While serving as Atlanta's fire chief, Kelvin Cochran wrote a book in which he described homosexuality as "vile, vulgar, and inappropriate." The book (for those scoring at home, it's entitled Who Told You That You Were Naked?) is about Cochran's religious beliefs; among other things, he believes that homosexuality is akin to pedophilia, bestiality, and other types of "sexual perversion." Cochran distributed the book to several of his employees, including employees who didn't ask for it.
Cosmetology and Deuteronomy
A demoted cosmetologist filed a lawsuit on Monday in federal court, claiming that his employer violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act by requiring him to wear makeup as part of his job training. The employer requires trainees to apply makeup to each other, because"makeup artists should know how certain products feel if they are going to use them on others." Plaintiff Barry Jones—who since 2011 "has been a licensed esthetician and has operated his own beauty salon"—started working for M.A.C. Cosmetics last year as a Retail Makeup Artist.