kgdykes@watbun.UUCP (08/18/85)
> From: rrizzo@bbncca.ARPA (Ron Rizzo) > ... > 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. > Long long ago..... :-) When i first posted to net.motss it took me all of 1 minute (and 10,000 changes of mind :-) to decide "not to care" if co-workers, etc saw my postings. However, i find it entirely a different thing to just "pull out of the blue" a statement to a friend or coworker that "i am gay". So, a question to you straight (or otherwise) readers and associates of those who actually do post things. "Do you know/suspect an associate of being gay (either from postings or other things) but have never asked/consulted with them about this knowlege?" Personally, even though it usually is of no real value for most people to know, i find some sort of "relief" when i discover someone i know has ""Known for a while"" that i am gay. And besides, if i wasn't gay, i would want the opportunity to set them 'straight' (ooo, luv that word). If someone has questions about the lifestyle, me-in-the-life or whatever i would be more than willing to talk with them! It boils down to the fact that i would not be the first to bring up the topic (last/only time i did, i was accused of flaunting/forcing them into knowlege they don't want and that i MUST of had ULTERIOR motives). - Ken Dykes Software Development Group, U. of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. N2L 3G1 (+1 519) 885 1211 {ihnp4,decvax,allegra,utzoo}!watmath!watbun!kgdykes kgdykes%watbun@waterloo.csnet kgdykes%watbun%waterloo.csnet@csnet-relay.arpa Always forgive your enemies, It annoys them.