Gender and Sexual Orientation Discrimination Alleged at San Diego Mesa College

The former women’s basketball head coach and the director of basketball operations at San Diego Mesa College have collectively sued the college after they were fired when the local newspaper indirectly revealed that they were a lesbian couple.   Lorri Sulpizio was the women’s basketball coach who led the Mesa College woman’s basketball team through an undefeated season to the Pacific Coast Conference’s Championship in the 2001-2002 season and winning seasons thereafter.   Cathy