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TexasTowelie

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Sun Jan 29, 2017, 04:46 PM Jan 2017

Will Arizona Gay Rights Lawsuit by EEOC Be One of Last Under Trump Administration?

A new lawsuit by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission targeting anti-gay bias at an Scottsdale wine bar caught the attention of gay-rights groups nationwide.

Whether such bold actions will continue under the Trump Administration, though, is anyone's guess.

The federal complaint filed on Friday, January 20, alleges that the staff and 5th and Wine in Scottsdale subjected two servers to repeated and severe sexual harassment.

As the complaint in Arizona district court alleges, the 5th and Wine staff directed sexually charged comments and behavior toward the men because they "did not conform to sex- or gender-based assumptions, expectations, norms, or stereotypes of men."

Read more: http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/will-arizona-gay-rights-lawsuit-by-eeoc-be-one-of-last-under-trump-administration-9022759

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