Comments for HomophobicJobs.com http://www.homophobicjobs.com reporting where NOT to work Fri, 16 Apr 2010 21:59:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Gay Jokes at Work by Gricelda Lysen http://www.homophobicjobs.com/2009/10/04/gay-jokes-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Gricelda Lysen Fri, 16 Apr 2010 21:59:10 +0000 http://www.homophobicjobs.com/?p=186#comment-44 Hey, I really admire the look of your site. What design are you using? Hey, I really admire the look of your site. What design are you using?

]]> Comment on Equal Opportunity Employment by John Gilliam http://www.homophobicjobs.com/2009/04/14/equal-opportunity-employment/comment-page-1/#comment-39 John Gilliam Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:40:32 +0000 http://www.homophobicjobs.com/?p=119#comment-39 You know, running across this site has me really pondering these issues again, as well as rekindling a desire to rejoin H.R.C.. I just don't want to get stuck on countless mailing lists if I donate to more civil right groups again. In any case, as per this blogs theme, I will say that the last time I was at sea, I was going over our Seafarers International Union Standard Freight Ships Agreement with our contracted shipping companies, and I noticed a salient, and very important caveat written into the non-discrimination clauses... While "sexual orientation" is now covered along with the rest of the other long standing catagories, it only pertains to vessels where the employees are directly under the federal government, as opposed to a completely privately opperated companies ship. This suggests to me that the Companies and the Union are both acting out of a desire to merely avoid legal liabilities, rather than than a sincere desire to redress an entirely unethical, and inherently unfair work environment. Being of a bisexual nature myself, and having been going to sea for thirty years with the Union, I can attest personally that there has always been alot of discrimination against gay people (as well as someone who is percieved to be gay) aboard ship. If the limited nature of the sexual orientation inclusion was'nt anything more than a cynical attempt to avoid potential legal actions, rather than a sincere moral commitment held by the aforementioned parties, then the caveat would never even exist in the first place, but would have embraced ALL ships under contract, not just where the ships' crews are directly considered federal employees and/or some equivalent status thereof. If a labor organization, or a private company for that matter, sincely wishes to have the confidance and trust of glbt empoyees, then they have a moral imperative to be aggressively PRO-ACTIVE as regards civil rights in the work place, NOT just doing the bare minimum, or legally safe minimum, just for appearances sake, or to cover their legal gluteous maximus. Discerning, critically orientated, "thinking," individuals know the differance, and no amount of expedient "spin" will fool them. Either legally binding non-discrimination is enshrined across the board in a labor contract that encompasses all the Unions' membership, or it is nothing but a cheap sham, and a moral/ethical abrogation of their responsibility to do the couragious, and right thing as pertaining to their members/empoyees. You know, running across this site has me really pondering these issues again, as well as rekindling a desire to rejoin H.R.C.. I just don’t want to get stuck on countless mailing lists if I donate to more civil right groups again. In any case, as per this blogs theme, I will say that the last time I was at sea, I was going over our Seafarers International Union Standard Freight Ships Agreement with our contracted shipping companies, and I noticed a salient, and very important caveat written into the non-discrimination clauses… While “sexual orientation” is now covered along with the rest of the other long standing catagories, it only pertains to vessels where the employees are directly under the federal government, as opposed to a completely privately opperated companies ship. This suggests to me that the Companies and the Union are both acting out of a desire to merely avoid legal liabilities, rather than than a sincere desire to redress an entirely unethical, and inherently unfair work environment. Being of a bisexual nature myself, and having been going to sea for thirty years with the Union, I can attest personally that there has always been alot of discrimination against gay people (as well as someone who is percieved to be gay) aboard ship. If the limited nature of the sexual orientation inclusion was’nt anything more than a cynical attempt to avoid potential legal actions, rather than a sincere moral commitment held by the aforementioned parties, then the caveat would never even exist in the first place, but would have embraced ALL ships under contract, not just where the ships’ crews are directly considered federal employees and/or some equivalent status thereof. If a labor organization, or a private company for that matter, sincely wishes to have the confidance and trust of glbt empoyees, then they have a moral imperative to be aggressively PRO-ACTIVE as regards civil rights in the work place, NOT just doing the bare minimum, or legally safe minimum, just for appearances sake, or to cover their legal gluteous maximus. Discerning, critically orientated, “thinking,” individuals know the differance, and no amount of expedient “spin” will fool them. Either legally binding non-discrimination is enshrined across the board in a labor contract that encompasses all the Unions’ membership, or it is nothing but a cheap sham, and a moral/ethical abrogation of their responsibility to do the couragious, and right thing as pertaining to their members/empoyees.

