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Boy oh boy! This video should’ve came with a trigger warning for the sensitive folks out there! I don’t go around making my sexual orientation my identity. But when my boyfriend comes to eat lunch with me at my job or when I’m asked about my weekend plans, I tell them as plainly as any straight person would and use the term “boyfriend”. I’m not going to lie and say “girlfriend” to make sure someone isn’t offended. I’m also not a liar. My sex life has never been discussed at any job I’ve had. My sex life has crossed more minds with this video than it has my own! To the supporters, thank you all! To the haters, thanks for the views as well! It is helping me get monetized ❤️
They think lbgt should keep it in the closet. Or my bad in the privacy of their own home. They see lbgt as a group of people that need to be second class citizens( and some in the community believe they should be) … Reading your response made me subscribe. Don’t bow to this 🗑️
Always be yourself no matter what they say in the end of the day the haters always loses but good and love always wins may God and force and riddle of steel be with you always 💖💛💙💚💜♥️🧡❤️🤎 you are perfect the way you don't listen to those losers Thay are the one are bad people for behave like that but we are good people because we love and care we have a heart feelings attachments it's what makes us human real people
I wish I have Twink boyfriend but I guess I'll have to wait for better time but if I do do you know the place I can' date twinks they don't get much love and attention deserve but I'll give them lots of love and attention I'll give them lots of hugs and cuddles and kisses cuz I'm that guy so yeah
In the southern states, transgender people can't get medicine and it's being outlawed for adults as well. After they lock up the transgenders, they'll be coming for the gays as they say they misuse their body parts and they will end up unhappy. They already lied to get you fired; your lucky they didn't get you arrested. You may not be able to sue over being fired but could sue over rumors.
I try to explain it like this, the United States is vast, as big as all the EU but I’m just one country. And we have 50 different states, all with different laws, and attitudes, just like the countries in the EU. So there are very liberal/accepting countries in the EU, and there are also anti-gay members like Poland. The same way in the USA. The anti-gay parts are usually the south and the midwest, especially small towns.
Thank you for your commiseration. We are in the very odd situation of having a man who has been known to have been a liar, thief and adulterer now being favored by the 'holier than thou' religious types. What a shame that the most dangerous country in the world weapon wise could be ruled by a narcissistic autocrat - all because of blind ignorance!
Nah it's LGBTQplus now days complaining because they didn't get what they want I work in late 90s they found I was gay they ask questions I didn't mind answering it I just be myself and I meet two trans people at work place but I had one gay guy everytime he meets a guy he tries to make a move on them I had over 20 complaints about but he got away with it but I told him off I said listen from gay to gay person show some respect because I had enough even he try to pick up my friend and bf to so I piss him off but people but I had some homophobic but we talk and they understand from me I said just respect each other and we become friends
I was fired because I was gay. I recorded (secretly) the conversation that led up to it. Initially, was told it WASN'T because I was gay, but, when I confronted the person that fired me with the fact that I had his conversation that led up to my firing, he immediately went into denial, (WHICH I ALSO RECORDED). This whole incident led up to me suing them and as a result, I won a million-dollar lawsuit. In exchange for the money, I asked the court if it would be possible to post a sign at his business saying that this particular business was homophobic, and fires anyone who is gay. the court actually gave me permission to do this and as a result, they went out of business. You MUST stand up for yourself at all costs, because you can not let someones ignorant religious beliefs and homophobic and hateful propaganda exist. This is called the Paradox of Tolerance. You can not tolerate intolerance, because tolerance will cease to exist.
I'm sorry. But you're a child if you think we live in a democracy. This is a Duopoly. Owned by billionaires, run by Geriatrics, and powered by corruption and the blood of the young. Just try to run for office as 3rd party if you need proof.
Sick, twisted, BULLSHIT religion! We are going to get them in this upcoming election- VOTE BLUE!! Hang in there Dylan, you are not alone!! @@spikefivefivefive
I'm retired now. My advice is to absolutely keep your personal and professional life completely separate! I was like you I was friendly and professional. Don't ever mix the them to your parcel!!
sometimes that can’t be helped. People can take one look at me and tell I’m gay. Not because I’m theatrical just because of my general looks, my voice, who I am in general most people know without me saying so. No one should have to pretend to be something they aren’t to be accepted!
So terribly sad for the way you were treated. I had a full bucket of nasty garbage thrown on me as I left for my car all because a co worker said that I touched him inappropriately. I was trying to get a piece of equipment that I would use in my job from a bottom shelf. I asked him to please move so I could reach it, but he didn't and my hand grazed him as I was reaching for the equipment. I'm now 72 years old and the restaurant is gone, karma does exist.
