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Special Class Protections for Self-Alleged Gays: A Question of "Orientation" and Consequences
A public policy analysis
by Tony Marco
Copyright Tony Marco, 1991-1994, all rights reserved

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Disciplinary Actions

Julie Brienza, a former Supreme Court reporter for United Press International, was terminated in 1991 when her supervisors learned that Brienza used UPI's time, credentials and resources while writing a free- lance story for a gay newspaper. Brienza has filed a $12 million lawsuit alleging "sexual orientation discrimination."

(The Brienza and Shell Oil cases raise serious considerations about limitations placed on employers regarding disciplinary action. How will "sexual orientation" make itself known [and establish for certain its identity] in the workplace? Will employers be prohibited from taking normal disciplinary actions?)

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