‘Religious freedom’ backlash likely to continue as next chapter in LGBT-equality effort
Last August, the New Mexico Supreme Court handed down a ruling that inflamed the religious right.
In a unanimous decision, the state’s highest court found that Elaine Huguenin, co-owner of Elane Photography in Albuquerque, violated state law when she turned away Vanessa Willock and her partner in 2006 on the grounds that photographing the same-sex couple’s wedding ceremony would violate her religious beliefs. Read more