Chili's Fires 1 Louisiana Worker Over Harassment Claims in Pronoun Dispute
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 15
Chili's Fires 1 Louisiana Worker Over Harassment Claims in Pronoun Dispute
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 15
Summary
Wesley Kirk Ford Jr. said Saturday he was fired from a Chili’s in Denham Springs after refusing to use a nonbinary coworker’s preferred name and pronouns.
Chili’s said the termination was not about Ford’s views on gender identity but about repeated harassment that violated company policy and left the coworker unable to finish the shift.
The chain said Ford was repeatedly told to stop mocking and intimidating the employee, describing the conduct as intentional bullying that created a hostile work environment.
Ford, who said he had never previously been fired or disciplined, posted that he needed a First Amendment or civil-rights attorney and planned to share more details later.