"Chinese gay teacher files for unfair dismissal after being outed by parent of former pupil", 28 Sep 2018

A Chinese kindergarten teacher who claims he was sacked for being gay is suing his former employer for unfair dismissal...The case, which was accepted...by the arbitration committee in Qingdao...is a rare example of a Chinese employee turning to the legal system to pursue a claim of workplace discrimination on the basis of sexuality.  The 31-year-old said that...the administrators at his school told him they had been made aware of his homosexuality and that he should not come to work any more.  The man, who asked to be identified by the pseudonym Ming Jue, said in an interview that he had been working as a kindergarten teacher for 10 years...He said he took part in a gay charity event on August 5 and posted an article about it on his personal WeChat account.  A parent of one of his former pupils saw the piece and made it known to his current employers, he said.  “The kindergarten’s owner said I had publicly announced that I was gay, which went against the kindergarten’s philosophy,” Ming said...After consulting a lawyer, Ming filed for arbitration.  Before going to court, labour dispute cases in China have to be accepted by an arbitration committee...Ming’s lawyer...said they would argue the case on the grounds that the dismissal was neither legal nor in line with Ming’s contract.  The kindergarten did not respond to the Post’s requests for comment...