Bakers lose Bert and Ernie gay cake case

The Christian owners of a bakery discriminated against a gay man when they refused to make a cake carrying a slogan promoting same-sex marriage.

A judge at Belfast County Court found Ashers Baking Company acted unlawfully by declining the request from gay rights activist Gareth Lee last year.

Ordering the company to pay damages of £500 (€695), District Judge Isobel Brownlie said religious beliefs could not dictate the law.