A lifeguard in California is accusing LA County of religious discrimination by forcing him to display LGBTQ+ Pride flags.
Los Angeles County is facing a lawsuit from a fire department's Christian employee over its policy surrounding LGBTQ+ Pride flags.The lawsuit comes ahead of LGBTQ+ Pride month in June when cities including Los Angeles commemorate their support for the LGBTQ+ community, often by displaying Progress Pride flags outside municipal and government buildings.
It continues: 'Doing so would be to personally participate in, espouse, and promote messages contrary to his sincerely held religious beliefs, similar to how many courts have recognized that Jehovah's Witnesses may not salute or pledge allegiance to the flag of any nation or state.'The complaint states that Little asked for accommodations ahead of Pride month, but that the department has not 'substantively engaged' with him.
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