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Gay News: A gay man who was bullied at work because of his sexual orientation has won over £13,000 in damages.
By: Nigel Robinson
Bain worked at Glasgow's Lighthouse
He also said that his fellow workers would leave a room when he walked in, and that they were “disgusted” when he told them he had been to a gay bar.
Employment judge Lucy Wiseman awarded Bain £13,528, and agreed that his working environment had been “intimidating, hostile and degrading”.
Bain worked at Glasgow's Lighthouse
£13,000 for gay man bullied at work
19 November 2010
Steven Bain said he had been unfairly dismissed from the Lighthouse architecture and design centre in
He told an employment tribunal that colleagues had asked him if he had ever dressed as a woman, and whether he found the words “poof” and “queer” offensive.
He also said that his fellow workers would leave a room when he walked in, and that they were “disgusted” when he told them he had been to a gay bar.
Employment judge Lucy Wiseman awarded Bain £13,528, and agreed that his working environment had been “intimidating, hostile and degrading”.
