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2022
Lawsuit filed over alleged discrimination at Spirit Halloween store
Lawsuit filed
A lawsuit was filed by Trevor Anderson alleging assault and emotional distress after he says a Spirit Halloween store manager used gay slurs and chased him following a refund request. The allegations are claims made in the lawsuit; the source article reports no determination on them.
Trevor Anderson filed a lawsuit alleging assault and emotional distress after he says a Spirit Halloween store manager used gay slurs and chased him following a refund request. The allegations are claims in the lawsuit; the article reports no determination on them.
Source excerpt
A gay man has sued a West Virginia party store claiming a worker branded him a 'f****t' and chased him bare-chested for trying to return a 'gender-fluid' Halloween outfit.
Anderson is alleging one count of assault and one count of inflicting emotional distress in a lawsuit filed on Wednesday by Fairness West Virginia,
A statewide civil rights advocacy group is suing Spirit Halloween, alleging a store manager in Charleston harassed a customer for being gay.