Meanwhile, in another Globe article from June 26, scores of posters are outraged that a gormless baker  from the US had the audacity to refuse to bake a wedding cake for 2 gay men, with his refusal based on the grounds that he disapproved of their lifestyle. 

He is facing a Supreme Court case where he could be sanctioned for failing to bow to the demands of the groom and groom, who maintain that in failing to bow to their demands, this private individual operating a private business committed a heinous discriminatory act. In essence, the baker and his skills must become a slave to the  wishes of others.

None of those same posters (except for yours truly in a brilliant sarcastic post) pointed out the naked hypocrisy of claiming discrimination by the baker in question, but having no qualms on the banning of police participation in a public event.