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Pop! Quiz: Are you calling in gay?
As you may have heard, there has been a nationwide protest organized for today called A Day Without a Gay, which asks gays, lesbians and their allies to "call in gay" and spend the day dodging bill collectors and doing charity work in their communities. In theory, an interesting idea. In practice, not exactly the most practical for a lot of folks. For example, what about people who aren't out at work? Could be awkward, if not downright employment-endangering (not all people have job security or are protected on the basis of their sexuality). And what about people that work for gay companies, gay-owned businesses or gay causes? Like, what if I were to call in gay ... would they have a straight temp take over AfterElton Blog for the day? That could get ugly unless you want to trade in your gay entertainment news for fantasy football and pictures of Brooke Burke. So I ask ya: Did you call in gay today? Let us know, after the jump! Submitted by on Wed, 2008-12-10 09:59. |
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Actually, I can't...
...because I already have today off. So if I called in to say I won't be coming in, it won't exactly be cause for concern.
Easy
It was easy to not go to work today since they laid me off yesterday. At least that whole job thing won't be cutting into my sitting around time any more.
www.thebittersuite.blogspot.com
No, We Just Got Bennies
I wasn't able to call out due to my position at work...
Visibility is the answer
I think you came up with a better plan. I had suggested to our GLBT divirsity group at work that maybe we should all wear pink triangles at work today. Working for an airline it's really hard for some of the employees to call in for this. But imagine the impact if you were checking in at a ticket counter and the agent had a button on saying "Just pretind I'm not here." Then you get to the gate, and you see other employees with the same button. Finally you get on your plane and there's maybe a flight attendant wearing one.
I think that would make much more of an impact that just not going to work.
OK...
That is an awesome idea. Can I spread it around?
"In spite of language, in spite of intelligence and intuition and sympathy, one can never really communicate anything to anybody"-Aldous Huxley
Yes, of course!
Please do!
I got a lot of very supportive comments at work today. I think it reached a lot more people than if I hadn't been there (not to mention not having pissed off my peers for making them pick up my slack).
i don't....
i dont have a job, but i am in school....i would've skipped class, yet it's my final class before the winter break, so i HAD to come. don't feel like failing.
btw, does anyone know where i can order the "some people are gay, get over it" t-shirt? i am desperate to have it and uh....rock it out. ;-)
Pretend I'm Not Here
I love that 'pretend I'm not here' idea, too. I work at a major university in Boston [work and the state being supportive] - my manager is a lesbian and several of the other staff and post-doc researchers in the department (and entire school) are GLBT, so what would be the point. It would make much more impact to wear those types buttons, so the few who are unaware might actually notice and ask what it means.
I'm also a fan of this idea.
*sigh!*
. . .not only is it my day off. . .
. . .but I work for a gay-friendly company. . .
. . .and I'm sick with the flu!
. . .if it were raining soup, I'd be stuck outside with a fork!
I'm a student
Some People Are Gay tees
They are from Stonewall, the UK gay rights organisation: http://www.stonewall.org.uk/support_us/2287.asp
I went to work today because I'm a uni prof and couldn't skip class, and because I'm in the UK and we have pretty good rights here. But I wore my Some People Are Gay t-shirt!