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The universe probably intends that baked goods and conflict remain diametrically opposed.听

Yet almost exactly three years after the U.S. Supreme Court sided with a Colorado baker who鈥檇 refused to make a cake for a gay couple, sweets have again stirred a clash.听

This time the action was in Lufkin, Texas. It was over cookies. And the local court of public opinion stood with a small baker whose taste runs to full-spectrum inclusivity.听

It began with an innocuous act. Staff at a small, women-owned bakery called Confections crafted some heart-shaped cookies in rainbow livery and posted a photo on Facebook. In came disdain. One response charged that the shop was pushing 鈥済ay propaganda.鈥� A customer pulled an order for five dozen baked goods in protest.

The bakery posted again, telling the story. Again came a strong reaction: A blocks-long line of shoppers formed. The phone rang with orders. The shop sold out, then cash donations flowed in.听

鈥淲e were so overwhelmed,鈥� co-owner Miranda Dolder .听

It was a small June win in a Pride Month that also saw San Francisco鈥檚 pro baseball team taking the field for the first time, and Congress voting to make Orlando鈥檚 Pulse nightclub, where 49 people were killed by a shooter five years ago, .听

For Jesse Roberts, a onetime Lufkin resident now living in New York, it hinted at a kind of growth.

鈥淚 was not shocked by the way the bakery was being treated,鈥� he told the Post. 鈥淏ut I was hopeful because of the reaction from the community that came around to support them.鈥