Posted on 06/07/2007 4:50:35 PM PDT by wagglebee
A former staffer for the Democratic National Committee has filed a lawsuit against the organization, claiming he was the victim of discrimination because he is gay.
Donald Hitchcock, who was a gay outreach adviser for the committee, filed suit in Washington against the DNC, Chairman Howard Dean and two party officials, charging that discrimination was behind his firing on May 2, 2006.
According to the suit, "Mr. Hitchcock had to lobby for months to be included in regularly scheduled political department meetings. When he attended these meetings on his own volition, uninvited by the DNC . . . other staff treated him with hostility.”
The suit alleges that the DNC’s highest priority for Hitchcock, and for gays in general, was to secure donations from the gay community.
On April 20, 2006, Hitchcock’s domestic partner Paul Yandura – a longtime party activist – sent an open letter to gay Democrats saying Dean failed to adequately defend gay rights, according to the Washington Blade, a weekly news source serving Washington’s gay community.
The letter criticized Dean and the Democratic Party for not getting involved in state ballot measures banning gay marriage.
The letter also urged gays to refrain from donating money to the DNC until the committee more actively supported gay rights.
The letter was written without Hitchcock’s knowledge, the Blade reported, but he was blamed "for failing to stop Mr. Yandura from sending his letter,” the suit states.
Hitchcock was fired 12 days after the letter was sent.
"This is retaliation, plain and simple,” Yandura told the Blade last year.
Responses to the suit assert that the defendants "did not at any time discriminate” against Hitchcock and "did not threaten, interfere or retaliate against” him.
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Hitch-what?
Thanks for posting the entire article.
Queer, doncha think?
It was either that or scratch Dean’s eyes out ;)
The Dems are so beholden to all the fringe minority groups I am truly surprised they can keep all their promises straight (no pun intended). That being said, it’s refreshing to see a gay guy realize that the Dems don’t care about gays in general, they just want the donations.
let’s all have some popcorn as we see this lawsuit unfold. Hillary said she has evolved on homosexual issues. Can’t believe the Dems. aren’t enamored of the gay community.
When you cozy up to the lawsuit-happy, this is what you get.
The party of lawsuits and special rights for deviants gets a taste of its own medicine. The irony!
Gay Adviser Sues DNC
At first I thought “Gay Adviser” was his job title...
I have some friends who are cops, they swear that domestic violence cases involving gay couples are 10 times worse then anything imaginable, the amount of violence is unbelievable.
Benedict Queernold.
The DNC and RNC both were private organizations, same as Boy Scouts are, last time I looked.
It couldn’t have been that he was just an ass, a disruption at meetings, and so was not invited for that reason. No it has to be discrimination.
What? You mean the party of tolerance was intolerant? Well, I for one am shocked! Shocked I tell you! (sarc)
The Dems/Libs are using the homosexuals for two things:
1. Donations
2. Further breakdown of the nuclear family to further socialist goals
“gay outreach” ? did he wear a glove for this?
The sodomites are lawsuit happy these days, no?
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