]]> Comment on HRC Report: The Climate of LGBT Employees by John Gilliam http://www.homophobicjobs.com/2009/09/23/hrc-climate-lgbt-employees/comment-page-1/#comment-38 John Gilliam Sat, 20 Feb 2010 22:01:44 +0000 http://www.homophobicjobs.com/?p=164#comment-38 I have looked over this site , and find it interesting, in that I myself am a 48 year old individual of bi-sexual orientation who has 30 years behind me of going to sea in the U.S. Merchant Marine. Though I am in no way obvious, and/or effeminate by nature, I have, here and there during those 30 years confided, or "come out" to a few shipmates who seemed of tolerant and enlightened disposition, even though I've always been loathe to even have the subject brought up onboard ship, as when it HAS ever been brought up, it almost always was in a very condemnatory context by other seamen, some of whom will even brag about having "run someone off the ship" when they had percieved that individual as being gay, of which I personally have had bitter enough experiences at times myself, as well as having observed others victimized as such throughout the years. All it takes is the usual gossip, and/or suspicions as to a perception by the others, as to ones' supposed lack of impeccable "heterosexual legitimousy". Thankfully, actual sex-related complexities never have been a factor, as I've always been exceedingly "narrow" as to whom I find interesting, (i.e.) attractive in that context, whether one would be refering to males or females, as well as a solidly general sexual aversion to almost everybody, especially other caucasians. "Picky" with me, as regards physical preferences, is a gross understatement. Funny how the most vociferous homophobes, who so offtimes, when enebriated, are the VERY ones' who make an "on the sly" pass at you! The ONE gratifying trend I've observed, for the most part in the past five years, is a certain "uneasy coyness" forced upon the active bigots aboard ship, as to how they choose to express their negative pejudices (as regards gay people) in particular. Only the very most arrogantly careless, and obtuse, feel free to bandy about their cherished anti-gay slurs with an uncompromized sense of complete impunity. A case in point was the last voyage I did on a Maersk-Sealand Lines container ship, the M.V. Meteor, last year when the British born 2nd Mate (my watch officer) derived much amusment repeatedly throughout the whole 30+ day voyage, blurting out "He's a HOMOSEXUAL! HOMOSEXUALITY! That is an OBAMINATION, is'nt it!?!... delivered in his delightfully sarcastic Liverpool accent. This behavior was elicited whenever mention of a widely known gay entertainer, or other notable gay person came in over the satellite radio,... which was often... I would psuedo shrug it off with a feigned indifferance, joking, "Oh boy Mate,you REALLY have an obsession with that issue!"(homosexuality). I could'nt let him bait me into a real debate though, as I, being of a subordinante rank (Able Bodied Seaman), am at an inherent dissadvantage. Having to some degree "pull your punches," and/or bite ones' lip is a given in such predicaments, but enduring such bufoonery, after a time, wears very thin indeed, so I DID, (in the final days before we put into Houston), in a "friendly, matter of fact sort of manner" assert that he was a "homophobic bigot, and racist" for all his past "homosexuality=obomination" rhetoric throughout the voyage. Whereupon digesting this, he somewhat angrily asserted that "I am NOT!" And that, "I was merely NEEDLING you!" Upon hearing this, I challenged him as to,"Why would you needle me with THAT particuar word (Homosexuality)during the whole voyage?" This caused him to immediately "clam up" on persuing that vein of conversation. You see, "supposedly" all conversations on the bridge of that particular ship (All MAersk Sealand ships?) are uplinked to a satellite, and recorded at the Maersk-Sealand Lines corporate headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia. Funny thing though, in all other respects I actually LIKED the old fellow. I just, in the end, realized as to just how I offended I really was when all was said and done, and that such behavior lends absolutely nothing towards achieving a secure, non-theating work environment. I somehow doubt it that I really accomplished much of anything tangible and usefull though, save for asserting some modicrum of self-respect(important as this should be for any person), as he will most surely be most likely to carry