okay.. heres somethimg that CLOSE to an April Fools photo...
Posted on 04/01/2014 6:54:50 AM PDT by JoeProBono
A New York appeals court has affirmed a lower court’s 2012 ruling that a lesbian chef is owed $1.6 million for being forced to attend weekly prayer meetings where her boss would regularly warn that "gay people" were "going to go to hell."
Mirella Salemi sued Gloria's Tribeca Inc., Gloria's Tribecamex and principal owner Edward Globokar for violations of the New York City Human Rights Law after a string of incidents that occurred between 2004 and 2007. Gloria's Tribeca is a Mexican restaurant.
Salemi was awarded $400,000 in compensatory damages and $1.2 million in punitive damages in what her lawyer, Derek Smith, called "the largest employment verdict in 2012 in New York." A three-judge panel of the Appellate Division's Manhattan-based First Department affirmed the verdict for Salemi.
“He not only threatened her soul, but he also threatened her livelihood,” Smith told the New York Post in 2012. “He thought praying might cure her of her sexuality, but she is someone who didn’t need to be saved.”
Globokar had attempted to argue that he was simply exercising his right to free speech.
"The trial court properly protected Globokar's First Amendment rights by instructing the jury that he had 'a right to express his religious beliefs and practice religion, providing that he does not discriminate against his employees based on religion or sexual orientation,'" the judges wrote in their ruling.
Fish tacos were her speciality.
“But it tastes fishy”
Their pies aren’t bad once you acquire a taste. I am a
lifelong male lesbian so I have made it a point to
try many versions as possible.
Not so. There are huge number of gay-promoting places of worship out there, and hence, there are a lot of lesbians who affiliate with Christian churches. Synagogues, too. “Conservative” Jews ordain lesbian rabbis, I believe even in Israel, but certainly in NYC. And of course the Episcopalians with their lesbian bishops.
love it!
This is an April Fool’s joke, right??
Can’t fool me, it’s too silly to believe!!
OK, that’s an April Fool’s photo!!
No one is EVER going believe that’s a photo of a WOMAN.
Now put up the REAL photo of this icon of feminine beauty and grace!!
Funny you should say that, as I breeze through the headlines on FR, almost every headline sounds like an April Fools Joke, they are just so hard to believe.
Agreed
Biden is the ORIGINAL fool!!
He’s a fool Every. Single. Day.
(and lucky for US, at least he provides us with lots of laughs. If (God Forbid) Hilary is elected, imagine the jokes! Of course, she’ll make sure this entire country is a JOKE.).
I Pity the Foo! Mister T, 1980 something..
Why would anyone talk about their ‘sexuality’ at work???
This is a ‘modern’ trend I just don’t get.
Mr. T’s body would be a GREAT thing to photoshop for a few of your graphics!!
Just sayin’
a few things just pepped into my mind!
too much jibber jabber...I got to get to work on this..
“He not only threatened her soul, but he also threatened her livelihood,” Smith told the New York Post in 2012. “He thought praying might cure her of her sexuality, but she is someone who didn’t need to be saved.”
Oh but she does need to be saved....When all is said and done, more than a few folks will understand that their salvation was way more important than their “rights”.
Don't stop the jibber-jabber either.
I’m sure the owners will appeal or file bankruptcy. This is getting ridiculous. If I had a business, I’d sure do some thorough background checks on possible employees and not hire those I think would cause trouble. There are certain groups you can count on to to this and although it sounds discriminatory - you don’t have to tell them why they weren’t hired - just put their applications of file forever.
I am horrified at how many think it is a good idea to force Christianity on someone against their will.
Jesus certainly didn’t do it that way.
Rumor has it that Mister Y dont like no Boo Daggers!!
Ha Ha!!
Where’s the prooooffffff??
(cue funny graphic here).
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