A Christian lifeguard in Los Angeles is suing his local fire department after it reportedly threatened to let him go for refusing to display an LGBT flag at his place of work.
The conundrum arose after the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors voted last year to require all facilities operated by the county to display the “Progress Pride Flag” in June, known socially as “Pride month.”
Capt. Jeffrey Little applied for a religious exemption, which was initially granted before being rescinded by the county two days later, The National Desk reported. Little claims he was told he is a county employee, which is “the only thing that matters” and that his religious convictions “do not matter.”
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In a press release from the Thomas More Society, which is representing Little, the legal group condemned the Los Angeles County Fire Department for “illegal retaliation and harassment against” its client. The firm also alleged the county “revealed to unauthorized persons that Little had requested a religious accommodation,” which resulted in the lifeguard receiving “a death threat that also targeted his daughters.”
Through his legal team, the county-employed lifeguard is seeking a restraining order and an injunction against the fire
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