Gay Softball League Leads to Major Supreme Court Job-Bias Case

Top court to say if U.S. job discrimination law protects gays
Man says Georgia county fired him after he joined league

Visitors stand outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, June 17, 2019. The court enters the homestretch of its term with looming decisions that could affect the 2020 election and thrust the court even deeper into the nation's political wars.Photographer: Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg

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By Greg Stohr

September 16, 2019 at 8:00 AM UTC

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Gerald Bostock says he’s convinced his participation in a gay softball league was why he was fired from his job running the child-advocate program at the juvenile court in Clayton County, Georgia.

The Atlanta-area county’s decision sent “a homophobic message that we do not approve of your sexual orientation,” Bostock said.