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FRANCHINA v. CITY OF PROVIDENCE

No. 16-2401.

881 F.3d 32 (2018)

Lori FRANCHINA, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. CITY OF PROVIDENCE, Defendant, Appellant, Providence Fire Department; Providence Firefighters Local 799, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

January 25, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin F. McHugh , Senior Assistant City Solicitor, with whom Jeffrey Dana , City Solicitor, and Kathryn M. Sabatini , Associate City Solicitor, were on brief, for appellant.

John Martin , with whom Benjamin H. Duggan , Kathy Jo Cook , and KJC Law Firm, LLC were on brief, for appellee.

Mary L. Bonauto and Allison Wright , with GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders, Ria Tabacco , with American Civil Liberties Union, Gregory R. Nevins , with Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund, Inc., Shannon P. Minter and Christopher Stoll , with National Center for Lesbian Rights, on brief for American Civil Liberties Union, American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island, GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders, Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund, Inc. and National Center for Lesbian Rights, amici curiae.

Before Torruella, Thompson, and Kayatta, Circuit Judges.

Sticks and stones may break some bones, but harassment can hurt forever. "Cunt," "bitch," "lesbo": all are but a smattering of the vile verbal assaults the plaintiff in this gender discrimination case, Lori Franchina, a former lieutenant firefighter, was regularly subjected to by members of the Providence Fire Department...

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