Houston bakery sued after firing gay employees who defended trans coworker
Former employees claim they were subjected to harassment and discrimination by Dessert Gallery
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Dessert Gallery is accused of anti-LGBTQ discrimination Photo: Ulysse Pointcheval / Unsplash
A bakery in Texas has been accused of anti-LGBTQ harassment and discrimination by two former employees, a gay man and a lesbian woman.
Gilbert Johnson and Katherine Phillips have filed two separate lawsuits against Dessert Gallery in Houston, alleging the bakery violated their civil rights in terminating their employment.
Johnson, former general manager of the bakery, and Phillips allege that they were fired due to their sexual orientation after facing “offensive” comments from coworkers and having to defend a transgender coworker against anti-trans harassment.
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A bakery in Texas is facing two separate lawsuits from former employees alleging they were fired due to anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination. Gilbert Johnson and Katherine Phillips told
OutSmart the Dessert Gallery and Bakery in Houston fired them because Johnson is gay and Phillips is a lesbian. Johnson further alleges he was fired in part for hiring a transgender employee, who was also terminated in the apparent purge. The women-owned Dessert Gallery issued a statement denying the allegations and saying they look forward to the opportunity to present the side of the case in court.
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