December 23, 2020 GMT
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) A same sex-couple in North Carolina says the operator of a wedding venue told them that it could not hold their wedding ceremony based on its religious beliefs.
The Winston-Salem Journal reported Tuesday that Kasey Mayfield and Brianna May have been looking for a place to hold their wedding in October 2022.
They told the newspaper that they reached out to The Warehouse on Ivy in Winston-Salem. After providing details and other information, the venue told the couple that “unfortunately we do not host same sex marriage ceremonies.”
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Daniel Stanley, a representative of the venue, told the newspaper in a text message that it allows “anyone of any color, race, religion or belief to use our venue at any given time. Although we love and respect everyone in our community, (their) own decision making and beliefs, we also strongly believe in our Christian values.”
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After one of the brides-to-be
posted this response on her Facebook page, the post was widely shared, and the LGBTQIA+ community and allies took to their keyboards and flooded the businessâs Facebook, Google, and Yelp accounts with negative reviews.
(However, strangely enough, as of Dec. 22, it appears that the majority of the 1-star Google reviews have been
I spoke with the couple, Brianna May and Kasey Mayfield that Saturday evening.
âI was just kind of speechless,â Mayfield said. âIn the original email, he asked me, âoh, how many people, what date are you thinking about, and what is the groomâs name? And I was like, that is weird, and I thought I was just being over-dramatic or like my anxiety was making me overthink the situation.â
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