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gay engineers

cgymike said:
Gays in any field of endeavour. Kinda confused why engineering would be not have any gay people?
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At my U it seems like there's a very strong "straight" vibe I get like you wouldn't even want to think about being gay in the engineering department. And I really haven't seen any gay engineers here.

I know of a gay neurosurgeon that goes to the same school but his BF is in the music department.
 
I didnt know so many people drove trains.....
 
Dilbert should just come out. You know he's gay.

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Xzilla7 said:
At my U it seems like there's a very strong "straight" vibe I get like you wouldn't even want to think about being gay in the engineering department. And I really haven't seen any gay engineers here.
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*raises hand*

Queer here, dear. And an engineer too. In "The Hate State" of Colorado, USA, no less. :wave:

Everyplace I've ever worked has had other gay engineers, so I've hardly been the only one. Yeah, it's a male and straight dominated field, so there's always a "boys club" atmosphere, but people in the field are intelligent, well educated, well traveled, and open-minded, so aren't really freaked out by gay guys around them.

Is it possible you're confusing the good-natured ribbing that guys give each other with actual homophobia? In my 20+ years in the field, I've found some of the most gay-supportive engineers I've ever known have also been the hugest teases ... they'll do whatever they can to embarrass each other (or you), and ribbing each other with gay jokes is definitely fair game, but it's because they like you, not because they really hate gays.

There is a variation in the climate between different fields of engineering, though. The older fields (civil, mechanical, etc), which don't change much technically, have older guys with more traditional attitudes and who are less open to change, while the newer fields (electrical, software, chemical) have younger guys who tend to embrace change (of all types) more.

It also varies depending on which city or region you're in. At my company, at the sites in the Bay Area, there are offices with huge rainbow flags and Pride symbols, whereas here in Colorado things are more low-key.

Yeah, it can feel a little isolating sometimes, but I wouldn't trade my profession for anything. :D
 
Well, I'm studying to be a mechanical engineer. I will say though that i haven't met any other gay engineers. At least not that I know about. I'm not exactly very open or outgoing. The student body is about 98% male though...
 
yah, im back in school (sigh) round 3 this school seriously just siphons away all my money and i have to work at a TA and get like miserable money : (
 
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