A pioneering transgender reverend in the Bay Area is now suing the church he has long called home, claiming both discrimination, and unlawful retaliation.
He also accuses the denomination of retaliating against him for blowing the whistle on labor violations in the denomination when he reported to synod officials that they were categorizing employees as independent contractors to avoid paying them a salary, which is a violation of federal and California labor laws.
at the 2022 Churchwide Assembly in Ohio, to members of the Iglesia Luterana Santa Maria Peregrina, describing the events that transpired as “a sharp assault on your dignity.” After the pastor’s firing, the congregation lost the denomination’s financial backing, and was forced to vacate their building and worship in the parking lot.“I was pushed out of the church for following the directives of superiors,” he said. “And cast as a racist publicly.
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