San Diego firefighters victorious in suit against forced participation in gay pride parade
Four California firefighters forced to participate in
a gay pride parade in July 2007 are victorious after the California
Supreme Court this week refused to hear the city's petition to
review an appellate court decision last year.
The four men, led by Fire Capt. John Ghiotto of the San Diego
Fire-Rescue Department, filed the suit against the city of San
Diego for sexual harassment a month after a battalion chief
directly ordered them to ride a fire engine in a lewd parade
through the city streets. The men endured verbal abuse and
come-ons, as well as overtly sexual gestures from the crowd.