After the U.S. Supreme Court sided with Jack Phillips, the Colorado baker who refused to bake a wedding cake for a same-sex couple, it was hard to not feel like once again it was OK to discriminate against queer people. It’s easy to feel hopeless in this political climate, like all we are doing is taking hit after hit, assault after assault. But we aren’t hopeless, and there are ways we can fight back and support our community. One of the things I decided to do was start seeking out local queer-owned businesses on the “East Side” of L.A. where I could spend my dollars.
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