Posted on 11/07/2004 4:28:41 PM PST by Ahriman
The plaintiff's allegations were familiar to legal experts: a boorish boss demanded sexual favors, made lewd comments and groped his employee. The worker's complaints were ignored or met with reduced hours and threats of dismissal. The suit filed in Urbana, Ill., against Federal Express Corp. was one of at least four filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently citing companies in four states. These cases, though, have a twist: all involve same-sex harassment, a complaint becoming increasingly familiar across the country and highlighted in August by a former aide's allegation that he was harassed by New Jersey Gov. James McGreevey. McGreevey denied harassment but admitted having a sexual relationship with the man and said he would resign Nov. 15. The accuser, Golan Cipel, did not sue, saying McGreevey's resignation was sufficient punishment. Others have not been so swayed. In 2003, WABC anchorman Steve Bartelstein was sued by a male co-worker who accused the TV personality of stalking and sexually harassing him. Bartelstein denied the accusations, and the case was settled out of court in July. A former aide to City Councilman Vincent Gentile is mulling a lawsuit against Gentile, whom he accuses of making passes at him. Gentile denies the accusations. The EEOC estimates that 15 percent of the sexual harassment cases it handles nowadays involve same-sex allegations, and the number is rising. "This is an example of something that was quite stigmatized, and now people are willing to come forward and talk about it," said EEOC spokeswoman Jennifer Kaplan.
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Homosexual Agenda Ping - The cat's out of the bag. Article says 15% of sexual harrassment is same sex.
Around 2% of the population is homosexual.
Says something, doesn't it?
Let me and Scripter know if anyone wants on/off this pinglist.
The guy with the one, then two, broken arms must have a serious mental problem if he persisted after the first rejection!
When I worked in Chelsea, my gay boss got in trouble for sexually harassing one of my coworkers. He continually called the guy, inviting him to a sauna, telling him how he wanted to give him rubdowns RIGHT IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY!
It's natural, I think, for homosexuals to be a little more aggressive in asking for a date considering they've been unable to do so publicly without severe consequences especially in a work environment.
Employers, if fraternizing among coworkers is allowed, should make sure all employees understand a NO is a NO when it comes to asking someone out.
Hard to imagine this has to go to court.
Bummer. And I thought the election just showed that we were a nation where morals were important.
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