Appeals court sides with Catholic school that fired gay teacher for plans to marry his partner
Billard married his partnerin May 2015 and says he loved every minute of his teaching career even though it ended abruptly.
May 12, 2024
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Students Rally Around Fired Gay Teacher
More than 45,000 people have signed a petition demanding that a fired gay teacher be given his job back.
August 7, 2013
Judge: Gay Teacher Fired by Catholic School Entitled to Damages
The North Carolina school fired the teacher in 2014 for announcing his wedding to his partner. A trial will now determine the damages he is owed.
September 7, 2021
Gay Ohio Teacher Fired After Explaining Pride Bracelet to Students
"If a kid has questions, if a kid wants honesty, I don't think I should be forbidden from providing that," the teacher said.
March 29, 2022
Parents Raise Thousands For Catholic Teacher Fired Because She's Gay
After the beloved Catholic teacher was terminated, the parents of students who attend the school she was fired from began raising money for her.
February 8, 2023
N.C. Catholic School Fires Gay Teacher Who Announced Engagement
After announcing his engagement on Facebook, a gay man is barred from being a substitute teacher at a Catholic High School in Charlotte.
January 14, 2015
Parishioners Support Ousted Gay Music Director, But Firing Stands
Colin Collette was fired from a Chicago-area Catholic church because of his plans to marry his partner.
August 15, 2014
Gay Teacher Fired After Obtaining Marriage License
A 12-year-teaching veteran was fired from a Catholic high school in Pennsylvania immediately after he applied for a marriage license with his same-sex partner in neighboring New Jersey Friday.
December 8, 2013
Ohio Catholic High School Fires Teacher for Being Gay
The teacher's contract was not renewed for the next school year after someone complained to the archdiocese that oversees the school.
April 29, 2020
Gay Teacher Marries, Fired From Catholic School
Ken Bencomo was fired by St. Lucy's Priory High School after marrying his partner of ten years in California.
August 2, 2013
Court Revives Lawsuit After Gay Teacher Fired From Catholic School
Joshua Payne-Elliott sued the Indianapolis Archdiocese after he was terminated from his teaching job for having entered into a same-sex marriage.
November 24, 2021
Gay New York Catholic school teacher says he was fired over a picture of him kissing his boyfriend
Michael J. Califano said church officials were
January 10, 2024
Supporters Rally for Lesbian Teachers Fired After Marriage
Alumni and clergy peacefully protested outside a St. Louis high school that recently fired a lesbian couple after learning they planned to live together.
September 7, 2014
Fired Gay Teachers Seek Meeting With Pope
HRC petitions pope to change stance on firing gay teachers.
May 30, 2014
Gay Teacher Fired After School Notified of Wedding to Partner
The male teacher was terminated weeks after marrying his husband in August.
October 27, 2021
Please Don't Fire My Teacher Because She's Gay
The Supreme Court could soon rule employers have the right to terminate people because they're LGBTQ. Jessica Chiriboga pleads with the justices to do the opposite.
October 3, 2019
Indiana Supreme Court Okays Catholic School Firing of Gay Teacher
Because he married a spouse of the same sex, the Archdiocese of Indianapolis fired a longtime teacher from one of its schools.
September 1, 2022
Fired Gay Teacher Finally Gets Apology
Jim Gaylord was fired for being gay back in 1972. This week he received an apology from his former school district.
July 14, 2014
Gay Teacher Fired After Hacker Leaks Private Sex Tape
The teacher alleges a hacker swiped the video out of his Dropbox account and posted it to the school's website.
February 11, 2016