10 Heterosexuals Claiming Discrimination For Being Told To Stop Being Nasty To The Gays

Kenneth Howell, a professor at Illinois University who was fired after sending an email to his students about homosexuality and the Catholic Church telling them it violated Natural Moral Law, has now been offered a new position by the University despite the fact that he is taking legal action against them saying that the firing infringes on his academic freedom.

Now it might sound strange to hear a man is taking legal action against an organisation for discrimination when in effect what he was doing in the first place was just that, but the reality is this is far from a one off as these ten examples proves:

1.  Lillian Ladele

Lillian Ladele, a former registrar for Islington council resigned in 2007 after being told she faced the sack for refusing to officiate civil partnerships. Acting to then sue the council saying that she was being discriminated against because of her religious belief Ladele, who said her rights were “trampled” by gay couples had her case and appeal to the Supreme Court turned down.

(Via Pink News)

2.  Jennifer Keeton

After telling fellow students that she believed homosexuality was a life choice and immoral Jennifer Keeton was told she needed to attend diversity sensitivity workshops in order to qualify as a counsellor. Keeton is now sueing Augusta State University for violating her constitutional rights

(Via The Advocate)

3. Peter Labarbera

Following a Holiday Inn in Naperville cancelling an “Americans For Truth About Homosexuality” event (for which he had no contract with them) because the hotel felt the chance of protests would  have a negative impact on a wedding party being held there Labarbera decided to sue them for religious discrimination saying they did it because  Labarbera’s group is against homosexuality.

(Via Daily Herald)

4. Csaba Marosan

Bringing us bang up to date, Marosan has just filed a complaint with the state human rights division in New York claiming he has been ostracized by administrators at the college where he is a Professor because he, unlike them, was not gay.

(Via ABC News)

5. Orville Nichols

Orville Nichols, a civil marriage commissioner from Saskatchewan decided to sue the provincial government back in 2008 because he had to issue marriage licenses to gay couples. Saying it violated his religious rights and he should be able to deny services to whoever he liked.

(Via Slap Upside The Head)

6. Michael Savage

Michael Savage, the shock jock, who was fired from MSNBC after telling a caller “You should only get AIDS and die, you pig!” announced in 2009 that he was going to sue the British Government after Jacqui Smith banned him from entering the country because of his exteme view.

(Via The Independent)

7. Heidi Zamecnik

17 year old Heidi Zamecnik filed a federal suit against her Indian Prairie School District 204 Board of Education, Superintendent Howard Crouse, and high school officials from stopping her wearing an anti-gay t-shirt saying it was her right to do so after other students had previously worn ones in support of homosexuality.

(Via CBS Chicago)

8.  Ruth Malhotra

Malhotra went to court back in 2006 so she could seek to be given the right to be intolerant towards homosexuality saying that her Christian faith compelled her to speak out against homosexuality.

(Via LA Times)

9. Denise Haye

Sacked after posting homophobic comments on  gay Christian website, Denise Haye took Lewisham Council to court saying that she felt it unfair that she had been dismissed even though she had used her work computer and work email address to post on the site.

(Via The Voice)

10. Susan Comstock

Susan Comstock decided back in 2006 that it would be a good idea to sue her union, the Public Service Alliance of Canada for supporting the federal same sex marriage bill saying that the fact some of her union dues had obviously gone to supporting this meant their religious freedom was violated.

(Via Slap Upside The Head)