[RAT Patrol]

I think it would matter -- rightly -- to them, even if you're a clerk/typist.

[gcruse]

Can a prospective employer ask a prospective clerk/typist during the job interview what their views are on homosexuality? I think there be legal dragons there.

[RonF]

Actually, the BSA may well find themselves in just this position. The Chicago Area Council was sued after a gay man applied for a job with them and was turned down after stating that he was gay. Understand that this was for a paying job with them, not a volunteer position (nationally the BSA has about 4000 full-time employees). The CAC fell afoul of the Chicago Civil Rights Commission, which is charged with enforcing Chicago's municipal anti-discrimination statute. Said statute forbids discrimination on the basis of (among other things) sexual orientation.

The hearings have been going back and forth. It looks as though it may be settled on the basis that the CAC can ban homosexuals from policy-setting or explicating positions (such as District Executive), but not positions such as clerk/typists.