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Article 

http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/22/opinion/sutter-employment-discrimination-lgbt/


Summary

Andre Cooley a 27 year old male who lives in Mississippi and works for forest county sheriff’s office was fired after the revealing fact that he was gay. Mississippi is one of the 29 states that it is legal to fire an employee for being gay. Andre hide the fact he was gay by changing his tone of voice and not using his normal hand gestures. Until one day when he had to call the police on June 14, 2010 when his boyfriend became violent and he need to call the police. When his colleague responded to the call, which lead to his boss finding out his sexual orientation. Three days later he was terminated. His boss told him “From one day to the next you can have the best life, and at any point it can be taken away, just on the fact that you’re gay.” But his boss lied and said he didn’t fire him because of his sexual orientation but it was about the call of domestic dispute.

The National debate about gay rights is that the federal laws protects works from being discriminated against. But not sexual orientation or gender identity.


Questions for classmates

1. Do you think that it is fair that Mississippi and 29 other states have that law in place even though it is against your civil rights?

2. Should being fired apply to a situation that happens when you are off duty?

3. Do you think the Federal Employment Law should reevaluate the discrimination law regarding sexual orientation and gender identity? And in your opinion do you think this would make a difference?