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Wisconsin man fired for refusing to use preferred pronouns appeals to Trump administration
EXCLUSIVE: Spencer Wimmer, a Wisconsin man, is asking the Trump administration to intervene after he says he was fired for refusing to use preferred pronouns that conflict with a person’s biological sex—forcing him, he claims, to choose between his livelihood and his faith.
While the Trump administration has moved to roll back DEI and gender ideology workplace requirements, Wimmer, a devout Christian, argues that private citizens are still experiencing workplace discrimination tied to such policies.
Now, after filing a religious discrimination complaint through the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) to the Trump U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), he said he hopes President Donald Trump will do something about it.
In an interview with Fox News Digital, Wimmer said that he had worked hard to be a «model employee» during his five years at Generac and was in good standing with the company, having received several positive performance reviews and promotions. He said he expected to have a long, fruitful career at the power equipment company. That is, until he was suddenly pulled into a meeting with human resources and confronted about his refusal to use someone’s preferred pronouns.
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Wisconsin man Spencer Wimmer is asking the Trump administration to fight on his behalf after he says he was forced to choose between his livelihood and «love for God,» and was ultimately fired for his religious belief in not using someone’s preferred pronouns. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Wimmer says that his refusal to use preferred pronouns is rooted in his deeply held Biblical, religious belief that there are only two genders and that a person cannot switch between one and the other.
He explained that he had prior experience working with transgender people and even had a good working relationship with one of his colleagues who was transgender. However, after Wimmer had to clarify with HR that he could not in good conscience use his transgender colleagues’ preferred pronouns, he was reprimanded for «unprofessional» conduct.
According to WILL, the firm representing Wimmer, Generac HR representatives told him that his request to refrain from using transgender pronouns on religious grounds «did not make any sense.» Wimmer was issued a written disciplinary action note that stated «refusal to refer to an employee/subordinate by their preferred name/pronouns is in violation of the company’s Code of Business Conduct and No Harassment Policy.»
After an entire month in which he said he felt both targeted and bullied for his religious beliefs, Wimmer was fired from his supervisor role at Generac Power Systems on April 2. According to WILL, he was not allowed to collect his personal belongings and was escorted out of the building.
Wimmer described the entire episode as «heartbreaking.»
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Andrea Lucas, President Donald Trump’s pick to serve as acting chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), vowed to make rooting out diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) practices in the workplace a priority. (Getty/EEOC )
«I was asked to choose between my livelihood and my love for God and my beliefs,» said Wimmer, adding that it was «very emotional having everything kind of ripped out from under me.»
In its complaint to the EEOC, WILL argues that Generac violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. WILL asserts that Generac violated Wimmer’s rights despite there being no harassment complaints filed against him.
Cara Tolliver, an attorney with WILL, told Fox News Digital that she believes his case carries a broader significance that could impact Americans across the country.
She said that Wimmer’s case puts recent Supreme Court precedent set in a 2023 case called Groff v. DeJoy to the test, challenging the validity of an employer’s compelled gender affirmation policy against an employee’s sincerely held religious beliefs.
«Employers, I think, have kind of become seemingly fixated on a lot of identity politics in the workplace, including the topic of gender identity,» she said. «But it’s crucial to keep in mind that even where Title VII may provide some protection to employees against workplace discrimination and harassment on the basis of a gender identity, this does not supersede or eliminate Title VII protections against religious discrimination and the fact that religious discrimination is illegal.»
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The U.S. Supreme Court is shown at dusk on June 28, 2023, in Washington, DC (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Wimmer told Fox News Digital that he «never asked Generac to choose between me and then this other individual.»
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«There was absolutely a way for us to work together and have a compromise where we continue to have a professional environment,» he said. «Unfortunately, there are individuals and there are organizations and structures in place that won’t let you have compromise. The fact that you have these beliefs is unacceptable to them. So, no amount of compromise is possible.»
In response to Fox News Digital’s request for comment, a spokesperson said: «We do not comment on employment matters nor comment on pending litigation.»
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Soros-backed group behind Tesla unrest accused of ‘infiltrating’ key House race with chosen candidate
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The Progressive group «Indivisible,» which was behind many of the Tesla protests in recent months as well as mobilizing for other far-left causes, appears to now be getting involved in a key congressional swing district with the goal of growing resistance against President Donald Trump in Congress.
With primary races already underway for the 2026 Midterm elections, the group appears to have in their sights Rep. Mike Lawler, a Republican in a critical swing state representing New York’s 17th District, in the form of a candidate with extensive ties to the group, progressive Democrat and Rockland County legislator Beth Davidson.
Davidson’s social media presence includes several posts promoting Indivisible, including attending an event in June in Rockland, New York and Davidson was featured in a promotional video for Indivisible Northern Westchester that same month.
Indivisible has been front and center in other aspects of the race and local chapters of the group helped to organize protests at Lawler town hall events in April and May.
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NY Dem congressional candidate Beth Davidson has been a vocal supporter of Indivisible, a group known for disrupting town halls and Tesla dealerships (Getty/Davidson campaign website)
Fox News Digital reported on local Indivisible chapter leaders in Rockland planning an anti-Lawler protest in April. Footage obtained by Fox News Digital of the meeting showed organizing committee leader Pascale Jean-Gilles discussing filling the entire street in front of the event.
