However, the GLSO filed a discrimination complaint with the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Human Rights Commission, which ruled that Adamson was legally required to print the shirts regardless of his religious beliefs.Īdamson enlisted the help of the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), which appealed the order to the Fayette Circuit Court. Adamson declined the order on the grounds that printing the shirts would have violated his faith, and referred the GLSO to a different printing company. In 2012, the Gay and Lesbian Services Organization (GLSO) asked Adamson to print shirts promoting the Lexington Pride Festival.
Blaine Adamson owns Hands On Originals, a Christian outfitting company in Lexington, Kentucky. A Kentucky appeals court ruled on Friday that a Kentucky printer had the right to turn down orders that would have promoted messages contrary to his faith.