Comments on: Fired gay employee sues Library of Congress

By: dman

dman — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 12:46:38 +0000

“We” haven’t forgotten that sexual orientation is not covered specifically in Title VII. He is not suing based on sexual orientation discrimination but rather religious discrimination and gender stereotyping, which are specifically covered by Title VII. In this case the supervisor by vocalizing his religious beliefs made them fare game for, and his behavior a violation of Title VII. He is not suing solely for being terminated. If he was, then the adjunct procedure you shared would be the appropriate course of action. He is suing for the breach of law that created a hostile work environment *before* he was terminated and the termination as a result of being unable or unwilling to endure an unlawful and harmful environment.

By: Christopher B. Stewart

Christopher B. Stewart — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 16:29:14 +0000

It’s a shame that such superstition is protected by law. The Christian religion is absolute nonsense.

By: Nancy Marcus

Nancy Marcus — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 16:01:28 +0000

This statement in is incorrect: “She was referring to the provision in the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits employment discrimination based on race, religion, national origin, sex, and other criteria but not on sexual orientation or gender identity.” Title VII most certainly DOES ban discrimination based on gender identity, just not sexual orientation. Not only has this been recognized as the case by most circuits since the Price Waterhouse decision decades ago, but the EEOC issued a formal opinion last year explicitly confirming that gender identity is covered by Title VII.

By: John Sampson

John Sampson — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 00:51:04 +0000

A great deal of nastiness has resulted from misinterpretation of those passages from Leviticus, which actually refer only to a man (an “ish”) having sex with a temple prostitute (a “zakhar”), not any random man. From most English translations, including the Douai and the KVJ, you would never guess that the second words translated as “man” from the Hebrew text was never intended to refer to all men; only those employed in the worship of Baal by anal coupling with the “worshippers.”

By: laurelboy2

laurelboy2 — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 00:49:47 +0000

While I sympathize with him and feel he was subjected to a hostile work environment, we must remember that sexual orientation discrimination is not prohibited by statute. LOC prohibitions against sexual orientation discrimination do not carry the weight of statute. Did he contest his firing to the Merit Systems Protection Board (assuming his appointment authority granted him the right to do so), based on constructive termination not directly linked to poor performance as set out by his performance standards?

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