[CA] Can a daycare refuse service to a homophobic Christian family or is that discrimination?

I hope this is the right flair, if not I’ll change it. New to this sub so I apologize if I break any rules. Located in Los Angeles, CA.

I work for a family run daycare. It’s a super diverse facility- we accommodate families of all backgrounds (different income levels, religious beliefs, ethnicities, etc). That’s a big draw of our daycare and we have a somewhat long waiting list of families trying to get their kids in. We accept students on a first come, first serve basis.

I gave a tour yesterday to a couple who were super friendly at first and seemed to like what we had to offer. However, when we were walking back to my office to discuss further, the moms (they’re a lesbian couple) of one of our kids were there to drop off his lunch. They politely introduced themselves and gave a little testimonial to the parents about how great the daycare is.

The second they left, the parents I was giving a tour to started going off about us allowing “gays” into our daycare. Saying they were being rude by coming over to us during the tour, asked if their kid was gay or spreading those ideas around, if there are gay people who work here, etc. I didn’t answer their questions, instead I asked if that was a problem. They said they’re a devout Christian family and being around gay people compromises their values. We state on our website that we respect the religious beliefs of families’ and can accommodate them, and it seems these parents took that to the extreme.

I explained to them that we’re an incredibly inclusive and diverse community and they should find a different childcare facility. I said we don’t appreciate attitudes like theirs and it’s not a good fit. They blew up at me and went off about how that’s discrimination, I can’t deny them childcare because they’re Christian, stuff like that. They eventually left but threatened a lawsuit.

They’re framing it as if I told them no because they’re Christian, but obviously it’s because they’re bigots. Do they have any legal ground here? Would it be discrimination for us to ban them from our daycare? Any help is appreciated. Thank you.

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