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Slip of the Tongue

A former manager claims Marion County, Oregon wrongfully fired him for a slip of the tongue: in an interview with an employee who sought a supervisory position, he called her “a champion for her sexuality,” though he meant to say for her gender, in Marion County Court.

SALEM, Ore. — A former manager claims in court that Marion County, Oregon, wrongfully fired him for a slip of the tongue: In an interview with an employee who sought a supervisory position, he called her “a champion for her sexuality,” though he meant to say for her gender.

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