Things might soon be looking up for the lesbian brides-to-be who were denied a wedding cake by an Oregon bakery.
In the wake of the incident, Baltimore-based pastry chef and “Ace of Cakes” star Duff Goldman is sending out an open offer to the couple, saying he’ll bake and transport their wedding cake completely free of charge.
The executive chef of the Baltimore-based Charm City Cakes told HuffPost Live, “I saw this story and I was like, “Wait — I can do something, there’s injustice involving a cake!”
Noting that Charm City has been making same-sex wedding cakes for some time, Goldman added, “For a cake decorator to really feel like he really needed to take a stand…it just makes absolutely no sense. It’s petty, it’s small…this man has wrapped up his hatred in the cloak of religion.”
Goldman was also recently tapped to prep the cake for Barack Obama’s second inauguration Jan. 21, according to ABC.
Of all the Food Network personalities I have seen, Duff has always been a favorite. Crazy man with a bakery? I’m there.
But here this just makes me love him all the more.
He called out the first baker, Aaron Klein, on his actions — who, by the way, attempted to defend himself with, “I’d rather have my kids see their dad stand up for what he believes in than to see him bow down because one person complained,” as if it would help his case. It doesn’t. I’ll be the first of many to say that if you’re going to invalidate discrimination by referring to it merely as “complaining,” then honey…you’ve got it ALL wrong.
I know a lot of people will be quick to point out the double standard of who can and who can’t stand up for what they believe in…but consider this. When the act of standing up for what you believe in is proving to be a detriment to society’s progress — which in this case the act of “standing up” was denying two law-abiding citizens a WEDDING CAKE SOLELY BECAUSE THEY HAPPENED TO BE GAY — double standards don’t mean shit. You’re STILL in the wrong.
Meanwhile, here is the link for Charm City Cakes. I’m not paid in any way to endorse them at all — they don’t even know I exist, in truth. But come on. Who doesn’t love a wild man armed with a bakery who isn’t interested in some bigot’s bullshit?
What up Baltimore
