Teacher says sexual orientation led to firing

A former kindergarten teacher in Qingdao, Shandong province, has taken the school to labor arbitration, alleging discrimination because he is homosexual.

Yu Liying, the teacher's lawyer, told an arbitration committee on Tuesday that the teacher was "fired indirectly" for his sexual orientation and demanded his job back. The kindergarten said the man resigned voluntarily.

Wei Wenquan, the kindergarten's owner, said "the teacher himself quit by writing a resignation letter".