By Carol E. Moses who am Ito you? why do I have to tell youanything about myself? I am here to work.it is none of your business. I certainly don’t want to hearwho/why/how of your attractions (spare me!)well, yes, there are those with whom I have affinityhere, at work. but it’s not for publicconsumption. my…
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Strange Women
By Catherine Darwen They’re not perfect,They mess up sometimeswhen giving advice andthen back-pedaling ensues. They’re not perfect,They put their foot in itAnd then apologise profuselyFor experiencing curiosity. They’re not perfect,And don’t always agreeWith some snarky remarkYou’ve made about someone. They’re not perfect,They have their own livesAnd own interests thatExtend beyond your bubble. They’re not perfect,They’re…
Who Gets to Work?
By Aurora I enlisted in the U.S. Army right out of high school and served from 2016 to 2018. I came from a progressive town in Oregon and my high school had a Queer Straight Alliance club. That isn’t to say there wasn’t homophobia and transphobia present, but that there was a safe space where…
Outing Oneself Appropriately
By Elisabeth Anderson As a bisexual woman in a monogamous marriage to a man, in a community with few “out” people (I am a staff member at a small private school with no current members in its queer student organization), I struggle with how to “out” myself at work. I’m comfortable talking about my sexuality,…
My Whole Self
By Charita Marie My name is Charita Marie. I am a feminine-presenting, cisgender, bisexualwoman and I am out at work. While it feels great to say that I am out at work, let me also state that this has not always been the case. I think a part of me felt that I had enough…
Taking the Leap:Deciding to Come Out and Be Out At Work
By Kelly Thompson Being out at work was a choice I made about three years ago,after talking to my daughter and getting the sense that I wasliving in a shifting world—one where I could live my full self outloud and not be made to feel that my existence was not “real.”I had heard many people…
Rainbow Intersectionalities and Work
By Kim theBwordPoet As I think about being Out at Work, I typically imagine thatall co-workers and customers would have no doubt that I’mpart of the LGBT family. I consider myself to be Out at Workbecause I wear a rainbow bracelet all the time; during PrideMonth I wear even more rainbow bracelets, and during theBisexual…
What this desk could use is a bit more bisexuality
By Helen Parshall The first thing I added to the desk at my new job this year,before COVID-19 closed our physical office space, was abi pride flag. It was held up with tape and rubber bands, but it was avisible sign to anyone walking down the hall as a sign thata bisexual sits here. After…
AROUND THE WORLD: Candy Yun, South Korea
By Candy Yun The first time I recognized myself as bisexual, I was in high school. I fell into a terrible unrequited love for someone of my own sex. It was a stormy time and my unrequited love was unsuccessful, but this experience helped me realize that I could have same-sex attraction. A few years…
An Open Door for Biphobia
By sagavica I usually work as an English teacher. It has meant I have had toremain silent about being bi. Why? Because as a primary schoolteacher in a Catholic school, I am judged harshly by my clothesand my attitude. I have tried my best to teach my students thatyou may love whoever you want and…