Saturday, August 9. 2008Our Beef with Beefalo Bob's Catering We have to question the taste level of anyone who picks a place called Beefalo Bob's (and whose mascot is a cow dressed up in a cowboy hat) to cater his or her wedding reception, but it turns out that the Baltimore, Maryland company might be even more judgmental than we are! Laura and Leah, friends of Big Queer who were set up on a blind date by Leah's sister after Laura answered a furniture ad in the local paper three years ago, hired Beefalo Bob's to cater their reception in September. The company allegedly told the couple that they were fine with serving a same-sex "commitment ceremony" but refused to cater the event if Laura and Leah pursued a legal marriage in California. Their reason? According to Laura, Beefalo Bob's doesn't want to participate in any "politically-charged" or "unlawful" practices. Funny, we thought the role of a caterer was to bring the food, serve it and keep their mouths shut, and the last thing Laura and Leah want to do is politicize such an important personal moment in their lives. The pair withdrew their contract and got their deposit back. Seven years ago, Maryland passed the Antidiscrimination Act of 2001, which bans discrimination based on sexual orientation in employment, housing and public accommodations; the following year, the mayor of Baltimore signed a similar ordinance into law. A privately owned company, however, has the right to decide who it will and will not serve, and while we commend them for their indiscriminate willingness to make a profit off of gays and straights alike, a catering company has no business telling its customers what kind of legal licenses they can or cannot pursue. If they're worried about how it will affect business, they should know that boycotts from the left are historically much more effective than boycotts from the right. Now, we're not threatening a boycott, but if you live in the Baltimore area, we highly recommend you bring your business to Jay's Restaurant Group, who will be catering the wedding of two happy lesbians next month. Trackbacks
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