Los Angeles County lifeguard files suit for refusing to work near rainbow-painted tower at Will Rogers Beach • The Malibu Times

A devout evangelical Christian who served as a Los Angeles County lifeguard at Will Rogers Beach is suing the county for forcing him to work near a rainbow-painted tower. Jeffrey Little, who worked as a Los Angeles County lifeguard for more than two decades, also claims he was punished for removing three pride flags from Los Angeles County lifeguard towers. The City of Los Angeles and LA County have both approved the display of flags of LGBTQ+ support on government buildings.

Little's Resort at Will Rogers Beach in Pacific Palisades is home to a historically LGBTQ+ friendly section known as Ginger Rogers Beach, named after the glamorous Hollywood actress and dancer, and known as a gay beach since the 1940s. informed his superiors last year that he wanted to be exempt from the county's policy of flying a modified version of the rainbow flag that represents people of color, transgender and non-binary people. His bosses granted him the exemption, but while he was relocated to Dockweiler Beach, Little was ordered to fly the flags again. His lawsuit alleges religious discrimination and emotional distress.

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