Out & Equal Workplace Summit Includes Bisexuality

bimagazine:

Progress … In 2010, the Out & Equal Workplace Summit featured panel presentation on Bisexuality which was well-attended. Subsequently, a Bisexual Advisory Committee was formed to enhance and encourage inclusion of Bi-related workshops and resources.

The Advisory Committee is chaired by Researcher Heidi Bruins Green and includes: Amy Andre, Brent Chamberlain, Luigi Ferrer, Dr. Susan Gore, Marie Hartung, Gary North, Robyn Ochs, Denise Penn, Ellyn Ruthstrom, Dani Siragusa, and Lindasusan Ulrich.

As a result, there were actually eight bi-focused workshops, which were well-attended by Human Resource Professionals, Employee Resource Group leaders and others at the 2011 Summit. An “Experts Panel” on bisexuality was also part of the program. Click here to read full article

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LGB+ in North America: study about workplace-related experiences + attitudes

We are conducting a study about the workplace-related experiences and attitudes of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) people in North America. With this study we hope to contribute to the understanding of the workplace needs of this population. Participation in our study will involve completing a survey online and will take approximately 20 minutes.

In order to participate you must: * be 18 or older; * reside in the United States, Canada or Mexico; * identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or some other sexual minority status (e.g., queer, questioning); * be employed at the current time

LGBTQ+ Resumes Get Fewer Calls

cassket:

After being told a thousand times that cis white gay men were the most privileged people on the planet, definitely more privileged than Christian white straight men [Ed Note: *rolls eyes*], a professor goes and performs a study like this:

Harvard University researcher Andras Tilcsik sent two realistic but fictitious CVs to 1,700 white collar job openings, such as managerial positions.

One CV mentioned relevant experience in a University Gay Society as a Treasurer, while the other listed experience in the ‘Progressive and Socialist Alliance’.

Mr Tilcsik said that since employers are likely to associate both groups with left-leaning political views, this would separate any ‘Gay Penalty; from the effects of political discrimination.

The results showed that applicants without the LGBTQ+ reference had an 11.5 per cent chance of being called for an interview. However, CVs which mentioned the Gay Society had only a 7.2 per cent chance. The difference amounted to a 40 per cent higher chance of the heterosexual applicant getting a call.

When I look for jobs I also wonder about whether I should effectively out myself on my resume. Apparently, I shouldn’t, although it’s kind of hard not to mention previous work experience on Bilerico and PageOneQ since I worked on both sites so long and learned a lot from my involvement in both projects.

There’s a school of thought that it’s best for everyone to come out in every part of their lives since that’s the only way things will advance, although I’ve noticed that proponents of that tend to have jobs where being queer is an asset (like working in LGBTQ+ media). I remember going to a certain straight person’s lecture and being told that everyone should come out, and if they lose their job, well, don’t worry, you didn’t want that job anyway. She was married to an oil exec and never worked a day in her life.

I definitely won’t fault any LGBTQ+ person who doesn’t want to out themselves to a potential employer, especially in this economy. Jobs aren’t that easy to come by, biphobia/homophobia & transphobia isn’t over, and an employer who only wants to employ straight people will find it easy to do so.

But the data is good to know for those of you out there who are deciding whether or not to de-Queer your resume.

Argh!!!!!!!

Fired for Being Bisexual

I told my co-worker I’m bisexual. She and several of my female co-workers told my boss that I was flirting with them and I never did.

I was there for my residents to do a job. 6 of my co-workers, including my supervisor, made up stories that I was flirting with them and that they were afraid to work with me. I got called in to the main office after being suspended for 2 weeks. I wasn’t told why I was suspended and then they fired me.

They said it was because of my job performance. But, when they called me in for a meeting, everything the human resources woman told me was: my co-workers were scared to work with me because I’m bisexual…and they said that made me a threat to my clients.

I would seriously like to know how me being bisexual is a threat to my co-workers and my clients. I’ve never in my life flirted with any of my co-workers. I respected everyone I worked with, but in the end I was fired because I’m BISEXUAL!!! (thnx 4 the tip 2 the I am Visible campaign)

(Source: wegiveadamn.org)