A Catholic bookstore owner has received an exception from an ordinance in Jacksonville, Florida, that will let her post her policy against using pronouns that run contrary to a customer’s sex.
settlementUnder the settlement, the city agreed to recognize Queen of Angels as a religious organization, meaning the business is “hereby exempt from Jacksonville Code as to sexual orientation and gender identity,” according to the consent orderThe anti-discrimination ordinance exempts churches, synagogues, mosques and nonprofit religious institutions, but Queen of Angels is a for-profit business.
Hal Frampton, senior counsel with the Alliance Defending Freedom, applauded the agreement, saying the ordinance would compel Ms. DeTrude to express messages at odds with her Catholic faith. U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Corrigan denied in June the store’s request for a preliminary injunction, but instructed Ms. DeTrude to file an amended complaint and motion for summary judgment limited to the religious-exception argument.
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