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Making Rhyme & Reason on College Grads Coming Out at Work

Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Jack and Jill came out in school,
but went back in the closet.
Jack was sad, and Jill was mad,
and their employer lost ’cause of it.

A writer for Jungle Campus, an employment magazine aimed at college students, asked me:

Should gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender graduates come out at work?

A better question, I suggested, is how and when—not if—they should come out on the job. Read more…