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riversedge

(79,492 posts)
Fri Jul 4, 2025, 06:08 AM Jul 2025

Louisiana teacher fired for being gay--after parent found his husband's obituary.

First this teacher loses his partner, then gets fired. Life sucks sometimes for so many.


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Louisiana teacher fired for being gay—after parent found his husband’s obituary.

Was music teacher for 20 years—until parent dug up a 2 year old death notice & turned him in.

Fired for "actively engaging in homosexual activity"—a written clause in contract signed 20 years ago.

Mark Richards says he was told, "Just keep it out of the public and you'll be okay."

"It’s just a stab in the back," he said. It’s just a sad reality that this is the world we live in today."

St. Francis Xavier Catholic School is located in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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Louisiana teacher fired for being gay--after parent found his husband's obituary. (Original Post) riversedge Jul 2025 OP
The parent must be very proud of this action. Gimpyknee Jul 2025 #1
I just read the Catholic church was fighting back on MAGA cruelty. Guess not. sinkingfeeling Jul 2025 #2
Catholic church has a vast history of cruelty of their own. Some ongoing and much not atoned for. . . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2025 #5
They're 'fighting back' is kind of selective...nt Wounded Bear Jul 2025 #10
"until a parent dug up a two year old death notice and turned him in." Prof. Toru Tanaka Jul 2025 #3
I'm not sure why people still do obituaries anyway. Renew Deal Jul 2025 #4
Death notice not obit dsc Jul 2025 #14
The video says obituary Renew Deal Jul 2025 #19
"Mean People Suck" RandomNumbers Jul 2025 #6
NOFX - Mean People Suck Celerity Jul 2025 #11
ROTA mikeysnot Jul 2025 #18
Nothing says Christian more than being a racist homophobe? NoMoreRepugs Jul 2025 #7
Conservatives making people's lives worse Johonny Jul 2025 #8
I guess DEI firing doesn't need to be about merit? Ohioboy Jul 2025 #9
I didn't know they could do that. JohnnyRingo Jul 2025 #12
Yep dsc Jul 2025 #15
Religious institutions are usually exempt from such things defacto7 Jul 2025 #16
There will be more of this Heidi Jul 2025 #13
Don't work at a religious private school. What a fool. BradBo Jul 2025 #17
have you ever blubunyip Jul 2025 #21
A private religious school. MineralMan Jul 2025 #20
What would Jesus do? Iris Jul 2025 #22

Bernardo de La Paz

(60,320 posts)
5. Catholic church has a vast history of cruelty of their own. Some ongoing and much not atoned for. . . .nt
Fri Jul 4, 2025, 07:56 AM
Jul 2025

Prof. Toru Tanaka

(2,903 posts)
3. "until a parent dug up a two year old death notice and turned him in."
Fri Jul 4, 2025, 07:42 AM
Jul 2025

FFS, don’t people have anything better to do? I guess this parent feels so powerful now that they have completely ruined someone’s life.

We are supposed to be celebrating our nation’s independence today and I normally hang my flag out on the porch. But as long as our country has a cruel tyrant in charge who does nothing but whip up hatred and cause chaos, our flag is staying indoors rolled up.

Renew Deal

(84,709 posts)
4. I'm not sure why people still do obituaries anyway.
Fri Jul 4, 2025, 07:46 AM
Jul 2025

Seems like an invasion of privacy and a waste of time and money.

Renew Deal

(84,709 posts)
19. The video says obituary
Fri Jul 4, 2025, 09:12 AM
Jul 2025

But I don’t know why anyone does any public notice no matter what you want to call it. A headstone makes sense as far as public notices go. But nothing on the internet or newspapers.

RandomNumbers

(19,070 posts)
6. "Mean People Suck"
Fri Jul 4, 2025, 08:01 AM
Jul 2025

that was a bumper sticker I saw in a head shop long ago, back when head shops were a thing.

For some reason the phrase is popping into my head more and more often these days.

Celerity

(53,705 posts)
11. NOFX - Mean People Suck
Fri Jul 4, 2025, 08:15 AM
Jul 2025

Label: Epitaph – E-86405-1
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album
Country: US
Released: 13 Jun 1989
Genre: Rock
Style: Punk



Johonny

(25,502 posts)
8. Conservatives making people's lives worse
Fri Jul 4, 2025, 08:09 AM
Jul 2025

For over hundred years. They have nothing good to offer society. Nothing.

Ohioboy

(3,876 posts)
9. I guess DEI firing doesn't need to be about merit?
Fri Jul 4, 2025, 08:11 AM
Jul 2025

The guy taught for decades! He must have been doing something right. The only way anyone found out was from an obituary?

dsc

(53,323 posts)
15. Yep
Fri Jul 4, 2025, 08:33 AM
Jul 2025

Religious schools can do that even as they take gay people's money by point of a gun

defacto7

(14,160 posts)
16. Religious institutions are usually exempt from such things
Fri Jul 4, 2025, 08:44 AM
Jul 2025

on religious freedom grounds. They can hire and fire based on their beliefs.

Heidi

(58,846 posts)
13. There will be more of this
Fri Jul 4, 2025, 08:29 AM
Jul 2025

now that Trump and his cult have succeeded in taking taxpayer-funded bullying of the vulnerable to a whole new level. Does anyone believe the MAGA cult will stop with undocumented immigrants? They’ve been proudly telling us who they are for nearly a decade and passage of Dear Leader’s big, bloated budget reconciliation bill will further embolden the cult to act out of hate with little or no fear of repercussions.

blubunyip

(267 posts)
21. have you ever
Fri Jul 4, 2025, 10:22 AM
Jul 2025

tried to get a job as a music teacher? Not a huge demand.

After this, nobody with sense WOULD even apply to work in such a horrible place -- but after 20 years they kick him out?

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