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26/03/2015
'Gay Cake' Case Comes To Court
The so-called "gay cake" case has got underway at the High Court in Belfast.
Ashers Baking Company is facing a discrimination case, brought by the Equality Commission, over its refusal to fulfil a customer's order for a cake featuring a pro-gay marriage slogan.
The court case got underway on Thursday morning, with supporters of both the christian-bakers and the man who ordered the cake, filling the public stands.
The case is ongoing.
(MH/CD)
Ashers Baking Company is facing a discrimination case, brought by the Equality Commission, over its refusal to fulfil a customer's order for a cake featuring a pro-gay marriage slogan.
The court case got underway on Thursday morning, with supporters of both the christian-bakers and the man who ordered the cake, filling the public stands.
The case is ongoing.
(MH/CD)
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