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Related: About this forumLubbock man says he was fired for being gay; law says it's OK
Casey Stegalls direct supervisor knew he was gay.
But, after he introduced his fiancé to the kids he worked with at the Childrens Home of Lubbock, he was fired.
I got fired just for me being who I am, he said.
A year after being hired and spending week after week caring for the children living at the home, he was dismissed for circumstances revolving around what Lynn Harms, president of the organization, called Stegalls lifestyle choices.
More, including a video interview of Mr. Stegall, at http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2014-07-25/lubbock-man-says-he-was-fired-being-gay-law-says-its-ok#.U9MtO7FCz2Q .
Cross-posted in the LGBT Group.
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Lubbock man says he was fired for being gay; law says it's OK (Original Post)
TexasTowelie
Jul 2014
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msongs
(67,381 posts)1. yet if u fire an xtian because he\she violates your sincerely held beliefs there is hell to pay nt
Gman
(24,780 posts)2. Unfortunately Texas is a Right To Work state
And yes his firing is legal. They actually don't even need a reason to fire him. OTOH he doesn't need a reason to quit.
Gothmog
(145,046 posts)3. In Texas you can fire someone for being gay
Texas law is really sad here
malokvale77
(4,879 posts)4. Shame that it is...
I once got let go during a down sizing because the boss said "As a women, I could always get a man to support me".
The new guy had a bum leg and needed the job more than me. Never mind that I had two teenagers to support.
That's the reality in Texas.
Rstrstx
(1,399 posts)5. As stated, unfortunately only 18 states have laws on the books
And if you don't live in one of those states you have to live in a city or county that prohibits it (and how many are stunned that Lubbock isn't one of them?)
Some of the people leaving comments on the article bring up the interesting question on whether the home takes any federal money. If that's the case it needs to be shut off immediately.