«It is a long street, and we’re trying to fill the entire street, so everyone coming into the rally will see people there and recognize it’s not going to be all, like, sunshine and daisies,» Jean-Gilles said.
Ahead of the event, Davidson indicated that over a thousand protesters would attend the demonstration, saying on X: «Please pass him a note that 1100 or so of his ‘friends’ are excited to see him in my county legislative district tomorrow!»
At another Indivisible protest against Lawler earlier in the month, Davidson posted on X that she was «proud to stand with more than a thousand people at the #HandsOff rally organized by @IndivisWstchr @1199seiu @nwindivisible@cwaunion and more to stand up for our freedoms and our future!»
«Mike Lawler may be silent on the daily assaults on healthcare, education, social security and national security, but We the People are NOT!» said Davidson.
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Former President Donald Trump headlines a National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) fundraising dinner, in Tampa, Florida on Nov. 8, 2021 (National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC))
Davidson congratulated Indivisible Rockland for a «packed event» in April 2025 after speaking at one of their events a month earlier, accusing Lawler of hiding from his constituents.
Bill Batson, a member of the Indivisible Rockland steering committee, gave $250 to Davidson’s campaign via his own campaign committee, FEC records show.
In response to Indivisible and Davidson’s apparent collaboration, National Republican Congressional Committee spokesperson Maureen O’Toole accused the group of «infiltrating» congressional races to undermine Trump’s agenda.
«Indivisible has a new plan: Stop shouting outside congressional offices and start infiltrating them,» said O’Toole. «Their first attempt? NY-17, where they’re backing far-left extremist Beth Davidson to carry out their agenda.»
Indivisible was founded in response to Trump’s election in 2016, according to its website. The group’s website says that they were «brought together by a practical guide to resist the Trump agenda, Indivisible is a movement of thousands of group leaders and more than a million members taking regular, iterative, and increasingly complex actions to resist the GOPs agenda, elect local champions, and fight for progressive policies.»
A member of the Seattle Fire Department inspects a burned Tesla Cybertruck at a Tesla lot in Seattle, Monday, March 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)
Indivisible’s presence at Tesla protests nationwide, according to a Washington Free Beacon report, included a «reimbursement program» for local activists that showed up at the protests.
Indivisible, a group that has received more than $7 million from the George Soros network since 2017, according to the New York Post, has also been involved in protests calling to «abolish» ICE.
The group has also promoted defunding the police.
Earlier this year, Indivisible published a «tool kit» with recommendations for protesting at town halls and lawmakers’ district offices. A section on how to «take the fight to Elon» includes steps for planning and executing a demonstration at Tesla dealerships, showrooms and factories for Elon Musk’s role as then-head of the Department of Government Efficiency.
While many of the protests outside Tesla dealerships were peaceful, the anti-Musk effort resulted in several instances of violence that the Department of Justice labeled «domestic terrorism», including acts of arson.
In a statement to Fox News Digital, Lawler campaign spokesperson Chris Russell, called Davidson’s association with Indivisible «disgraceful.»
«They’ve had Nazi imagery and antisemitic tropes at their rallies and promoted a baseless election denialism conspiracy theory rooted in antisemitism on their website. I’m demanding she denounce them immediately, this dangerous rhetoric will lead to more violence and threatens our democracy.»
With primary races already underway for the 2026 Midterm elections, Indivisible appears to have in its sights Rep. Mike Lawler, a Republican in a critical swing state, New York congressional district 17. (Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images and AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Davidson condemned the imagery at the rally she attended in a post on X in March saying, «To be clear, I absolutely condemn the imagery of that poster. I will always be a voice against anti-Semitism and for my Jewish community. It’s time for Mike Lawler to stop weaponizing antisemitism for his own political gain and stop using the Jewish community — my community, not his — as political pawns.»
Lawler responded on X making the case that Davidson’s statement did not go far enough.
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Fox News Digital reached out to the Davidson campaign for comment on this story.
Davidson has been endorsed by Mondaire Jones, a progressive who is the last Democrat to hold Lawler’s seat.
The race for NY-17 will be one of the most closely watched in the country as Republicans attempt to preserve their razor-thin majority in Congress, which historically has proven difficult for the party in power following a new president taking office.
The Cook Political Report ranks the race, where Davidson is one of several Democrats running in the primary, as «Lean Republican.»
Fox News Digital’s Liz Elkind contributed to this report.
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Quién es Miguel Uribe Turbay, el precandidato a presidente baleado en Colombia: política desde la cuna, la sombra de Pablo Escobar y feroz rival de Petro
La rivalidad con Petro y el último cruce en redes antes del atentado
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A Colombian senator and presidential candidate was shot on Saturday in Bogotá, the government and his campaign said, according to media reports.
Miguel Uribe, 39, was hosting a campaign event in a public park when «armed subjects shot him in the back.»
There is no word on Uribe’s condition.
Miguel Uribe, 39, was hosting a campaign event in a public park when he was shot. (Raul Arboleda/AFP via Getty Images)
He is a member of the opposition right-wing Democratic Center party, founded by former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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