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PageOneQ Photos provided by D.C. Hughes/Andriano & Hughes Photographers. A PageOneQ report last week (Depositions in anti-gay discrimination case against DNC begin) gave details of the suit:
Depositions are underway in the case of Donald Hitchcock who is suing the Democratic National Committee (Details below). PageOneQ has obtained photographs of those appearing at the law office of Hitchcock's attorney, Lynne Bernabei, of Bernabei & Wachtel, PLLC.
Former Democratic National Committee staffer
and plaintiff Donald Hitchcock arrives at the deposition. 
Democratic National Committee counsel Joe Sandler, right,
and Amanda LaForge, left, arrive for the deposition of
DNC Lesbian and Gay Leadership council executive director
Brian Bond, rear right. 
Brian Bond, executive director of the DNC Lesbian
and Gay Leadership Council confers with DNC Counsel
Joe Sandler prior to his deposition at the Bernabei, Wachtel law firm.
The suit charges that a campaign of infighting, discrimination and retaliation led to the illegal firing of Hitchcock after his partner, former Clinton appointee Paul Yandura, criticized the Party for what he claimed was a lack of support for LGBT causes, especially on the issue of defeating anti-gay ballot measures.
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The lawsuit charges that Hitchcock was paid less than his counterparts in comparable positions, while never receiving staff support or a budget. According to FEC records, his bi-weekly pay was $2,156, while the other directors were paid $2,508. The suit also says that Hitchcock, before his firing, was held personally responsible by Ms. Tagen for, and threatened over, Mr. Yandura's statements about the Democratic Party. Dean, Tobias and Tagen, Hitchcock charges, began spreading rumors within the Party in an attempt to discredit him, he claimed.
Asked to comment on the start of the depositions, Hitchcock told PageOneQ that "My life partner Paul and I want to thank everyone for their outpouring of support during this long process. Now that the case is underway, with every turn an even sadder state of affairs of how the Democratic Party treats LGBT struggles is being exposed."
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Originally published on Wednesday January 9, 2008.