In 2019, business was booming for Dominic Galbraith. Then a New York bridal designer was commissioned to create a wedding jumpsuit for a same-sex wedding.
Mr. Galbraith, a Christian, had to make a decision.
“Should I just take the money and turn a blind eye to something that I know goes against my beliefs as a Christian?” she told Allie Beth Stuckey. I remembered it. “I would knowingly make clothes for something that goes against my faith.”
Ultimately, Galbraith decided not to create a jumpsuit for the wedding.
“I shared my reasons for it, I shared my beliefs, and I encouraged them to reconsider. Now, some may say, ‘Girl, you didn’t need to go that far,’ but I… are Christians and ministers of the gospel,” she explains.
“Good,” Stuckey said, impressed. “You planted the seed thinking, ‘I’m not just going to say no, but I’m going to share the gospel because the word of God is not wasted.'”
But the lesbian couple didn’t think the same way and hired a law firm to go after her.
“I think they were most upset that I shared the gospel, that I told them the truth,” Stuckey said, adding that while the couple didn’t actually respond to emails, they posted on Facebook about her decision. He pointed out that he had posted a screenshot of an email explaining the issue.
In a Facebook caption, the couple noted that Galbraith is a woman of color.
“They seem to be even more shocked that a woman of color would take a stance similar to yours as a Christian. It’s interesting that they decided to point that out,” Stuckey says. .
“That’s the other thing that bothers me is that because I’m black and I’m a black woman, I have to align myself with LGBTQ people. Racism in America is the same as what LGBTQ people have experienced in America. “I feel insulted by that,” Galbraith said. “That’s not true. Being black is not a sin.”
“Being gay is a sin, of course,” she added.
Ultimately, Ms. Galbraith was forced to pay $25,000 in discrimination charges for refusing to make the garment, $20,000 in civil fines and fines, and $5,000 in emotional distress and damages.
“Honestly, no, I’m not paying them. I’m giving it my all. I feel like I’m swinging at a giant, but please call me David,” she says with a laugh. I did.
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