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Title: Calling in Gay day
Post by: Taterbug on Dec 10, 2008, 04:50 PM
My boss didn't buy it and told me to get my ass to work.
He told me if I could prove I was gay when I got there he would let me go home.   I'm not gay I'm just lazy and wanted a day off work.
He made me feel dirty.  :) And made me stay all day anyway. He did give me a pay raise  ;)
Title: Re: Calling in Gay day
Post by: Jaimoe on Dec 10, 2008, 05:00 PM
I didn't know you could take a day off for being gay? If that sort of banter happened at my work, everyone involved would get suspended and/or fired. I'm not judging you, it's just a fact where I'm from.
Title: Re: Calling in Gay day
Post by: The Drake on Dec 10, 2008, 05:48 PM
QuoteI didn't know you could take a day off for being gay? If that sort of banter happened at my work, everyone involved would get suspended and/or fired. I'm not judging you, it's just a fact where I'm from.

:-/
Title: Re: Calling in Gay day
Post by: Jaimoe on Dec 10, 2008, 05:51 PM
No need to frown. Any sort of lanugage deemed even mildly offensive to anyone (even if you don't think it is) can get you suspended and/or fired. I'm ok with it actually.

Still, if I could call in a gay day, I'd consider doing it, although I think most of my town would call in on Pride Day.
Title: Re: Calling in Gay day
Post by: Taterbug on Dec 10, 2008, 05:56 PM
It's a national day of protest against the Prop 8 decision in California I guess.
Title: Re: Calling in Gay day
Post by: aMillionDreams on Dec 10, 2008, 05:58 PM
I guess it's better than being in a place that promotes gay-bashing, but there's a difference in being sensitive to that and running a police-state.

I wish people could share a joke or maybe have an honest discussion about sexuality without feeling like they can have their livelihood taken away from them for that.  I suppose in this day and age we can't have it both ways.

Title: Re: Calling in Gay day
Post by: MarkW on Dec 10, 2008, 06:01 PM
QuoteIt's a national day of protest against the Prop 8 decision in California I guess.


I disagree about the last Iraq war.  Should have called in absent since '03.

You can't just opt out.  Wouldn't it be better just to keep on going to work and, well, just voting out the fuckers that make bad laws?
Title: Re: Calling in Gay day
Post by: purvis9876 on Dec 10, 2008, 06:03 PM
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QuoteIt's a national day of protest against the Prop 8 decision in California I guess.


I disagree about the last Iraq war.  Should have called in absent since '03.

You can't just opt out.  Wouldn't it be better just to keep on going to work and, well, just voting out the fuckers that make bad laws?

I think that doing nothing appeals to a lot of people in the U.S.
Title: Re: Calling in Gay day
Post by: ycartrob on Dec 10, 2008, 06:23 PM
Quote I suppose in this day and age we can't have it both ways.

so, no call in bi day?
Title: Re: Calling in Gay day
Post by: ManNamedTruth on Dec 10, 2008, 06:38 PM
Shit, I called off sick from work today. I hope people don't get the wrong impression.  :-/
Title: Re: Calling in Gay day
Post by: purvis9876 on Dec 10, 2008, 06:46 PM
QuoteShit, I called off sick from work today. I hope people don't get the wrong impression.  :-/

You're lucky this isn't the 50s where sick and gay go hand in hand.
Title: Re: Calling in Gay day
Post by: Taterbug on Dec 10, 2008, 07:08 PM
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QuoteShit, I called off sick from work today. I hope people don't get the wrong impression.  :-/

You're lucky this isn't the 50s where sick and gay go hand in hand.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but in the 50's gay ment you are happy.
Title: Re: Calling in Gay day
Post by: purvis9876 on Dec 10, 2008, 07:13 PM
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Quote
QuoteShit, I called off sick from work today. I hope people don't get the wrong impression.  :-/

You're lucky this isn't the 50s where sick and gay go hand in hand.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but in the 50's gay ment you are happy.

It did, but homosexuality was also looked at and believed to be some type of disease; something "curable".

Edit: not to mention there are still people who believe that today
Title: Re: Calling in Gay day
Post by: dragonboy on Dec 10, 2008, 07:18 PM
QuoteIt did, but homosexuality was also looked at and believed to be some type of disease; something "curable".

Edit: not to mention there are still people who believe that today
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Title: Re: Calling in Gay day
Post by: mjkoehler on Dec 10, 2008, 08:14 PM
Hmmm, none of the gay folks that I work with called off today. I'll have to ask a couple of them tomorrow about it.
Title: Re: Calling in Gay day
Post by: FACE on Dec 10, 2008, 10:59 PM
somebody said that in our school, it is easier to come out as gay than it is to say that you're a republican.
Title: Re: Calling in Gay day
Post by: The DARK on Dec 10, 2008, 11:09 PM
Quotesomebody said, of our school, that it is easier to come out as gay than it is to say that you're a republican.

It's the direct opposite at my school.
Title: Re: Calling in Gay day
Post by: BH on Dec 11, 2008, 09:25 AM
Quotesomebody said that in our school, it is easier to come out as gay than it is to say that you're a republican.

Ha!  That's classic!