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Gay in the Workplace

Where do you stand on gay in the workplace?

  • Out & proud manager

    Votes: 12 23.5%

  • Out & proud worker bee

    Votes: 22 43.1%

  • In the closet manager

    Votes: 6 11.8%

  • In the closet worker bee

    Votes: 13 25.5%

  • Goood Idea

    Votes: 13 25.5%

  • Baaaad Idea

    Votes: 9 17.6%
  • Total voters
    51
Be who you are. God. We are fight for equal rights. So... be a god damn equal.

NO ONE is going to treat us equally if we always ask ourselves "Should I be myself here? What about here?... Should I be gay at work? What about when my parents come to visit?..." It is bullshit.
You ARE gay are you not? So BE GAY! No, you don't have to tell everyone about your sexual escapades, giving the details about each dick you've sucked and what not. But you can answer people honestly if they ask "Do you have a girlfriend?" and say "Nope. Not into the females." or "No, I have a great boyfriend though!"

Be yourself. Accept yourself. Or don't expect anyone else too.
 
My boss told me that he believes the reason I'm better at my job then my straight coworkers is because I'm gay.

Just be your self. Like yeeeaaahhh said, be honest with people. If they have a problem with it, then that's their problem, not yours.

yeeeaaahhh said:
Be who you are. God. We are fight for equal rights. So... be a god damn equal.

NO ONE is going to treat us equally if we always ask ourselves "Should I be myself here? What about here?... Should I be gay at work? What about when my parents come to visit?..." It is bullshit.
You ARE gay are you not? So BE GAY! No, you don't have to tell everyone about your sexual escapades, giving the details about each dick you've sucked and what not. But you can answer people honestly if they ask "Do you have a girlfriend?" and say "Nope. Not into the females." or "No, I have a great boyfriend though!"

Be yourself. Accept yourself. Or don't expect anyone else too.
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OMG, I couldn't have said it better my self!! (*8*) :kiss:
 
I work for the military (Canadian) and a financial institution, and I've had no problems at either being out of the closet. Despite the inherently conservative nature of the corporate office of the bank, people just don't seem to care. And the military has been a breeze.
 
I'm out at work. Of the 9 men I can think of where I work only 3 of them are straight.

You're not their friend, you're their manager. Your personal life is none of their business and they're rude for asking.
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I would hate to work in a place that was filled with people with that kind of attitude. I'm not friends with all the people I work with but we are all friendly towards one another and it would be absolutely horrible if during breaks etc we never talked about what was happening in our lives and only discussed work or not spoke at all.
 
I too work in retail in between grad school classes. Only one person at work knows, but I'm close enough to her for us to be siblings so its only natural. (we've known each other for going on 5 years now)

The only other person I would consider telling is the store manager (a woman) that I've also known for closing on 6 years now. She's understanding and, to be honest, I'm 99% sure she knows already.

Just to be clear as well; I'm not not telling other people because I don't want them to know. For most of them, its just because I'm not close enough to them to tell them out of the blue. If they want to know, I'll surely tell them. But unless they ask I don't feel the need to enlighten them.
 
Droid800 said:
I too work in retail in between grad school classes. Only one person at work knows, but I'm close enough to her for us to be siblings so its only natural. (we've known each other for going on 5 years now)

The only other person I would consider telling is the store manager (a woman) that I've also known for closing on 6 years now. She's understanding and, to be honest, I'm 99% sure she knows already.

Just to be clear as well; I'm not not telling other people because I don't want them to know. For most of them, its just because I'm not close enough to them to tell them out of the blue. If they want to know, I'll surely tell them. But unless they ask I don't feel the need to enlighten them.
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Well yeah. I would never recommend to anyone to show up for work and introduce themselves as ______ the homosexual. That is just silly. But, shit comes up. Someone might be talking about their significant other, and you want to be a part of the conversation and add your experience, so you mention your boyfriend. And someone says "Oh, boyfriend... are you gay?" and you laugh and say "Honey, it don't get any gayer than this" (Well... if you are me... someone else might just say yeah).

It's about being who you are. It's about treating yourself as an equal... because that is what you are.
 
After looking at the poll results and reading your stories, I'm suddenly getting more and more courage to come out at work. The next time someone asks, I'll answer honestly and let word of mouth take it from there. I'll update you all on what the reaction is and if it impacts my career in anyway.

Thanks for all the responses!
 
JeanLuc80 said:
After looking at the poll results and reading your stories, I'm suddenly getting more and more courage to come out at work. The next time someone asks, I'll answer honestly and let word of mouth take it from there. I'll update you all on what the reaction is and if it impacts my career in anyway.

Thanks for all the responses!
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Yaaaay! I am really happy by this! Definitely let us know what happens, I am sure it will turn out just fine!!
 
yeeeaaahhh said:
Well yeah. I would never recommend to anyone to show up for work and introduce themselves as ______ the homosexual. That is just silly. But, shit comes up. Someone might be talking about their significant other, and you want to be a part of the conversation and add your experience, so you mention your boyfriend. And someone says "Oh, boyfriend... are you gay?" and you laugh and say "Honey, it don't get any gayer than this" (Well... if you are me... someone else might just say yeah).

It's about being who you are. It's about treating yourself as an equal... because that is what you are.
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Oh totally. If we ever talk about our lives outside of work, I won't hide it. If someone wants to know about my private life (what little of it I have), I'll share.
 
Droid800 said:
Oh totally. If we ever talk about our lives outside of work, I won't hide it. If someone wants to know about my private life (what little of it I have), I'll share.
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Exactly. That is what equality is. And I personally am all up for equality lol
 
I once worked for a "Health Facility" that promoted and encouraged sexual orientation freedom and acceptance. This was my first step into a manager position. Thier views really helped me be comfortable being "Out" in the work place.
My next position in management I didn't discuss my private life or sexual preference. Soon it became somewhat of a game. I knew many people had suspisions. The questions were finally asked and I answered honestly. I was a bit relieved.
Not that I had a bf to talk about, but I could admit to dating from time to time.
Hell ... I was an open book every time I got to work in an exceptionly good mood.
I prefer to be out and it not to be an issue.
 
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