Straight bouncer at gay bar awarded $12,000 for harassment

A female bouncer at a gay nightclub has been awarded more than $12,000 Cdn after filing a complaint under a U.K. discrimination law, though the complaint was a little different from a typical one under the law.

Sharon Legg, a 33-year-old married mother of four, was a bouncer at a gay nightclub in Bournemouth, U.K. After working there for a year, she was promoted to head of security in the spring of 2006.

However, shortly after her promotion, her new boss began referring to her as a “breeder,” which is a derogatory term in the gay community. She said she treated it jokingly at first, but sometimes he would also say, “Urgh, you’re straight,” when he passed by her, which began getting to her.

Other employees at the club stopped following her instructions and in June 2006 she was fired after a dispute with a doorman. She wasn’t given a reason for her dismissal, she said, she was told one day it wasn’t working out. See Straight bouncer at gay bar awarded $12000 for harassment
Canadian Employment Law Today