has no choice that this that the human rights commission has subpoena power.

So this -- company must submit to an investigation.

And they could face lots of fines in the event they are found guilty -- -- and very very interesting story.

Make sure -- -- -- -- about it all -- all right because I will be on show tomorrow by the way.

And website top stars dot com and have lots of great stuff over there so bush can content present your stuff is really really interesting I was happy I was -- -- actually.

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