Lesbian firefighter wins $1.75 million victory after years-long discrimination battle: “You can win”

ignored her official complaints; and refused to follow her commands, which resulted in the death of a fire victim

Homophobia is more important to idiots than saving lives.

the city of Providence, Rhode Island. She sued the city after it denied her an accidental disability pension for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) she developed in response to years of homophobic discrimination she faced while working for the city’s fire department.

Her initial discrimination lawsuit concluded in 2016, with a jury awarding her $806,000. The city appealed the decision and lost.

This month, a jury unanimously sided with Franchina and awarded her $1.75 million. With interest and legal fees, the total award may reach $4 to $5 million.

“That’s more than double what the city would have paid if they just granted her the accidental disability retirement in the first place,” Martin said.

Wasting millions of dollars to defend garbage behaviour… instead of just fixing the core of the issue in the first place before it escalated so far.

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Using the viscera of the fire/emergency victims you're helping to traumatize your colleague is horrifying. I'm glad she's following through on getting what she's owed
ignored her official complaints; and refused to follow her commands, which resulted in the death of a fire victim
Homophobia is more important to idiots than saving lives.
the city of Providence, Rhode Island. She sued the city after it denied her an accidental disability pension for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) she developed in response to years of homophobic discrimination she faced while working for the city’s fire department.
Her initial discrimination lawsuit concluded in 2016, with a jury awarding her $806,000. The city appealed the decision and lost.
This month, a jury unanimously sided with Franchina and awarded her $1.75 million. With interest and legal fees, the total award may reach $4 to $5 million.
“That’s more than double what the city would have paid if they just granted her the accidental disability retirement in the first place,” Martin said.
Wasting millions of dollars to defend garbage behaviour… instead of just fixing the core of the issue in the first place before it escalated so far.