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For context, the story I read a similar comment under was about a decades long vegan forest firefighter who was unable to receive vegan meals through his employer (given that they’re very much “in the field” they can’t really bring their own). After complaining, he was suspended without pay by the employer and he tried to fight that, arguing that his vegan lifestyle was a creed.

That context changes things for me at least, maybe not for you.

Next up we need to officially protect Star Trek fans

In order to understand that, you have to realise that veganism is not a diet, but an ethical belief. A huge part that often comes up is diet, of course, since we all eat, and often in a social setting. But it also concerns, for example:

Not using wool and leather

Not visiting for-profit zoos

Not using cosmetic tested on animals

Not riding horses or attending horse-related entertainment

It is an all-round ethical standpoint, and not just a diet fad. You may or may not agree with it, that's how beliefs work, but ridiculing the thought of it being a protected belief seems narrow minded.