In a highly controversial case, a software engineer who was terminated from his position for specifying “Assigned By God” as his preferred pronoun has taken legal action against his former employer. Chard Scharf, who served as the Vice President of Software Engineering at Bitwarden, a prominent online storage service, has filed a civil rights lawsuit claiming religious discrimination. This lawsuit raises important questions about the clash between personal beliefs, gender ideology, and workplace inclusivity.
Chard Scharf’s lawsuit against Bitwarden alleges that the company violated his rights protected under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. While Bitwarden allowed other employees to display their preferred pronouns on their profiles, Scharf claims that he was prohibited from doing so due to his religious convictions. According to Scharf’s attorney, Jennifer Vasquez, his termination was a direct result of his refusal to conform to Bitwarden’s promotion of gender ideology.
