Fired someone for refusing to serve gay couple

After getting engaged on a European vacation last year, Aaron Lucero and Jeff Cannon returned to Texas to find a place to tie the knot.

In 22 states, gay couples can be legally booted from restaurants. How often that happens is unclear

The two men thought they found the perfect location for their November wedding when they came across The Venue at Waterstone in Celina, just north of Dallas. In an email sent to the couple and shared with NBC 5, The Venue at Waterstone's owner told the two men that he believes marriage "is a representation of the bride of Christ joined to the groom Christ who is the very God we worship.

Given His plan and design for marriage, we dare not veer from His instruction I was kind of shocked," Lucero said. There is no federal law that explicitly prevents discrimination in public accommodations based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Some cities and regions within conservative states, like Dallas, have passed ordinances banning discrimination against LGBTQ people in public accommodations, but The Venue at Waterstone, which sits outside Dallas, is not located in such a locality.

After sharing their story, Lucero and Cannon said they have "received support from all over the world," and NBC 5 noted that wedding site TheKnot. We love all people because Christ first loved us; Jeffrey and Aaron included," Wise stated. In love, we would never affirm anyone in something that was to their detriment.

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Answer depends largely on where you live.