Category: 2020 Fall – Out at Work
Coming Out, Creatively
Jun 19, 2021 | 2020 Fall - Out at Work
By Martine Mussies Strictly speaking, I did not come out at work—I keep coming out through my...
Read MoreNon-binary in the Workforce: Out or No?
Jun 19, 2021 | 2020 Fall - Out at Work
By Em the Gem The use of pronouns in a letter of recommendation may feel like a non-issue to some....
Read MoreEditor’s Note: Out at Work
Jun 19, 2021 | 2020 Fall - Out at Work, Editor's Note
Dear Community, I mentioned on a Zoom call that the theme of this issue would be Out at Work (or Not). My friend, who subscribes to this publication, thought I had said the theme was “out of work (or not)”—a sign of the times we...
Read MoreAROUND THE WORLD: Candy Yun, South Korea
Jun 19, 2021 | 2020 Fall - Out at Work, Around the World
By Candy Yun The first time I recognized myself as bisexual, I was in high school. I fell into a...
Read MoreWhat this desk could use is a bit more bisexuality
Jun 19, 2021 | 2020 Fall - Out at Work
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 a bi pride flag. It was held up with tape and rubber bands, but it was a visible sign to anyone...
Read MoreRainbow Intersectionalities and Work
Jun 19, 2021 | 2020 Fall - Out at Work
By Kim theBwordPoet As I think about being Out at Work, I typically imagine that all co-workers...
Read MoreTaking the Leap: Deciding to Come Out and Be Out At Work
Jun 19, 2021 | 2020 Fall - Out at Work
By Kelly Thompson Being out at work was a choice I made about three years ago, after talking to my...
Read MoreMy Whole Self
Jun 19, 2021 | 2020 Fall - Out at Work
By Charita Marie My name is Charita Marie. I am a feminine-presenting, cisgender, bisexual woman...
Read MoreOuting Oneself Appropriately
Jun 19, 2021 | 2020 Fall - Out at Work
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...
Read MoreWho Gets to Work?
Jun 19, 2021 | 2020 Fall - Out at Work
By Aurora I enlisted in the U.S. Army right out of high school and served from 2016 to 2018. I...
Read MoreStrange Women
Jun 19, 2021 | 2020 Fall - Out at Work, Poetry
By Catherine Darwen They’re not perfect, They mess up sometimes when giving advice and then back-pedaling ensues. They’re not perfect, They put their foot in it And then apologise profusely For experiencing curiosity. They’re...
Read MoreWork by Carol E Moses
Jun 17, 2021 | 2020 Fall - Out at Work
—change —being out? who am I to you? why do I have to tell you anything about myself? I am here to...
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