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Ryan Merrifield

Gay man wins £18,000 discrimination case after boss calls him 'drama queen'

A gay steward at a working men's club whose boss called him a "drama queen" has won more than £18,000 in a discrimination claim.

Michael Hollingworth was treated "drastically" differently by the venue's manager after he came out to him, an employment tribunal heard.

On the very same day he told him he was gay, his boss, Ian Ellis, contacted another employee to ask if she would like his job at the Staincliffe Sports and Social Club, in Batley, West Yorkshire.

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