his cherished bigotries, and prejudices to the grave with him. A closed mind is the greatest insult to the creator, says I... Oh well... I have looked over this site , and find it interesting, in that I myself am a 48 year old individual of bi-sexual orientation who has 30 years behind me of going to sea in the U.S. Merchant Marine. Though I am in no way obvious, and/or effeminate by nature, I have, here and there during those 30 years confided, or “come out” to a few shipmates who seemed of tolerant and enlightened disposition, even though I’ve always been loathe to even have the subject brought up onboard ship, as when it HAS ever been brought up, it almost always was in a very condemnatory context by other seamen, some of whom will even brag about having “run someone off the ship” when they had percieved that individual as being gay, of which I personally have had bitter enough experiences at times myself, as well as having observed others victimized as such throughout the years. All it takes is the usual gossip, and/or suspicions as to a perception by the others, as to ones’ supposed lack of impeccable “heterosexual legitimousy”. Thankfully, actual sex-related complexities never have been a factor, as I’ve always been exceedingly “narrow” as to whom I find interesting, (i.e.) attractive in that context, whether one would be refering to males or females, as well as a solidly general sexual aversion to almost everybody, especially other caucasians. “Picky” with me, as regards physical preferences, is a gross understatement. Funny how the most vociferous homophobes, who so offtimes, when enebriated, are the VERY ones’ who make an “on the sly” pass at you! The ONE gratifying trend I’ve observed, for the most part in the past five years, is a certain “uneasy coyness” forced upon the active bigots aboard ship, as to how they choose to express their negative pejudices (as regards gay people) in particular. Only the very most arrogantly careless, and obtuse, feel free to bandy about their cherished anti-gay slurs with an uncompromized sense of complete impunity. A case in point was the last voyage I did on a Maersk-Sealand Lines container ship, the M.V. Meteor, last year when the British born 2nd Mate (my watch officer) derived much amusment repeatedly throughout the whole 30+ day voyage, blurting out “He’s a HOMOSEXUAL! HOMOSEXUALITY! That is an OBAMINATION, is’nt it!?!… delivered in his delightfully sarcastic Liverpool accent. This behavior was elicited whenever mention of a widely known gay entertainer, or other notable gay person came in over the satellite radio,… which was often… I would psuedo shrug it off with a feigned indifferance, joking, “Oh boy Mate,you REALLY have an obsession with that issue!”(homosexuality). I could’nt let him bait me into a real debate though, as I, being of a subordinante rank (Able Bodied Seaman), am at an inherent dissadvantage. Having to some degree “pull your punches,” and/or bite ones’ lip is a given in such predicaments, but enduring such bufoonery, after a time, wears very thin indeed, so I DID, (in the final days before we put into Houston), in a “friendly, matter of fact sort of manner” assert that he was a “homophobic bigot, and racist” for all his past “homosexuality=obomination” rhetoric throughout the voyage. Whereupon digesting this, he somewhat angrily asserted that “I am NOT!” And that, “I was merely NEEDLING you!” Upon hearing this, I challenged him as to,”Why would you needle me with THAT particuar word (Homosexuality)during the whole voyage?” This caused him to immediately “clam up” on persuing that vein of conversation. You see, “supposedly” all conversations on the bridge of that particular ship (All MAersk Sealand ships?) are uplinked to a satellite, and recorded at the Maersk-Sealand Lines corporate headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia. Funny thing though, in all other respects I actually LIKED the old fellow. I just, in the end, realized as to just how I offended I really was when all was said and done, and that such behavior lends absolutely nothing towards achieving a secure, non-theating work environment. I somehow doubt it that I really accomplished much of anything tangible and usefull though, save for asserting some modicrum of self-respect(important as this should be for any person), as he will most surely be most likely to carry his cherished bigotries, and prejudices to the grave with him. A closed mind is the greatest insult to the creator, says I… Oh well…

