CHICAGO - A former public relations manager for the Chicago Blackhawks filed a discrimination lawsuit against the team this week, alleging he was wrongfully fired after sharing his experiences as a gay man in an article with Outsports, a site covering LGBTQ+ sports news.

Anthony Filomena, the former employee, filed the suit Thursday in federal court. He was hired as the manager of public relations in July 2022 and fired in May 2024, a day after complaining to a supervisor that he was being criticized for participating in the interview, the lawsuit said.

A spokesperson for the Blackhawks denied that Filomena being fired had anything to do with his sexual orientation.

"Mr. Filomena was terminated for cause due to multiple instances of misconduct over a period of six months," the spokesper

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