Bisexual Texas broker claims JPMorgan Chase forced him to participate in LGBTQ+ marketing campaign

"Shortly after this, clients, co-workers, and family began to learn of Plaintiff's sexual orientation from the website and made harassing and offensive comments towards Plaintiff based on his sex. In April 2023, around the time of an Anheuser-Busch publicity effort with trans actress Dylan Mulvaney, threats against LGBTQ+ people in marketing campaigns skyrocketed. That prompted Dill to take down publicity around Gile's sexuality after he expressed concerns for the safety of himself and his family."

"According to the lawsuit, Gile had built a significant book of business before joining the firm. He began his career in wealth management at Wells Fargo in 2008 and later worked at Morgan Stanley, where he managed a client base of 54 households generating roughly $408,000 in annual production before moving to J.P. Morgan Securities in 2022."

"About a month after he started working at JPMorgan Chase, the firm's marketing director, Wendeline Dill, learned of his sexual orientation and encouraged him to market that on his professional website. She also wanted Gile to create an LGBTQ+ marketing brochure for the office. The problem, though, was that Gile wasn't out with everyone at work, or even in his own family."

George Gile, a bisexual stockbroker at JPMorgan Chase, filed a federal lawsuit alleging discrimination under the Civil Rights Act and Texas Commission on Human Rights Act. After joining the firm in 2022 with an established client portfolio, marketing director Wendeline Dill encouraged him to feature his sexual orientation on his professional website and create LGBTQ+ marketing materials. Gile had not disclosed his orientation to all colleagues or family members. Following the website disclosure, clients, coworkers, and family made harassing comments. After threats against LGBTQ+ individuals in marketing campaigns increased in April 2023, Dill removed the publicity. Gile seeks damages for emotional distress, humiliation, embarrassment, and anguish caused by the workplace pressure and subsequent harassment.

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