Teacher suspended for being gay: How this is legal in 28 states

[corbe]

Teacher suspended for being gay: How this is legal in 28 states

Emily DeCiccio
 
1 hr ago


 
As hundreds of thousands of LGBT Americans and their allies are taking to the streets to celebrate during Pride month, a case out of Texas highlights the employment discrimination hurdles the community still needs to clear.

Stacy Bailey is a former teacher at Charlotte Anderson Elementary School in Arlington, Texas. She is suing the Mansfield Independent School District (MISD) for suspending her for discussing her sexual orientation in her classroom.

The 31-year-old art teacher lives in one of 28 states where it’s legal to suspend or fire someone because of his or her sexual identity.

The school district released a statement saying they are and have always been “an inclusive, supportive environment for LGBT staff for decades.” Action was taken against Bailey, they say, because allegedly “her actions in the classroom changed.”

Bailey was removed from the classroom after a parent complained that she showed a picture of her and her then-girlfriend and now-wife to her students.

Whether or not the school district acted in a discriminatory manner is up for a jury to decide. Regardless of the jury's decision, MISD is perfectly within their legal right to take action against someone because their sexual identity. This is because of ambiguity in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

What is Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

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[Cyber Liberty]

Typical Bullshit MSN story.  This broad got bounced because she chose to "discuss" her homo relationship with elementary school students.  I would have been a pissed-off parent if she discussed a hetero relationship.

[mountaineer]

Are we trying to turn 8-year-olds into adults by discussing our sex lives with them? Here's a novel concept: leave your damn sex life - hetero, homo, bi, animal - at home and don't talk to children about it.

[Sanguine]

Typical Bullshit MSN story.  This broad got bounced because she chose to "discuss" her homo relationship with elementary school students.  I would have been a pissed-off parent if she discussed a hetero relationship.

Yep. 

[corbe]

   I only found it interesting and posted it because:
   
   A:  It explained Title 7 in terms even the stupidest American could understand
   B:  @Emjay and @Jazzhead have been on my azz lately
   C:  It will further perpetuate @Frank Cannon's rumour that I'm Gay

[Sanguine]

   I only found it interesting and posted it because:
   
   A:  It explained Title 7 in terms even the stupidest American could understand
   B:  @Emjay and @Jazzhead have been on my azz lately
   C:  It will further perpetuate @Frank Cannon's rumour that I'm Gay

You think you're gay because you like women? 

[corbe]

   No, @Sanguine Frank thinks I'm gay because I'm a general dumbazz and not particularly fond of President Trump. 
   If I had to be classified I'd say I'm a closet Lesbian who always wanted to be a Gynecologist. 

[RoosGirl]

   No, @Sanguine Frank thinks I'm gay because I'm a general dumbazz and not particularly fond of President Trump. 
   If I had to be classified I'd say I'm a closet Lesbian who always wanted to be a Gynecologist.

The only men that can be gynecologists are ones with short, fat fingers.

[edpc]

   I only found it interesting and posted it because:
   
   A:  It explained Title 7 in terms even the stupidest American could understand
   B:  @Emjay and @Jazzhead have been on my azz lately
   C:  It will further perpetuate @Frank Cannon's rumour that I'm Gay

Now, I think you’re gay and pretentious for writing ‘rumour.’

[corbe]

[edpc]

Using a willowy, ponytailed man in your retort is not a good defense.   

[Cyber Liberty]

Using a willowy, ponytailed man in your retort is not a good defense.   

Could be worse.  Could have been a willowy man with a bun.

[corbe]

    F'in Critics.
    Keep this $hit up and I'll start posting pictures of gay men in kilts.

[Cyber Liberty]

    F'in Critics.
    Keep this $hit up and I'll start posting pictures of gay men in kilts.

Be sure to ping @Sanguine an @RoosGirl if/when you do....

[WingNot]

   No, @Sanguine Frank thinks I'm gay because I'm a general dumbazz and not particularly fond of President Trump. 
   If I had to be classified I'd say I'm a closet Lesbian who always wanted to be a Gynecologist.

I don't know what you are or aren't.  But what I know is this.... you have a persecution complex.

[edpc]

    F'in Critics.
    Keep this $hit up and I'll start posting pictures of gay men in kilts.

! No longer available

[RoosGirl]

Be sure to ping @Sanguine an @RoosGirl if/when you do....

We are not interested in gay men.

[Cyber Liberty]

We are not interested in gay men.

You'd find something to like about a picture of a man throwing a telephone pole.

[RoosGirl]

You'd find something to like about a picture of a man throwing a telephone pole.

This is the only gay man at the highland games.

[Sanguine]

    F'in Critics.
    Keep this $hit up and I'll start posting pictures of gay men in kilts.

Gay men don't wear kilts. 

[corbe]

                                    SPEED DATING IN WALES

[Cyber Liberty]

Don't confuse Welshmen with Scots.  It's a deadly sin....

[Hoodat]

Title is wrong.  The teacher was not suspended for being a practicing homosexual.

[edpc]

Title is wrong.  The teacher was not suspended for being a practicing homosexual.

[Smokin Joe]

Are we trying to turn 8-year-olds into adults by discussing our sex lives with them? Here's a novel concept: leave your damn sex life - hetero, homo, bi, animal - at home and don't talk to children about it.