HUFFINGTON
11.10.13
STONEWALLED
free speech possible for the people who gather there, but is itself
a form of free speech, the lawsuit contends. “In opening and
maintaining the bar, Newton intends to convey a particularized
message: it is okay to be openly
gay, and LGBT people are due an
equal and respected place in the
community,” the complaint reads.
David Dinielli, one of the lawyers with the Southern Poverty
Law Center who is working on
Newton’s case, believes that while
this particular legal argument
has a strong precedent, it is also
breaking new ground. “There are a
lot of LGBT pe