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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Neither candidate (single woman, gay man) had children at the time, so how can discrimination be based on family status?

I do wonder how the PP knew that the man was gay though -- did it come up in conversation?   maybe that's a good thing to let your interviewers know?   I would have thought maybe to keep quiet about sexual orientation, personally, as not being relevant to the job description and duties...[/quote]

You are correct.  Both candidates were single at the time (as far as we knew).  We certainly knew that neither was married or had children.  We absolutely did not discriminate on the basis of family status.

I did not know at the time of the interview that he was gay.  I had a sense that he was, both from activities listed on his resume, and from certain non-verbal cues.  But I was not certain he was gay until he told me (after hire).  I agree that sexual orientation is not relevant to the job.

My point is that the talented gay man did not imply that he was in a hurry to get married and take advantage of a family-friendly job schedule IN HIS INTERVIEW. Instead of talking about how we could make his life easier, he talked about what he could do for us.  Only.

Another turn-off:  We asked the woman why she transferred law schools.  Like, across the country.  She said she "was in a relationship".  This alone would not have sealed her fate.  This, coupled with the other remark?  Doom.

The result is a hugely successful hire.  We are often praised for picking him out of 400.[/quote]

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