SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy has filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Rev. Dr. Megan Rohrer, the first openly transgender Bishop of the country’s largest Lutheran denomination, today in the United States District Court – Northern District of California, alleging he was demeaned, harassed, defamed, and eventually pushed out of his role as Bishop of the Sierra Pacific Synod, a division of the Evangelical Church in America covering the geographical area of Northern California and parts of Nevada.
“As Bishop, Megan Rohrer built a bridge between the Church and the LGBTQIA+ community, who have been historically excluded by the Church. Its appalling conduct here sends a clear message not just to that community but any marginalized group unsure of whether the Church will accept them.”
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The Rev. Dr. Megan Rohrer was elected to the position of Bishop in a historic election during the 2021 Synod Assembly. Of over 400 people (and more than 60 percent non-clergy members) from across the Synod’s congregations, Rohrer received 209 votes to become Bishop.
Rohrer alleges that upon being elected, Church leadership resisted him, and he was repeatedly misgendered, ridiculed, and demeaned by clergy and congregants alike. Rohrer brings a claim for harassment on the basis of his sexual orientation and gender identity. He also alleges he was terminated for blowing the whistle on the Church’s violations of California labor laws.
Rohrer further alleges the...
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