A group of demonstrators including students held a rally on Saturday in support of Mark Zmuda, vice principal of Eastside Catholic High School and swim coach who was forced to resign last month after officials found out he had married his male partner.
“We want to make sure that no more teachers get fired from their job because they got married,” co-organizer of the rally, Shaun Knittel told the demonstrators who had gathered by the archdiocese’s headquarters in the First Hill neighborhood.
The demonstrators held signs and chanted slogans like “Love always wins,” “Keep Mr. Z,”“God is Love,” and Pope Francis’ now-famous remark, “If someone is gay ... who am I to judge?”. These has included a rallying cry for changes in the church’s stance on gay and lesbian issues, including same-sex marriage.
Eastside Catholic has previously said that Zmuda’s same-sex marriage violates the church teachings he agreed to abide by in his employment contract.
Protest organizers are calling for supporters of Zmuda nationwide to wear orange, a school color at Eastside Catholic, on Jan. 31 to show solidarity with the former vice principal on what they are billing as “Z Day.”
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