Why Are so Many of Us Closeted at Work?
Imagine working in the State Department as an openly gay employee in 2015. There were Pride month celebrations featuring senior leadership. Prominent speeches in support of LGBT equality from the secretary. And you enjoyed expanded benefits for your partner thanks to marriage equality. Then Donald Trump came to town. The arrival of Trump and his anti-LGBT Cabinet members has forced many government workers back into the closet. A gay employee at the State Department who spoke to the Blade on condition of anonymity said that although he has been out on the job, he and fellow LGBT employees have been […]