Village Voice named in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

The Smoking Gun has the news: former Village Voice editor Richard Goldstein, 61, has filed suit agains the paper, alleging that he was sexually harassed in the workplace based on his openly gay lifestyle, and that he was unjustly fired after 38 years for that reason last year. Goldstein claims that Voice editor Donald Forst created a hostile work environment with “crude” and “lewd” comments about his lifestyle. He also alleges age discrimination at the Voice.