2005
am i out at work??
am i out at work, you bet….
but i think for me the issue is not so much about am i but how.
i have never been screaming out…..its not my personality. i am just me.
i wear what is appropriate for my work place, but when I have the chance i push the envelope…..I have always had a rainbow windsock in my cubicle. I talk about my partner-she, i talk about the groups i am involved in (90% queer) with co-workers, i talk about my activism with some co-workers, and i talk about politics with very few (mostly queer) co-workers. Politics is not a safe topic, I work in a very politically conservative organization and its not appropriate discussion during work times. But, like attracts like and there are a few of us who can talk politics safely. If asked I am honest about my opinions even with the most conservative, but I shy away from an all out shouting match.
I recently had an interesting experience with someone who knows who I am, my grandaughter and her daughter have played together at my home, we have attended social functions as couples together, and daily conversation includes talk of our partners (hers male, and mine not). I brought up in conversation about something i was doing that related to my fight against the anti marriage issues. My supervisor who is very conservative financially but very liberal about “people” issues has made it clear where she stands and it is very supportive. This younger co-worker surprised me by her comment about it being wrong according to the bible (marriage for gays). It surprised me, so much so, that i ended the conversation immediately.
you really cant put an age to homophobia…