peterson@vaxwrk.DEC (Bob Peterson) (08/18/85)
> One last point: working in a homophobic environment poses a real > problem for many potential posters. True, they can post anonymously > through another Usenetter, & many large corporations like DEC and > AT&T (I believe) have anti-discrimination clauses; but there's still > some risk: upper management may be tolerant, but not one's coworkers > and supervisors. And even if the objective risks are slight, over- > coming the psychological barrier of the occupational closet is not > easy, especially when it involves one's daily bread. > > > Regards, > Ron Rizzo Sadly DIGITAL does not have a non-discrimination clause. Cases of favorable treatment as well as unfavorable treatment are heard of. How things are handled, it seems in my view, to depend on the people in local power. \bob (The above opinions and statements are strictly my own and not of DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION)
sdyer@bbncc5.UUCP (Steve Dyer) (08/20/85)
By the way, Harvard recently amended its anti-discrimination policies
to include 'sexual preference'. This is a major victory for the gay
organizations at Harvard, which presented this issue regularly to the
administration over the past 10 years, and only in recent years has it
been given any serious consideration. Persistence has won out, even
against as glacial and stodgy an organization as Harvard.
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/Steve Dyer
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