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Harassment charges for a female fire chief

Minneapolis' first female fire chief and the first openly gay fire chief of any major U.S. city is accused of harassing firefighters.
Adrienne So

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  • Friday, September 22, 2006 12:32 PM

    Look...

    Is it possible that the charges against her are true? Yes. Lesbians are as capable of carrying on inappropriate (supervisor/subordinate) work-place relationships as much as straight women, straight men and gay men.

    It's also possible the charges are not true. Let's see what Minneapolis determines really happened. But let's also not man-bash or put lesbians on a pedestal onto which they don't necessarily belong. (And if it matters, I am a lesbian.)

    —RatherBRidin' Read RatherBRidin''s other letters

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