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A bakery almost went out of business for supporting LGBTQ+ rights, but locals stepped up

Bakery on Maple in Connecticut was at risk of closing permanently until the local community showed up in droves to support the LGBTQ-inclusive business.

11 Queer-Friendly Bakers to Make Your Mouth Water This Holiday Season

Discover these queer-inclusive masters of the oven as you embark on your holiday season.

Extremist Catholic Orders Antigay Cake From Black Lesbian-Owned Bakery

Good Cakes and Bakes received an order for red velvet cake -- iced with "Homosexual acts are gravely evil."

Tony Perkins: Boycott Betty Crocker's Gay Wedding Cakes

The leader of the hate group Family Research Council is steamed over the Minnesota-based baking goods company's support for marriage equality.

Get a Taste of Antigay Bakery's Ex-Gay Cakes

Sweet Cakes by Melissa, an Oregon bakery that refuses to bake cakes for same-sex couples, throws its frosting behind an ex-gay ministry.

Antigay North Irish Bakery Closes Branch After U.K. Supreme Court Win

A fire has forced a business known for its "gay cake" case to shutter one of its locations.

Colorado Baker Discriminated Against Gay Couple, Ginsburg Writes in Dissent

"What matters is that [the baker] would not provide a good or service to a same-sex couple that he would provide to a heterosexual couple," Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote. 

Court: Baker's Religion Is No Excuse for Discrimination

An appeals court has ruled that the Christian owner of a Denver bakery cannot deny services to same-sex couples.

Sweet Karma: After Backlash Over Pride Cookies, Texas Bakery Sells Out

Some people were angry with Texas bakery Confections for selling the rainbow cookies, but it turns out they were outnumbered by supportive customers.

Bakery Will Do Pagan or Divorce Cakes But Not Gay Weddings

Undercover reporters discovered the Oregon business that refused to work with a lesbian couple had no problem making cakes for divorce parties and stem cell research celebrations.

Antigay Oregon Bakers Appeal, Claim Religious Freedom Was Violated

Aaron and Melissa Klein, who refused to provide a cake for a same-sex couple's wedding, are appealing a state agency's finding that they committed unlawful discrimination.

Jonathan Van Ness and Pop-Tarts Join Rainbow Wave of Super Bowl Ads

The Queer Eye star brings sweet and salty LGBTQ representation to football's biggest night.

Anti-LGBT Pastor Warns of 'Sodomite' Semen in Starbucks Lattes

The homophobic minister who decried Starbucks patrons as 'upscale sodomites' who spread Ebola now says the chain is using the semen of 'sodomites' to flavor its coffee.

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Judge Rules for Antigay Baker Who Refused Cake to Same-Sex Couple

A business owner's "freedom of speech" trumps California's Civil Rights Act, according to a judge.

Masterpiece Cakeshop, Colo. Civil Rights Commission Declare Truce

Although the state is no longer pursuing action against the owner of the antigay bakery, a trans woman may still file suit against him.

WATCH: Uncovering Abuse Faced By Two Gay Iranian Refugees

Even after escaping Iran, two gay men awaiting asylum are unwilling to show their faces on camera in a first-of-its-kind documentary. 

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The American Whiskey Trail