Hi, I am a lesbian and a teacher. I am completely closeted at work. In the staff room there are always lots of comments that are negative and anti-gay - out of ignorance and fear I think, not hate. For example, the other day one of my colleagues had a student call another student a "faggy girl." My colleague told him that it isn't an insult to call a guy a girl, that there is nothing wrong with being a girl. Good right? Then he added "gay on the other hand..." and laughed!! I don't want to out myself and make my life harder, any other suggestions as to what I can do to make my workplace a better spot? Please, some of you are hatefilled, I already know that, so there is no need to post things telling me to change my "choice" or stop teaching your kids. Only serious responses please.
2006-11-13
02:54:47
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Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender