Posted by Debra , timjt@swbell.net, on 11/17/00

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I am a nurse in a convalescent facility. I love my work and
the patients...unfortunately I feel strongly, that I've been
sexually discriminated against by being taken off my regular
unit and put on a physically strenious one because I am not
gay or a lesbian. You see, 75% of the work force at this
facility is gay or lesbian. I know this because they make
comments all the time. They speak about how this guys butt
looks good, how they use to whore themselves before they
came into nursing and still do, how they date each other and
what they do together. Some are HIV positive and work with
the patients giving shots and dealing with blood and have
confrontational contact with the patients, putting the
elderly patient at total risk. There is a CMT that is a
lesbian, shes stated so, that has made numerous mistakes on
the passing of medications to the patients and this is
covered up and ignored because she is a lesbian and dates
another lesbian employee at this facility. Her unit manager
is gay and does nothing. The director of nursing (D.O.N.)
does nothing either, she is a lesbian and is dating and
living with, the facility manager, which is another lesbian.
Both of these lesbians got together and had a gay man, that
works at this facilty also,father a child for them. A
comment was made to me by the girlfriend of the CMT about
how I smelled like fish. There were three lesbians together
at the nurses station as I was doing my work...I walked off
as they all looked at me and laughed. I believe, strongly,
that I am a victim of reverse discrimination. I do not care
what they do in their personal lives, this is not my
business, so why are they trying to make it my business by
speaking off and commenting about sexual preferences that
have nothing to do with the job area. I feel that because I
do not partake in this behavior they are causing undo stress
on me and causing me to miss work. And it appears that I am
put on a very hard unit and away from my regular unit as a
disciplinary action and blame for something I did not do for
the fact that I am not a lesbian. None of the others are
rotated or put on a floating schedule as they recently did
me. I am 43 years old, married for many years, have kids
grown and have a grandchild. Any information and possible
sex discrimination lawsuit would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you

Reverse Discrimination, 11/17/00, by Debra .

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