Four firefighters have filed a sexual harassment complaint against the city of San Diego after being forced to participate in a “gay pride” parade. If this doesn’t chap you,
In 28 years of responding to fires and saving lives, Fire Capt. John Ghiotto of the San Diego Fire Department never thought his job would require him to attend a Gay Pride parade.
“I’ve dealt with finding bodies in burning buildings, traffic accidents with kids, but I’ve never been so stressed out before until this incident,” Ghiotto told FOXNews.com in an exclusive interview.
Ghiotto and three other firefighters filed a sexual harassment complaint against the city’s fire department last week after being forced to attend the parade in uniform despite objections they made to superiors.
Yes, forced
The four men allege they were ordered by a battalion chief to attend last month’s parade and feared consequences for failure to do so, since refusing to follow a direct order constitutes disciplinary action.
If the men refused to follow the direct order, they could have been suspended on the spot and stripped of any chance for a promotion, according to their manual, Ghiotto said.
Out of control PC BS… I would love to see some higher-ups in San Diego get their heads handed to them at the end of all of this! The whole idea of cities sanctioning, much less forcing employees to participate, in this kind of event is just wrong, and I hope these four men prevail. If you have a strong stomach, read the whole thing.
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