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Gay Gov Worker Wins $1.5M In Discrimination Case • Instinct Magazine
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The former workers compensation commissioner has won $1.5 million after he was discriminated at the workplace.
Chris Godfrey won the discrimination lawsuit against the state of Iowa and former Governor Terry Branstad, who’s now the U.S. ambassador to China, though not without its headaches. The lawsuit was first filed in 2012 after Godfrey says Branstad reduced his pay for being openly gay.
In 2011, Branstad re-took office after losing it to Chet Culver. He then asked...
Israel Elects Its First Openly Gay Minister
Amir Ohana / Screenshot via YouTube @StandWithUsAmir Ohana has become Israel’s first openly gay prime minister, but some pride goers aren’t happy about it.
43-year-old Ohana has been named acting justice minister this Wednesday after the previous title holder was fired. Ayelet Shaked, the previous office holder, was fired by right-winged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after Shaked’s party did not get enough seats to return to parliament for elections in May.
When announcing...
