Alaniz, the owner of Lucky Pot Co., said she had learned about a new market called"The Roots Market" in Fort Worth on Instagram and instantly signed up for their first Saturday.
"It was great. Like everybody, there was really nice. The location was great. It was a very successful market as far as like people buying my products, and then I didn't really get like any vibes from anybody that it was , 'those types' of views were like harbored there," she explained. She forwarded the email to NBC 5 that was sent from the company's business email listed on social media:
"I did make a Pride pot for Pride Month and I had posted in support of Pride Month and I want I really use the pot to symbolize all the different parts of being in that community and I also wanted to put out there that I wanted to find an organization in Fort Worth to donate money to for the month of June," she said.The Fort Worth artist said she wasn't able to respond to the email because she didn't want her anger to spark an unprofessional post.
"We have love and compassion for those who identify as LGBTQ+, and we firmly believe in God's design for marriage and family. We will continue to welcome all who wish to frequent Roots Market, and we will continue to make decisions on who we partner with based on the standards in the word of God," the statement reads."As a local market, we will not waiver from the truth of the word of God that our market is founded on. We unapologetically stand by our core values and beliefs.