In 2012, engaged couple David Mullins and Charlie Craig needed a cake.
The Colorado pair went to Jack Phillips, the owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop in Lakewood, to commission a custom wedding cake. Phillips, however, refused, citing his Christian faith, which he said prevented him from what he considered to be endorsing a same-sex wedding. Mullins and Craig filed a complaint to the Colorado Civil Rights Commission, since anti-LGBTQ discrimination is considered a violation of the state's civil rights law. The Colorado Civil Rights Commission sided with the couple and ordered Phillips to sell cakes to all couples, regardless of sex, and to provide training to all staff to ensure compliance.
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