3rd Circuit Revives Gay Man’s Title VII Suit
Although federal workplace discrimination laws don't cover sexual orientation discrimination, a federal appeals court has ruled that an effeminate gay man must be allowed to pursue a Title VII claim alleging that he was targeted for harassment because he failed to conform to "gender stereotypes." The 3rd Circuit found that a lower court erred when it declared that plaintiff Brian Prowel's sex discrimination claim was nothing more than "an artfully pleaded claim of sexual orientation discrimination."
