Well, now, what have we here?:

New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez needs a new hairdresser — or a new stance on gay marriage.

Martinez was recently dropped by her hair stylist, Antonio Darden, who is gay.

Darden told a local news station that he cut the governor’s hair three times, but won’t do it again as long as she continues to oppose gay marriage.

“The governor’s aides called not too long ago, wanting another appointment to come in,” he told KOB-TV. “Because of her stances and her views on this, I told her aides no. They called the next day, asking if I’d changed my mind about taking the governor in and I said no.”

I say more power to him. I think he’s wrong about gay marriage, and wrong about refusing the governor’s business, but his conscience is strong on this matter, and I believe he should have the right to refuse, as long as it’s his own salon. Not all salon owners would feel this way, but if I owned the salon, I imagine I would stand behind him on this matter, because it means so very much to him. And I wouldn’t call him a “bigot” because of his views.

If you believe that the law should force wedding photographers who object to same-sex marriage to shoot a gay wedding ceremony, do you also think the law should force Antonio Darden to cut the governor’s hair? If the governor sued him, should she prevail? If not, how do you explain the discrepancy?

UPDATE: It is pointed out that this story is two years old. OK, it’s two years old. The principle it brings up is still valid.