Source: Hereford Times and Telegraph
A GAY man refused a Church job because of his sexuality has been awarded compensation.

John Reaney will receive £47,345 from the Diocese of Hereford having won an employment tribunal last June.

Mr Reaney, 42, successfully claimed discrimination by the Bishop of Hereford, the Rt Rev Anthony PriddIs, after being refused a job with the Diocese.

Priddis was ordered to undergo equal opportunities training and to pay the fine.

The youth worker, from Colwyn Bay, was quizzed on a former gay relationship by the Bishop, and was turned down despite glowing reports from his peers.

During a two-hour interview with Bishop Priddis, Mr Reaney claimed he asked intrusive questions about his sexuality which had left him feeling embarrassed, upset and "a total waste of space".

He was so upset he broke down in tears on the way home. Three days later the Bishop telephoned him to say his application had been unsuccessful.

He took the Hereford Diocesan Board of Finance to an employment tribunal and said Thursday he was "delighted" with the payout.

He added: "Lesbian and gay Christians working within the Church of England are entitled to be treated with humanity."

The payout follows a remedy hearing in December.

A Church statement said the payment will be met through an anonymous donation.

Full article: Gay Man Wins Church Payout (from Hereford Times)
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