An openly gay teacher at a Pennsylvania Catholic school was fired after applying for a same-sex marriage license.
Michael Griffin, a teacher at Holy Ghost Preparatory School in Bensalem, Pa., for 12 years, has been with his partner for the same number of years. On Friday the Mount Laurel, N.J., resident applied for a same-sex marriage license and was fired on the same day, he said in a Facebook post.
"After 12 years together I was excited to finally be able to marry my partner. Because of that, I was fired," he said. "I feel hurt, saddened, betrayed and except for this post, am at a loss for words."
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