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It isn't right, but that doesn't mean they don't have the right to do it. A privately-owned business should have the right to serve or refuse to serve anyone they want. The public should be made aware of discriminatory practices, and I would hope that they vote with their wallets on these issues. If nothing else, it will help to expose hatred and discrimination that normally goes unnoticed and unaddressed.
On the other hand, someone like a doctor or pharmacist who promises to serve the public good (do pharmacists have to take an oath like doctors do?) has a right to refuse services that he/she feels are immoral, but should inform the patient of the nearest place at which to obtain those services.
I have some hope that if we were forced to lay our prejudices on the table for all to see, people would start to udnerstand how absurd they are and discard archaic, judgmental opinions.
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