Wedding Venue Refused a Lesbian Couple, Citing Its Christian Values North Carolina does not currently have any protections for discrimination against LGBTQ+ people and we urge residents to contact legislators to pass protections, they tell
Out. December 22 2020 3:41 PM EST
A lesbian couple in North Carolina are making headlines after a venue refused to host their wedding because they are gay.
Brianna May and Kasey Mayfield were hoping to have their dream wedding at The Warehouse on Ivy, a popular event space in downtown Winston-Salem, but their hopes were shattered when they received an upsetting email from the venue.
“As we would love to have you at our venue, unfortunately we do not host same sex marriage ceremonies,” the email read, according to a screenshot shared by May on Facebook. “We do appreciate you considering us.”
A wedding venue in North Carolina rejected a same-sex couple because of its “Christian values”.
Brianna May and her fiancée Kacey Mayfield were planning their dream wedding when an ugly email from a potential venue burst their bubble.
“We do not host same sex marriage ceremonies,” read the message, seen in a screenshot shared by May on Facebook Wednesday (21 December), apparently from The Warehouse on Ivy in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
May captioned the image: “If you’re wondering how wedding planning is going… thanks so much to The Warehouse on Ivy for letting us know we’re not welcome.”
Wedding venue refuses to host NC gay couple s ceremony, citing its Christian values Simone Jasper, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
Dec. 21 A North Carolina venue denied a same-sex couple a chance to have a wedding there, citing its Christian values.
Backlash erupted online after a screenshot posted to Facebook appeared to show the rejection from The Warehouse on Ivy, an event center in downtown Winston-Salem. As we would love to have you at our venue, unfortunately we do not host same sex marriage ceremonies, the center wrote in an email to the couple, according to the post. We do appreciate you considering us.