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My son has worked in a few companies (tech) and has never felt the need to “come out”. I’ve hired people in my leadership role for decades that I would eventually learn identified as LBGTQ+. I live in a southern U.S. city. Prejudice still occurs of course, but this question post always bothers me. My son just talks about his relationships as he gets to know people. He doesn’t feel the need to have to explain anything. It’s 2024, not 1984.
Sharing a perspective. That’s what 🐟 🥣 is all about. I do need to remember that it’s.a very U.S.-centric perspective though.
As a man with a husband and kids, I “come out” all the time, constantly, at work and beyond work (just today I had to at the doctors office when someone asked about my wife) and would definitely not purposely hide that part of myself at work. I generally try to make a point of mentioning that I have a husband when first getting to know someone so that it’s not a surprise later.
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I wouldn’t work anywhere I didn’t feel comfortable being myself from Day 1.
Just keep it to yourself. Why does it matter lol, do you want special treatment or something? Do you need your co workers to retile the floor in a rainbow pattern?
Is it special treatment to talk freely about your weekend and family like any other human?
I’m genuinely curious where you see the special treatment, I might be naive about what most other lgbts want to talk about
Spent way too much of my life closeted. Never again
Honestly, for me, it wasn't until I started to talk about my partner at work, that I started to feel like people treated me... Differently.
People would talk about their partners or spouses, but nobody ever really asked me about mine or even really asked me about myself.
It's like your sexuality doesn't exist until you're in a relationship, and then it becomes real and the workplace has to acknowledge it.
This is also in a Blue state that "prides" itself on being inclusive, but doesn't always walk the walk.
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Are people asking, or are you voluntarily sharing?
Been >2yrs at my current firm and still not out. Was out at Deloitte pretty quickly
Keep that to yourself. You’re there to work.
Don’t listen to this person. Everyone talks about their relationships, families, and personal lives at work. You don’t have to hide just because you’re lgbtq+ and some self loathing gay thinks they can shrink themselves enough to assimilate with straight people.
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when it comes up in conversation.
Well, I never outright announce it or anything but if someone asks , I tell them. I also have the pride flag sticker on my car and people can usually say they can tell I am gay right away. I would offended but I have a feminine voice and let’s just say I don’t dress all that conservatively.
Depends on the industry/job family. I worked at supply chain & logistics as a warehouse supervisor and management tolerates overt bigotry due to high turnover rate, so I only came out after >1yr to select teammates. I regretted it as a het dude asked me harassment-worthy eye-rolling q's (I'm lesbian). Left that job (obviously) and switched to auto manufacturing as a digital marketer where bigotry was covert, meaning they'll hire you but are less likely to promote you if you're gay, so I only came out to a handful of coworkers during happy hours. Left that place too and applying to progressive startups. NOTE: not everyone has the privilege to quit their homophobic jobs.