LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) A judge has ruled that a Kansas sheriffs deputy was demoted because he couldnt succeed at the police academy and not because of alleged discrimination based on his sexual orientation.
U.S. District Judge Daniel Crabtree last month dismissed a lawsuit filed by Kyle Appleby, who alleged Douglas County Sheriffs Office employees discriminated against him, attacked his masculinity and called him a homophobic slur.
Appleby sued the Douglas County Commission last year alleging that sheriffs employees participated in sex stereotyping. He said he has been openly gay at work since 2008.