]]> Comment on Disabilities on the Job by Sarkari Naukri http://www.homophobicjobs.com/2009/09/28/disabilities-on-the-job/comment-page-1/#comment-24 Sarkari Naukri Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:56:48 +0000 http://www.homophobicjobs.com/?p=178#comment-24 Yes you right, and thanks for your thoughts. it is looking like that we have to more work hard in the field. But nice article to gain some good knowledge. Yes you right, and thanks for your thoughts. it is looking like that we have to more work hard in the field. But nice article to gain some good knowledge.

]]> Comment on Gay on the Web by jbeach http://www.homophobicjobs.com/2009/04/04/gay-on-the-web/comment-page-1/#comment-9 jbeach Mon, 27 Jul 2009 23:12:53 +0000 http://www.homophobicjobs.com/?p=87#comment-9 Jason, this is a great article and I invite you to submit it as a resource to http://www.lgbtcareerlink.com/node/add/resource Jason, this is a great article and I invite you to submit it as a resource to http://www.lgbtcareerlink.com/node/add/resource

]]> Comment on Job Interview Boundaries by Job Interview Boundaries | Articles Of Law http://www.homophobicjobs.com/2009/03/28/job-interview-boundaries/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Job Interview Boundaries | Articles Of Law Sat, 28 Mar 2009 17:04:34 +0000 http://www.homophobicjobs.com/?p=42#comment-4 [...] original post here: Job Interview Boundaries No Related Post Both comments and pings are currently [...] [...] original post here: Job Interview Boundaries No Related Post Both comments and pings are currently [...]

]]> Comment on Does Your State Protect Your Rights? by jason http://www.homophobicjobs.com/2009/03/27/does-your-state-protect-your-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-3 jason Sat, 28 Mar 2009 02:06:04 +0000 http://www.homophobicjobs.com/?p=30#comment-3 Thanks for the post. Let's all welcome aeboi80 as our first non-jason contributor! Actually, I've known him since preschool. It's great to get different views... let's hear yours! http://www.homophobicjobs.com/contribute/ Thanks for the post. Let’s all welcome aeboi80 as our first non-jason contributor! Actually, I’ve known him since preschool. It’s great to get different views… let’s hear yours! http://www.homophobicjobs.com/contribute/

]]> Comment on Welcome! by jason http://www.homophobicjobs.com/2009/03/23/welcome/comment-page-1/#comment-2 jason Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:53:22 +0000 http://www.homophobicjobs.com/?p=6#comment-2 This comment if from my mom: "I can't help it. (Sorry, Jason) Jason is my son and I am so damn proud of him for creating this site! I think it's greatly needed and hope many will benefit from it. Sexual discrimination, like any discrimination, is just plain stupid. We are who and what we are. I work for a small company and everyone knows my son is gay. Why shouldn't they know, I'm proud of my son. He's a good person and cares about others. "There is one person in particular who makes homophobic comments and then professes to be quite religious. The two, at least to me, don't seem to go together. You would think that if people were truly religious, they would know that your sexual orientation doesn't matter and that being a bigot makes you close-minded and that God meant us to love one another no matter what! "So remember, it doesn't matter who or what you are, you are a human being and deserve the same rights and respect of any other human being!!" This comment if from my mom:

“I can’t help it. (Sorry, Jason) Jason is my son and I am so damn proud of him for creating this site! I think it’s greatly needed and hope many will benefit from it. Sexual discrimination, like any discrimination, is just plain stupid. We are who and what we are. I work for a small company and everyone knows my son is gay. Why shouldn’t they know, I’m proud of my son. He’s a good person and cares about others.

“There is one person in particular who makes homophobic comments and then professes to be quite religious. The two, at least to me, don’t seem to go together. You would think that if people were truly religious, they would know that your sexual orientation doesn’t matter and that being a bigot makes you close-minded and that God meant us to love one another no matter what!

“So remember, it doesn’t matter who or what you are, you are a human being and deserve the same rights and respect of any other human being!!”

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