One For The Good Guys
September, 1994
Of the 2400 firefighters in the Los Angeles County Fire Department, 11 are women. To protect their frail sensibilities, the city came up with a broad sexual harassment policy that banned sexual material--specifically Playboy--from all work locations, including dormitories, rest rooms and lockers.Steven Johnson, a 27-year department veteran, decided to challenge the ban. No woman had ever complained about his reading habits, for the simple reason that he works in an all-male station. With the hel...
