Chuck and Larry. Mr. and Mr. Smith. Take your pick. Words on a cake to make them fit the occasion.

What you think he suggested is not what he said. When you have a basis for it other than your instinct, holler back. On the basis off what he said, you claim agreement.

Of course this is discrimination. The question is whether or not it is protected, just as gays are a protected class. This is a conflict of rights, not the garden variety discrimination you think it is.