You do know that any wrongful termination lawsuit they would have filed against you would have prevailed, right?
Homos can do no wrong.
Actually, they wouldn't. I learned early on to make sure that hiring and firing decisions were completely opaque, never an explanation beyond cutting back in that area, and that firings were separated by enough time from any event that might be interpreted as a trigger. I was in a seasonal industry, where cutbacks would not be seen as unusual. Every primary or general election was an appropriate time to get rid of people, as were the ends of other contract periods and potential contracts that fell through. In general, firing any "protected" individual is a risk, but that just means an employer has to be extra careful.