Tom is a city policeman and is Mr.August in the police charity calendar wearing only a pair of Speedos and a smile.Chuck is a fellow cop and a homosexual.Every opportunity that he has,Chuck brushes up against Tom and asks if Tom has ever been with a man.Chuck buys Tom gifts and leaves them by Tom's locker.Tom throws the gifts away immediately.Tom has asked Chuck to stop but Chuck just laughs and says that "I'll get you someday".Tom is and has always been a heterosexual.Tom has complained to his superiors pursuant to department policy but they claim it's just horseplay and not serious.If Tom files a complaint with the EEOC:

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Tom's situation fits the criteria for hostile work environment harassment, as Chuck's persistent and unwanted sexual advances are creating a threatening, intimidating or offensive work environment for Tom. The fact that Chuck is of the same gender as Tom does not negate the validity of his harassment claim. Tom has also taken the appropriate step of informing his superiors, which should have prompted them to take action to address the harassment.

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