A municipal worker has filed a lawsuit against a town for alleged anti-gay discrimination. The employee, Timothy Burns, claims a coworker subjected him to homophobic slurs and attacks on his competence. Burns has worked at the wastewater treatment facility since 2011 and said the mistreatment began after his coworkers found out he was gay in 2020.

Burns alleges that a false report was submitted against him, causing reputational harm and regulatory scrutiny. He also claims the coworker ceased communicating with him abruptly. Further details of the lawsuit and accusations are available from court documents obtained by WIVB.