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<\/p>\nGay San Francisco Police Officer Files Sexual Orientation Harassment and Discrimination Lawsuit Against SFPD: WATCH<\/b>
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Brendan Mannix, a gay<\/a>, active San Francisco police officer, has filed suit against the SFPD, accusing some of its members of \u201csexual harassment, sexual discrimination based on his sexual orientation, and retaliating against a whistle-blower.\u201d<\/p>\n The SF Chronicle reports<\/a>: \u2018Mannix said two sergeants at Central Station frequently made comments about his sexual orientation, including calling him a \u201cqueen,\u201d \u201ctoo dramatic\u201d and insulting his masculinity, attorney Lawrence Organ wrote. When he tried to report the behavior, Mannix allegedly faced retaliation, and he said the department didn\u2019t do anything to stop the harassment.\u2019<\/p>\n The SFPD has not commented on the lawsuit.<\/p>\n The trouble began when Mannix was transferred to Central Station from Richmond Station and encountered what he termed an \u201cold boys<\/a>\u2019 club\u201d atmosphere where anyone not \u201cstraight, cisgender, white and male<\/a>\u201d was targeted for harassment.<\/p>\n The SF Chronicle adds that the complaint focuses on two officers<\/a>: \u2018One suggested Mannix was in a sexual relationship with the other gay<\/a> officer at the station, and when Mannix did or said something the sergeant believed was stereotypically gay<\/a>, he would say \u201cugh, you gays<\/a>!\u201d or \u201cGod, you gays<\/a>!\u201d [attorney L:awrence] Organ said. The sergeant, Organ said, would also mock Mannix\u2019s hair style and physical appearance, making comments like, \u201cIs that hair big enough?!\u201d and \u201cHow much do you weigh? One hundred pounds soaking wet?\u201d In one instance, when they discovered a dead body in the water at night, the sergeant told him, \u201cdon\u2019t be such a queen,\u201d when Mannix said he was cold, Organ said.\u2019<\/p>\n Watch a report from NBC San Francisco:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The post Gay San Francisco Police Officer Files Sexual Orientation Harassment and Discrimination Lawsuit Against SFPD: WATCH<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad Gay News<\/a>.<\/p>\n