“‘I wouldn’t want anybody to … make me a wedding website?’ he continued, sounding a bit puzzled but good-natured about the whole thing. ‘I’m married, I have a child—I’m not really sure where that came from? But somebody’s using false information in a Supreme Court filing document.’”

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“Yes, that was his name, number, email, & website on the inquiry form. But he never sent this form, he said, & at the time it was sent, he was married to a woman. ‘If somebody’s pulled my information, as some kind of supporting information or documentation, somebody’s falsified that,’ Stewart explained. (Stewart’s last name is not included in the filing, so we will be referring to him by his first name throughout this story.)

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“This week, I decided to call Stewart and ask him about his inquiry.…

“…It took just a few minutes to reach him. I assumed at least some reporters over the years had contacted him about his website inquiry to 303 Creative—his contact information wasn’t redacted in the filing. But my call, he said, was ‘the very first time I’ve heard of it.’

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“…Colorado web designer… Lorie Smith… refused to make websites for same-sex weddings & sought an exemption from anti-discrimination laws…(citing) a couple named Stewart & Mike. Acc/to court filings from the plaintiff, Stewart contacted Smith in Sept 2016 about his wedding to Mike ‘early next year.’…Stewart included his phone, email, & the URL of his own website—he was a designer too….

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