GAY MAN SUES AMERICA'S CUP FOR WRONGFUL TERMINATION, SAYS OFFICIALS MOCKED HIS SEXUALITY

Larry Jacobson, a motivational speaker anwarning, and in blatant
breach of his contract," Jacobson "was summarily terminated
without legal cause or justification." Bennett and Hindley made the
termination decision, Jacobson claims. gay former America's
Cup employee, is suing the yacht race for wrongful termination
stemming from a few incidents in which he was subjected to
harassment because he is gay, according to a report on the suit in
the Bay Area Reporter:
In his civil complaint filed March 13 in San Francisco
Superior Court, Larry Jacobson, who worked as a VIP
spectator boat captain during the races last summer,
says one man made a limp wrist gesture at him, while
another called him a "poof," a derogatory term for
homosexual.
However, a former supervisor told the Bay Area Reporter
that Jacobson had "pushed his sexuality very hard" and
had been "inappropriate."
Jacobson is claiming sexual orientation discrimination,
failure to pay overtime, and failure to pay wages upon discharge,
among other complaints. He's seeking unlimited damages exceeding
$25,000.
Going into more specifics on the incidents, the article continues:
"Although initially friendly to Mr. Jacobson, Mr. Hindley (chief
operating officer for America's Cup Race Management) and Mr.
Bennett (America's Cup director of on-water operations) became
cold and unfriendly toward him," the complaint says.
Jacobson claims that in August, he approached Hindley to request
that he be considered for doing break down work once the regatta
was over.
Hindley "made a 'limp wrist' gesture" and said, "People like you,
don't want work like that," Jacobson claims, and he didn't get the
job.
Then, at a party in September, Bennett told friends, "That's our
poof," referring to Jacobson, according to the complaint. Bennett
lives primarily in New Zealand, where "poof" is a derogatory term for
gay men.
On September 12, the filing says, "without