News Missouri police officer awarded $19M in discrimination suit after being told to tone down his ‘gayness’ October 28, 2019 N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY Comments Off on Missouri police officer awarded $19M in discrimination suit after being told to tone down his ‘gayness’ Sgt. Keith Wildhaber sued St. Louis County in Missouri after he was told he would never be promoted because of his sexuality. He won $19 million.