The lifeguard sought an emergency court order exempting him from participation, but a court denied the application. The lifeguard plans to file a new application soon.
The Christian lifeguard asked the LA fire department, which manages lifeguards in the county, to exempt him from raising the “Progress Pride Flag” as required by a recent ordinance and his supervisor’s directives. The fire department has not granted his accommodation request, according to court filings.for a temporary restraining order on May 28, 2024, asking the court to issue an order barring enforcement of the ordinance, EA-231, against him before June 1.
Last year, the fire department initially granted Little a religious exemption, but rescinded it the next day, according to the lawsuit. The exemption provided Little with several assurances: Little arrived at his new post last year with a pride flag already flying, according to the complaint. He removed the pride flag at his new station, resulting in a direct order from Lester “to raise the Progress Pride Flag that he had lowered,” the complaint alleges. The complaint accuses Lester of being “abusive, inappropriate, harassing, and discriminatory” in his demeanor toward Little when delivering the order.
Little also “received . . . a death threat against himself and his children,” which appears as an exhibit in the complaint. The author included a threat to rape Little’s “cute little girls” if Little refused to “pay respect to our pride flag” and “honor us.” Little seeks damages for lost wages and emotional distress, reinstatement to his investigator position, and a permanent injunction barring the defendants from enforcing EA-231 against him.
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