Legal Opinion
Loring v. Bellsouth Advertising & Publishing Corp.
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided December 5, 1985No. 70673PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Sognier, Judge.
Gene Loring, d/b/a Christopher’s Kind Bookseller, brought this action against BellSouth Advertising & Publishing Corporation (BA&P) seeking, inter alia, injunctive and declaratory relief from BA&P’s refusal to accept for publication in its classified advertisement directory (“yellow pages”) Loring’s advertisement which contained the words “lesbian” and “gay male.” A temporary injunction was issued by the trial court and then later dissolved following an evidentiary hearing. The issue of declaratory relief was then submitted to the trial court for decision on the basis of the…
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