Gay man sues over firing stemming from ‘sweetie’ comment

A gay man who admitted to calling a patient “sweetie in his gay voice” and was subsequently fired for it, filed a federal lawsuit against his former employer.

Plaintiff Scott C. Moore filed his lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, Lake Charles Division.

In his 10-page filing, Moore alleges defendant Evergreen Presbyterian Ministries Inc., doing business as Evergreen Life Services, violated the anti-discrimination and anti-retaliation provisions of the federal Civil Rights Act.

“[Director Keith] Stevenson’s statement to Plaintiff indicates that Plaintiff’s sexual orientation (and resultant qualities) motivated the decision to discharge his employment,” the complaint states.

“There is no indication whatsoever that, absent Plaintiff using his own voice – the voice of a homosexual male – that he would have been terminated, especially given the prevalence with which Defendant’s employees call individuals names such as ‘honey, baby, sweetie, etc.’”

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