A federal appeals court on Wednesday sided with a Catholic high school that fired a gay teacher over his plans to marry his same-sex partner, saying that the termination did not violate federal workplace protections for LGBTQ workers.

A gay North Carolina teacher who announced his marriage online and was let go from his substitute teaching job as a result has lost his appeal against the Catholic school that terminated him. The 4th U.

A kindergarten teacher at St. Luke School in Shoreline says she was ousted because of her same-sex engagement. Parents and advocates have called the decision a case of anti-LGBT discrimination, and are calling for her reinstatement.