Oct 24, 2012 / 03:00 am
A university employee who was placed on administration leave said that she has been humiliated and intimidated for her belief that Maryland voters should determine whether to implement a "gay marriage" law in the state.
"I am dismayed that Gallaudet University is still a university of intolerance, a university that manages by intimidation, a university that allows bullying among faculty, staff and students," Dr. Angela McCaskill said at an Oct. 16 press conference in Annapolis, Md.
"I am pro-democracy," she stated, explaining that she believes it is important "that we as the citizens of Maryland have an opportunity to vote."
McCaskill, a deaf African American, spoke in sign language with the help of an interpreter to explain how she had been removed from her position as Chief Diversity Officer at Gallaudet University, an institution that serves the deaf and hard of hearing.