Gay Couple Claim Wedding Florist Refused Them Services – Wedding Pro News

Gay Couple Claim Wedding Florist Refused Them Services

WPN July 24, 2018

A silhouette of two gay men holding hands with a rainbow flag under them and a church in front of them.

IN resident David Elliot says he was denied service from an Avon florist after she learned his flowers were for a same-sex wedding.
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