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Ford contractor claims he was fired for dissenting comment on company’s trans embrace

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A man who worked as a contractor at a Ford Motor Company plant in Michigan claims he was fired last fall solely for a respectful comment challenging transgender ideology on a social media post celebrating another employee’s “gender transition.” In October, Michigan pro-LGBT media outlet PrideSource published a profile on Lynn Keiser, a homosexual male research engineer at Ford attesting to the company’s wholehearted support for his “transition” to female. “While looking at Ford I was thinking about whether I could transition, and I found they scored a perfect 100 on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index,” Keiser said, going on to explain how his supervisor “didn’t bat an eye” and his human resources manager was “equally supportive.” This week, another man who worked as a contractor at Ford’s Automatic Transmission Operations building in Livonia, Michigan, told PJ Media that he lost his job as a direct result of commenting on an internal company post celebrating Keis

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford reiterates opposition to Pride flag at city hall

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TORONTO, February 19, 2014  – Toronto Mayor Rob Ford reiterated his opposition to flying a rainbow flag at city hall during the Sochi Olympics in a segment Tuesday for his Ford Nation  show on YouTube .  Ford had demanded the flag be removed February 7, but appeared to relent at the time. In his video Tuesday, Ford said he was responding to an email from a woman asking if he wants to be re-elected and if so why he does not "support all citizens." The woman labeled him "homophobic" for not attending Toronto 's Pride parade and not wanting a rainbow flag at city hall to protest Russia's ban on homosexual propaganda targeting children. "My son is gay and as a mom that hurts me very deeply," the woman wrote. Toronto Mayor Rob Ford "So, we've had a little bit of controversy - I don't think it's a controversial issue, but," Ford said before reading the email from "Mary in Scarborough." "Well Mary,&q

Mayor dismissed by refusing to join Homosexual Pride Nudity Parade

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Rob Ford , Toronto ’s right-leaning mayor, was booted from office Monday morning after two years of relentless attacks from liberal politicians and media. Rob Ford Ontario Justice Charles Hackland found him guilty of a conflict of interest after he voted on a city council measure involving donations to his football foundation. Ford, who was elected in 2010 on fiscally conservative promises to “stop the gravy train,” had especially angered the city’s liberal stronghold by, among other things,  refusing to attend Toronto’s Gay Pride parade as previous mayors had done. He was also up front about his opposition to same-sex “marriage.” Ford will be allowed to run for the mayor’s office again, however. The judge had the option of barring him from running for up to seven years. Related articles Mayor Rob Ford is out - and he can only thank himself (thestar.com) Toronto Mayor Rob Ford guilty, forced to step down (sunnewsnetwork.ca) Toronto mayor Rob Ford found guilt