Category: 2020 Fall – Out at Work
Coming Out, Creatively
By Martine Mussies Strictly speaking, I did not come out at work—I keep coming out through my...
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Non-binary in the Workforce: Out or No?
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
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...
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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...
Read MoreWhat 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 a bi pride flag. It was held up with tape and rubber bands, but it was a visible sign to anyone...
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Rainbow Intersectionalities and Work
By Kim theBwordPoet As I think about being Out at Work, I typically imagine that all co-workers...
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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...
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My Whole Self
By Charita Marie My name is Charita Marie. I am a feminine-presenting, cisgender, bisexual woman...
Read MoreOuting 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...
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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...
Read MoreStrange Women
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...
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Work by Carol E Moses
—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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