The title of my Topic is called “Female coaches file discrimination suit against University of Minnesota. With the University of Minnesota-Duluth, three former women head coaches are suing the school, alleging discrimination under Title VII and Title IX and saying they were fired because they are female and gay.

Suing the Board of Regents, two of the plaintiffs said they were fired also because they were Canadian. Also, two of them claim age discrimination because they are older than 40. Due to this situation, the three former coaches: Shannon Miller, Jen Banford and Annette Wiles left in the past year after suffering what they describe as a pattern of hostility and making complaints that went unanswered at Minnesota University.

Lendley Black, a University Chancellor, said the school proves the claims of discrimination and allegations will “aggressively defend” itself in the lawsuit.

Also, Black said “UMD continues its focus and commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion, and I am personally committed to continuing an environment where diversity is embraced”. The case was filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Minnesota.

When the university informed Shannon Miller, they would not renew her contract at 51 years old and the head coach of women’s hockey team until December. Jen Banford, the head women’s softball coach, was notified in  December, that her contract would not be renewed. This was because she supported Miller, because she was a gay Canadian woman. Lastly, Wiles, he head women’s basketball coach,that has took the team to playoffs, for seven years said she was forced to resign in June because of “the hostile and discriminatory environment created by the university.”

   In conclusion, people dedicated to the school, such as:the Athletic Director, Josh Berlo and the Assistant Director, Abbey Strong began to exclude gays or lesbian coaches  from the school. Due to help create a hostile environment that spread throughout the Athletics Department. This situation does not effect me at all but I do believe that this situation is unnecessary because it’s not right to judge people at all. Just people someone likes the same sex, they shouldn’t be punished for it. Yes, people will feel some type of way but they should keep it to their self. This may impact the world because discrimination of others people sexualty is happening all over the world, all the time. Though, I am a Christian and I still think that bringing something like this into someone’s career is very wrong. More and more jobs are lost everyday because of reasonable reasons. You’re messing up people’s careers and futures just because of who they want to love.