September 14, 2022
A Religious University Is ‘Imploding’ Thanks to Its Anti-LGBTQ Hiring Policy, Lawsuit Says
After months of protesting an anti-LGBTQ hiring policy, 16 students, faculty, and staff members at a small Christian university sued members of its board on Monday. The plaintiffs say the campus is “imploding.”
The lawsuit accuses Seattle Pacific University’s interim president and five of its current and former trustees of preserving a policy that bans people in same-sex relationships from being hired for full-time jobs — a guideline that has been widely criticized on campus. The policy in question states that employees are expected to refrain from “cohabitation, extramarital sexual activity, and same-sex sexual activity.”
The lawsuit accuses Seattle Pacific University’s interim president and five of its current and former trustees of preserving a policy that bans people in same-sex relationships from being hired for full-time jobs — a guideline that has been widely criticized on campus. The policy in question states that employees are expected to refrain from “cohabitation, extramarital sexual activity, and same-sex sexual activity.”