Gay profsor Jéx Redahl has claimed that he was nied a full-time job at a Christian universy bee he is "not heterosexual".
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GAY PROFSOR ALLEGEDLY TOLD HE DIDN’T QUALIFY FOR JOB AT CHRISTIAN UNIVERSY BEE OF HIS SEXUALY
Jéx Redahl — who teach SPU’s Lydia Green Nursg Program the School of Health Scienc and has nearly 40 years of experience the health re dtry — alleged the lawsu that when he applied for a full-time, tenured posn as an associate nursg profsor, the universy rejected his applitn bee he’s gay. “Dpe the equaly that urts have regnized tablishg that gay men and women nnot be discrimated agast, breaks my heart that SPU still treats differently as beg unequal to all others who teach at the universy, ” Redahl said a statement. At least five teachers left their jobs at Kg’s High School Shorele 2019, prott over anti-gay language a new policy om CRISTA Mistri, Kg’s parent anizatn.
At the root of the lawsu is a policy that has long been a source of ictn at Seattle Pacific: a prohibn on the hirg of openly gay faculty and staff members, which the print and Board of Tste have vigoroly fend spe opposn om stunts, employe and alumni. “Seattle Pacific Universy adms that ref to hire gay faculty and staff. Seattle Pacific Universy’s ban on gay employe has been a matter of sharp ntentn recent months, leadg to the rignatn of board members, drawg nmnatn om the universy muny and promptg threats of a lawsu agast the Board of Tste.
The policy self was nsired at length followg a lawsu brought by Jex Redahl, a gay adjunct nursg profsor who sued SPU claimg he was nied a full-time posn due to his sexual orientatn. The board has twice voted to uphold SPU’s homophobic hirg polici, first April 2021 followg Redahl’s lawsu and aga May 2022 after the work group livered s remendatns. Through surveys and petns, ’s clear that large majori of the faculty and stunt body oppose the policy, yet a majory of the tste reaffirmed May – triggerg rignatns by other tste and protts by stunts that clud a prolonged s- at the school’s admistrative SPU’s graduatn on June 12, dozens of stunts protted by handg gay-pri flags to Menjar, rather than shake his hand, as they received, the tste’ chair, rpond to the protts wh a firm fense of the hirg policy.