God Save The Queen: Tiny Tina Fired For 34 Year Old Lewd Act Charge!

In the '70s, Ray Fetcho was sometimes known as "Tiny Tina," a drag queen who hosted parties and gay events in South Florida.

While hosting a "Wet Jockey Shorts Night" in 1976, "Tina" was arrested for promoting a lewd act and was later convicted, and now Florida's health board is using that as reason to fire him from his nursing job at an assisted living facility.

The 61-year-old Fetcho has plenty of friends and coworkers who vouch for his nursing abilities and are ready to help him seek an exemption against Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration. The AHCA discovered the 34-year-old arrest and conviction while doing a routine screening inspection of nursing home employees and told him he was no longer eligible for employment. Fetcho was then promptly terminated from his position of 16 years at Victoria Villa in Davie. The state could also take away his ability to work anywhere in Florida as a licensed practical nurse.

Russ Cormican, an attorney in Fort Lauderdale, has taken Fetcho's case pro bono. I promise you that this injustice will be cured and that Ray Fetcho will get an exemption — and be restored to his tenure as an LPN, Cormican told www.SouthFloridaGayNews.com, which broke the story on Monday, March 1.

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[blptcruiser]

After all o this Ray has lost his leg to diabetes. He has no insurance and no income. If  any one knows of programs so I can get him help please let me know.Ramps,car conversion ect. blptcruiser@aol.com Billy Lewis God Bless

[2UISEE]

Ray was a Star in his own right..I Meet People today who say..That was you're cousin!!!..Rusty

[mikebenda]

I remember seeing him and the wet jockey short contests back in the early 80s, Tuesday nights directly after gay skating at the neighboring Gold Coast Roller Rink. He was brilliant and the shows were hilarious. There was absolutely nothing obscene about them and the contestants stayed "clothed", showing nothing more than you'd see at the beach on the weekends.

Him being fired is what is obscene here.

[squam08]

I think he shouldn't be charged. Poor Ray was just being a cool drag queen character he created. I see the double standard at work here. He is not a criminal at all. People need to grow up and move on and realize that doing drag however lewd is a fun form of entertainment. Stay strong Ray!