This, exactly.

My mom says she doesn't have anything against gay people at all. Yet I have 2 gay friends and I invited one over, we were just hanging out. Then she becomes so irrational and thinks that I'm going to turn gay just because I'm associating myself with homosixuals. She said he was never allowed over again. When I asked why she said "because he could try to talk you into something you don't want to do."

She said all the hateful things a homophobe would say, I was astonished. It made me realize that people are not what they say they are. I never should have told her that my friend was homosixual because everything was fine when she had no idea that he was.

She basically said I should hang out with "normal" people and that my friends are weird. That is pure hate talking.

Here is what you should do:

1. Start documenting everything. Every conversation, what they said, what you said, etc. Doesn't need to be perfect, but documentation is critical. Write it all down.
2. Talk to your former manager. Ask him, nicely, why he had you moved / replaced you. After the conversation, write down what he said and what you said.
3. Go talk to HR again.

Now for the bad news:

Under the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) rules, articulate speech is what is considered a "requirement" for the position of customer service representative and cannot be accommodated. So what your former manager did is not discrimination per se - if he made fun of your speech impediment multiple times, that is discrimination, but it appears that it was an isolated incident.

Basically this does not appear to be discrimination under the ADA. You might have an inroad with the disparity in pay between your old job and your new job within the company, but that will be your only card to play.

Also, it would be a good idea to read this document: http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/ada18.html and possibly think about contacting the EEOC.

Or get a new job if you don't like it.

It's not all that simple most of the time.

i would try and see if you can find a job in which you have a personal relationship with, or a family connection, some one that has authority with in that establishment.

Its worked for me, but then again i am literally one of the most connected people in the world.

And I would know from experience, but he has a speech impediment, he's working at a communications job, and the boss moved him from the telephones to somewhere else. I mean, what do you expect lol?

that would be with in reason if it were not for the sizable pay cut.

Is he the manager?

silver eagle? no, or at least i should hope not. because if he is the manager that would be really confusing as to why he would be discriminating against himself.

hah