He wanted to live as a practicing homo. They fired him, good call.
I like your clear, no-nonsense approach. Too bad it took all the waffling, hand-wringing and kumbaya "we still love ya bro...oops, we mean that in a good way" crap. But, ultimately they fired him. I wonder what they mean by, "...he still has value." Value to his lover? Value as a bad example?