CONTACTAbout UsCAREER OPPORTUNITIESADVERTISE WITH USPRIVACY POLICYPRIVACY PREFERENCESTERMS OF USELEGAL NOTICE
© 2025 Equal Entertainment LLC.
All Rights reserved
All Rights reserved
By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Private Policy and Terms of Use.
A firefighter in Bourne, Mass., has been terminated after posting antigay slurs on Facebook.
Richard Doherty, a veteran firefighter of 16 years, reportedly used foul language and bigoted remarks last summer while slamming local police officers, his deputy fire chief, and the town of Bourne itself.
Town Administrator Thomas Guarino said, "Firefighter Doherty has disqualified himself from the ability to serve as a firefighter because he elected to post on the Internet a message that causes the public to question whether he can serve all of its citizens."
John Ford, Bourne Board of Selectmen, supported Guarino's statement. "The town of Bourne wouldn't tolerate that kind of mindset from employees," he said. We send out a message that we want them to be professional."
A spokesman for the firefighters union said his organization will be appealing the termination. "Mr. Doherty is not a racist, bigot, [anti-gay], nor anti-special needs as the town alleges," he told WDHD.com. "He has never provided substandard service or patient care to anyone regardless of his personal feelings."
The union believes that Mr. Doherty's status updates were set up to be limited to friends and family and were not meant for public consumption.
Read the full story here.
From our Sponsors
Most Popular
31 Period Films of Lesbians and Bi Women in Love That Will Take You Back
December 09 2024 1:00 PM
18 of the most batsh*t things N.C. Republican governor candidate Mark Robinson has said
October 30 2024 11:06 AM
True
These 15 major companies caved to the far right and stopped DEI programs
January 24 2025 1:11 PM
True
Latest Stories
LGBTQ+ and other leaders call Pope Francis progressive and transformative
April 21 2025 5:15 PM
Trump Administration to defund suicide hotline for LGBTQ+ youth starting in October
April 21 2025 3:54 PM
Sasha Colby's 'Stripped II' tour spotlights the trans experience
April 21 2025 3:42 PM
20 years of Sapphic cinema: the 20 best lesbian movies
April 21 2025 1:23 PM
Senate staffer accused of having sex in Capitol building recounts 'horrific' backlash
April 21 2025 12:03 PM
Pope Francis dead at 88: Looking back on his LGBTQ+ rights legacy
April 21 2025 5:37 AM