An appellate court has revived a discrimination lawsuit brought by a former California Highway Patrol officer who claims he faced harassment within the agency because he is gay.

Former CHP officer Jay Brome sued the agency in September 2016 under the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) claiming he suffered harassment and discrimination because of his sexual orientation throughout his 20-year career. Brome claimed, in part, that other officers frequently refused to provide him backup in dangerous assignments, resulting in his mental state deteriorating to the point he became suicidal and unable to work.