General Discussion

The way I understand it, in the lower courts, Ames claimed discrimination and rather than counter her argument that she was discriminated against, the lawyers for the the Ohio Department of Youth Services argued that she couldn't use that argument because she didn't show "background circumstances," and the judge ruled in their favor.

I suspect that she didn't get the position she wanted because she wasn't liked or respected in the department -- not because she wasn't gay.

It will be interesting to see what comes out when she has the new hearing.