Ex-Professor Sues University Claiming He Was Terminated After Officiating LGBTQ+ Wedding

In August 2022, social work professor Joseph Kuilema packed up his belongings and walked off of Calvin University’s campus.

He had been terminated after officiating an LGBTQ+ wedding, Kuilema claims.

Tuesday, he filed a lawsuit against the college under the Elliott Larsen Civil Rights Act, stating the university violated his civil rights when they let him go.

“I think it’s a big relief to finally be able to talk more openly about what happened between me and Calvin,” Kuilema said during an interview with FOX 17 at the law offices of Smith, Haughey, Rice & Roegge. “I’ve been working internally at Calvin on issues of discrimination towards students of color and LGBTQ students since 2015. And now that the internal work is becoming a little more public, I’m excited for that.”

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