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HOW TO ACCEPT THAT YOU ARE GAY
That I'm gay? You are aware that I'm gay?
You're aware that I'm gay? You're aware I'm gay? Gay Wch Hunt [S03E01] Search clips of this show PREV CLIP Okay, Michael, are you aware that you outed Osr today?
Many fear reprisals om unsupportive managers, hear homophobic jok, or feel isolated and exclud, among other soul-cshg you really want to be the bt ally at work, there are subtle but eply appreciated thgs you n do to show your LGBTQ -workers that they n be their full selv around you—and more importantly, that they are valued.
HOW TO KNOW IF YOU ARE GAY
First, Don’t Make AssumptnsEven if you thk you have the bt “gaydar” the world, you n’t tell anythg LGBTQ-ish simply by lookg at someone. “He asked if a guy had ever hurt me, and why a girl who looked like me would be gay.
“I’ve enuntered -workers who know I’m gay, but never ever brg up my personal life, ” Berkman says. ” Another thg she’s enuntered is people lowerg their voic when talkg to her about gay stuff, as if ’s taboo.
“It mak seem like even talkg about gay stuff is bad.
THE OFFICE’S GAY CARITURE
“Don’t ask how I [knew] I was gay, ” says Chloe Curran, a wrer.
We know you’re exced you know at least two gay people, but that don’t mean we will be even slightly attracted or have anythg mon. Sure, Tell Me About Your Other Gay FriendsWe might not want to be set up, but we don’t md knowg you have other gay iends or fay members. Berkman, for example, didn’t know her favore office manager had a gay dghter for a year and a half.
“I actually thk ’s adorable when people fd out that I’m gay, then start tellg me about their one gay iend or their one enunter wh anythg gay, ” Berkman adds. “It seems chey, but I actually appreciate that they’re tryg to show support even though they might not have a lot of experience wh gay people.