Furniture Chain Exec Allegedly Fired Lesbian Because 'God' Spoke To Her

Isabel Perez had been working in human resources for 15 years, when she took the job as HR director at Ashley Furniture HomeStore. She says executives would tell her to hire only women or white people for certain jobs, and no "gays, lesbos" at all. After just two weeks on the job, Perez, who is married to a woman, says that her manager fired her after spotting a sticker on her car in support of gay rights. The manager allegedly said that God had told her to do it.

In most states, it isn't illegal to fire someone for being gay -- although gay rights groups have been pushing the White House to change that. New Jersey, however, is not one of those states, and Perez decided to file suit.