lawsuit he brought against the CHP, saying his coworkers made his life on the job miserable because he’s gay.Brome was a CHP officer from 1996 until 2015, when he took medical leave due to the stress of the homophobia he encountered.
It began when he was in the police academy and continued throughout his CHP career.“There was bullying or name-calling — ‘fag,’ ‘gay,’’’ Brome told The Sacramento Bee in 2018.