Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Justice Dept. probes case of lesbian who was fired

The Inspector General’s Office at the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating whether a career attorney and former prosecutor at the department was dismissed from her job in 2006 because of rumors that she’s lesbian, according to a news media report.

If the allegations are confirmed, the Justice Department official responsible for the dismissal could be accused of violating an executive order issued by President Bill Clinton that bans sexual orientation discrimination in the federal workforce, said Elaine Kaplan, an official who monitored federal workplace issues during the Clinton administration.

President George W. Bush has left the executive order in place, rejecting calls by anti-gay groups that he rescind it.

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