STATE OF CONNECTICUT
COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
AFFIDAVIT OF ILLEGAL DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICE
DATE:
CASE NO.:______
My name is Robert McDonald and I reside105 Forestview Dr., Wolcott, CT 06716.
The respondent is Waterbury Republican, whose business address is 389 Meadow St., Waterbury, CT 06702.
I was
( ) discharged ( ) not hired/not promoted
( ) suspended ( ) not rented a dwelling
( ) placed on probation ( ) denied sale of dwelling
( ) earning a different rate of pay ( ) aiding and abetting
( ) demoted ( ) denied union representation
( ) warned ( ) constructively discharged
( ) given poor evaluation ( ) retaliated
( ) denied a raise ( ) not hired/reinstated due to
( ) less trained a BFOQ
( ) denied an office ( ) not hired due to disability
( ) harassed ( )not accommodated disability
(x) denied services offered to the public
in October 2005 and believe that my:
( ) race ( ) national origin ( ) mental disorder
( ) color (x) marital status ( ) alienage
( ) sex ( ) physical disability ( ) previously opposed,
( ) pregnancy ( ) mental retardation filed or assisted
( ) ancestry ( ) religious creed ( ) learning disability
( ) age ( ) familial status ( ) creed
(x) sexual orientation
( ) religion
was in part a factor in this action. I believe that the respondent violated the following Connecticut General Statutes Sections enforced through Section 46a-58(a) and acts listed below:
( ) 46a-60(a)(1) ( )Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
( ) 46a-60(a)(4) as amended by the Civil Rights Act of 1991
( ) 46a-60(a)(3) ( )Age Discrimination in Employment Act of
( ) 46a-60(a)(5) 1967, 29 U.S.C. 621-634
( ) 46a-60(a)(7)( )( )( )( )( ) ( ) Americans With Disabilities
( ) 46a-60(a)(8)( )( )( )( )( ) Act, 42 U.S.C. Title I
(x) 46a-64( )( )( ) ( ) Equal Pay Act of 1964
( ) 46a-64c(a)( )( )( ) ( ) Sec. 504 of Rehabilitation
( ) 46a-64c(a)(4)(A) Act of 1973, as amended
( ) 46a-64c( )( ) ( ) Title VIII of Civil Rights
( ) Sec. 3(1) of PA 91-58 Act of 1968, as amended by
(x) 46a-81d Fair Housing Amendment Act
of 1988 (U.S.C. 3600-6620)
THE PARTICULARS OF MY COMPLAINT ARE AS FOLLOWS:
1. My name is Robert McDonald and I reside 105 Forestview Dr., Wolcott, CT 06716.
2. The respondent is Waterbury Republican whose business address is 389 Meadow St., Waterbury, CT 06702.
3. The respondent offers services to the public.
4. I am a gay male who is in civil union.
5. On October 9, 2005 Alan Couture and I were joined in a civil union as defined by the 2005 Connecticut Public Act No. 05-10 (SSB 963).
6. Section 15 of the 2005 Public Act No. 05-10 (SSB 963) mandates that whenever Connecticut General Statutes denote “marriage”, “spouse”, “next of kin”, or “family”, a party to a civil union is included in that definition.
7. The respondent offers a free service where they print pictures of married couples in their newspaper.
8. Some time in October of 2005, my spouse and I went to the respondent facility requesting that our pictures be printed in the newspaper.
9. A male agent of the respondent asked us if we had ever read the respondent newspaper.
10. I indicated that I have read the respondent newspaper.
11. The agent of the respondent responded that if we read the paper that we should know that it is the Waterbury “REPUBLICAN” and that they would not be printing our pictures.
12. Other similarly situated married couples have had their photos printed in the newspaper.
13. I charge the respondent with discriminating against me because of my sexual orientation.
14. I charge the respondent with discriminating against me because of my marital status.