New York: Skydive teacher claims being gay got him fired
NEW YORK (AP) — A gay skydiving instructor is claiming in court that he was fired because he joked with a customer that his sexual orientation meant that she didn’t have to worry about him taking advantage of their intimate position while strapped together for a tandem jump.
The lawsuit filed last week in Brooklyn federal court claims that Donald Zarda was fired because of his sexual orientation. It says Zarda’s employer told him the customer complained Zarda had touched her inappropriately.
Saul Zabell, the lawyer for the owner of Skydive Long Island in Calverton, told the New York Post Zarda was fired not because he’s gay but because of “inappropriate behavior in the workplace.”
Arkansas: Judge delays civil trial against Tony Alamo
TEXARKANA, Ark. (AP) — A federal magistrate judge has delayed the civil trial against evangelist Tony Alamo in a lawsuit over alleged abuse at his ministries.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Barry Bryant indefinitely delayed Alamo’s trial last week. It was set to begin Oct. 25. Bryant granted the delay at the request of Alamo’s lawyers and the lawyers for plaintiffs Spencer Ondrisek and Seth Calagna.
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