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NYC Transit Worker Claims Boss Called Him “Cupcake,” Fired Him For Being Gay

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By: Dan Avery
On: Apr 8, 2012
Tagged: Discrimination, Lawsuits, MTA, New York, Subway

11 Comments

No. 1 · Ben
Fired for being gay or fired for not being a good employee? And whatever the case is, the boss should be disciplined – if not fired – for being homophobic, point blank period.

Apr 8, 2012 at 9:34 am · @Reply ·
No. 2 · QJ201
Whether is story holds up or not remains to be seen. However, I have ridden the MTA during Pride…and yes many of the workers practically sneer in disgust at the revelry.

Apr 8, 2012 at 9:52 am · @Reply ·
No. 3 · Kev C
If they offered him a promotion (as a sort of hush bribe), it contradicts any claims of him being a lousy worker who deserved to be fired. But he needs to prove he visited a hospital if he wants to be credible.

Apr 8, 2012 at 10:44 am · @Reply ·
No. 4 · desdemona
funny how people want gay people to ‘lighten up’ when there are death threats being made against them; it’s like, really?! Some people just have no idea how bad hostility towards gay people is- and for no good reason. Not to sound like a pity party, but gay people definitely are the most blatantly discriminated against and disrespected of any group of people. it’s just sad. I don’t know what my rant really has to do with this kid being fired, but if he’s telling the truth, I hope karma bites ( & for all the people who shout batty boys and kill them faggots dead’- they’ll get what’s coming to them- hopefully an eternity in hell) Happy Easter Queerty! :)

Apr 8, 2012 at 1:57 pm · @Reply ·
No. 5 · Dave
Another queen wanting to get rich because of pretend homophobia. He even pretended to be sick to get out of work.

Apr 8, 2012 at 3:25 pm · @Reply ·
No. 6 · Anthony
If he was offered a promotion, how can they claim he wasn’t a very good worker? They’re kind of shooting themselves in the foot with that one.

The story isn’t clear, so I can’t tell why he was fired, but 1.5m does seem like a little too much.

Apr 8, 2012 at 3:57 pm · @Reply ·
No. 7 · Bipolar Bear
Many people fail to stand up for their rights at the time an incident of workplace bullying occurs, because of intimidation or a lack of support around them. I have been in this situation before:

http://bipolarbear.co.nz/2011/05/11/workplace-bullies/

Apr 8, 2012 at 4:24 pm · @Reply ·
No. 8 · Riker
@Anthony: We don’t know that he was offered a promotion. All we have is his word. In most organizations a probational employee isn’t considered eligible for promotion or transfer, so his word is suspect.

Apr 8, 2012 at 5:02 pm · @Reply ·
No. 9 · SFHarry
In the article it says he had a couple of options offered to him while they investigated the homophobia. I’m interested in knowing the outcome of the investigation.

Apr 8, 2012 at 5:36 pm · @Reply ·
No. 10 · frank
If his allegations are true, I hope he wins big just like the lesbian chef did recently. These a-holes need to be put in their place.

Apr 8, 2012 at 7:12 pm · @Reply ·
No. 11 · ABDUL
Cupcakes are IN by the way!!

Apr 9, 2012 at 3:40 pm · @Reply ·