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GoFundMe Collects $94K For Washington Florist

(Richland, WA)  --  A Washington florist who refused to provide flowers for a gay couple's wedding is the focus of an online campaign that's collected more than 94-thousand-dollars in donations.  Barronelle Stutzman, owner of Arlene's Flowers in Richland, was ordered to pay a one-thousand-dollar fine last month after refusing to do floral arrangements for the same-sex wedding.  A judge ruled Stutzman had violated state consumer-protection laws, which prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation.  In February, supporters of Stutzman created a GoFundMe page, which has raised more than half of its total amount in the last 36 hours as debate continues over religious-freedom laws and LGBT rights.

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