For those who aren't familiar, a couple of weeks ago a call was placed by someone on the campus of IUPUI in Indianapolis to a local bakery, Just Cookies, asking if they could place an order for rainbow cupcakes to be used during their celebration of National Coming Out Day next week.  They were denied because, as the owner stated, "We're a family-run business, we have two young, impressionable daughters* and we thought maybe it was best not to do that.  We have our values, and you know, some things... for instance, if someone wants a cookie with an obscenity, well, we're not going to do that."

That response sparked an outrage among the GLBT community of Indianapolis, and once the word got out it became national (and international news).  If you want a quick recap, visit THIS PAGE for a short video clip.

What's interesting to me are the different sides to this story and how I'm not sure anybody is totally right.  I was inspired by something I found online to create my own response in the form of a series of comic strips.  My goal had been to publish all of them together, but time didn't permit me to get them done that quickly, so here's the first part:

This strip* addresses the obvious ridiculousness of picking and choosing who you will do business with, as well as the faulty idea that gay customers are undesirable.  While I did change the name of the offending bakery, The Flying Cupcake is a real business and I hope they experienced an increase in customers to match this strip.

Check back soon to see the rest of the series - I'm only getting started with this...