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Behind the Aegis

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2. Yup! NC can be really bad.

Reply to dsc (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 29, 2019, 03:50 PM

Jan 2019

I worked there too. I posted the story, which, as I suspected would go unnoticed, because too many people are ignorant about GLBT issues and are only "on our side" when it is politically expedient or they need to fell good about themselves. Sadly, even GLBT people are ignorant of the homophobia and heterosexism which exists out there, much led the actual legal threats we face.

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Can you be fired for being gay? Answer depends largely on where you live [View all] Behind the Aegis Jan 2019 OP

I am a gay teacher in NC (though I teach math which is a major shortage area) dsc Jan 2019 #1

Yup! NC can be really bad. Behind the Aegis Jan 2019 #2