Fired Gay Employee Sues Library of Congress

We first reported on this story back in April. A lawsuit was filed last Friday.
From the Washington Blade:

The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, charges that management analyst Peter TerVeer, 30, suffered employment discrimination based on his gender, gender stereotyping and his religious beliefs in violation of Title VII of the U.S. Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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Library of Congress spokesperson Gayle Osterberg didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on the lawsuit.
The lawsuit charges that his supervisor John Mech and library official Nicholas Christopher, Mech’s immediate supervisor, further violated Title VII by retaliating against TerVeer when he attempted to challenge their actions in an internal library complaint.
“Mech imposed his sex stereotypes and fundamentalist religious beliefs on homosexuality upon the plaintiff, resulting in a hostile working environment,” the lawsuit alleges.

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Terveer v Billington (Full Text of Complaint Filed on August 3, 2012)

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