@Scene68 Dylan's accent makes me think of the movie "Blackbird" which is a touching story set in the South of a handsome, intelligent, talented young "black" man who meets a gay "white" male. You can imagine how the story goes but you should watch it as it teaches some good lessons and has some beautiful music too.
I was a waiter in NJ in the 1970s, When the cooks found out I was gay, they ruined my orders. The manager was in the closet and did nothing so I quit. I ended up getting a better job from a gay man I met Hang in there buddy, Be yourself and tune out the haters.
Dylan you really voiced that well, my son took his own life in 2018, due to drugs, he was pretty messed up, and your words are encouraging to anyone to be strong, and avoid the Bullying that exists out there. Your sensible words and positive nature, are encouraging. Thank you
Dylan, you sound like a wonderful person. I myself was raised in religion. Believed religion. Internalized it and so had self-hatred. Was never able to tell anyone. Was always concerned about what other people thought. Never told anyone until age 27. Had no gay friends. Had no straight friends for very long as I tried hiding and denying what I was which did not work of course because you are who you are. Took me a very long time to get over that and accept myself for who I am. Glad you did at such a young age. 🕊️❤️
I have had a situation where i was forced out of a job by people who didn't like the fact that i was gay. It was a mob rule mentality , some bigoted people liking to discriminate. I did end up leaving , i found it to be a weight off my shoulders once i left.
That's what happened to me as well. It's sad that I considered the easier option. The other option meant I would have had to meet with the boss/HR, etc. In hindsight, of course, that's what I should have done.
@@user-ru6ln9er4g My situation was a group of people ganging up on me. One day a work colleague did something to get me in trouble with my boss. It was intentionally done. My boss was okay , but like I said it was my work colleagues. Anyway it came to light that i wasn't at fault. I was so angry. I decided to leave. I was pushed out really. I don't like straight people. I have very little to do with them. I'm older generation and i have had many negative experiences with them over the years. I have been violated by straight men.
@@user-ru6ln9er4g I started work fifty years ago in the 1970s. I remember seeking employment back then. I applied for a position at a workplace. I remember the interview well. The employer who interviewed me asked a question. He said can i ask you a personal question. I said what. He said are you gay ?. I answered him yes i am. He said you won't fit in this workplace , because his staff are homophobic. At least he was honest enough to let me know. He saved me from a fate. Also when i did get a job i can remember being fearful of being found out. So i hid. I heard negative and hateful things about gay men out of the mouths of straights. Things have changed for the better today, but there will always be haters.
@@user-ru6ln9er4g One last thing. Some police were homophobic back then. The reason being there was a law against gay men. We were classed as criminals for being gay.
The reality is that gay people, especially gay men, don´t have jobs. My contract was terminated very recently. I worked at a supermarket cashier for a year. The excuse given by the manager was that there were no places to employ people. The funniest? The day I terminated the contract was the day I went to complain about a supervisor who was annoying me with constant provocations and homophobia. I spent a year putting up with her and many other people and I kept my mouth shut. When I go to complain, they terminate my contract. Moral of the story? The aggressor and homophobe gets the job and receives no sanctions and the homosexual leaves. Gay men don´t stay forever in work places like straight people do.
Listening to this story just makes me mad! This just speaks volumes for how evil so many Christians and their crappy, evil beliefs really are. I try to seek out good people in my life and in general I avoid Christians. One or two are sincere and that’s ok but in general I avoid them and their shitty evil religion like the plague. I am so sorry that you had to go through this awful experience because of these ghastly people. God/The Divine is good and at the end of the day that is what really matters!
I am so sorry you had to go through this. I, too, have been falsely accused. Some people are so filled with hate against things they don't understand. They miss out on knowing incredibly wonderful people such as yourself.
This is why I feel myself lucky, not living in those MAGA Southern States. No protections for being fired because of sexual orientation and folks being polite to your face, but talking about you behind your back.
There is no hate better than Christian love! You should name names... people need to feel the consequences of discrimination! Where were your friends, did they not have your back?
Palestinians love for gays is so amazing. Same for black men in the city. Lose a job or be hate crimes by minorities that claim bigotry is wrong. I choose the Christian’s.
@juliofont230 Some of us do. I'm a Christian myself, and if one truly is a Christian, they do attempt to exemplify the love of Christ. Unfortunately, there are so many busy body, heretical, legalistic so-called Christians out there. They give the faith a terrible name. I am so sorry to anyone that's been targeted by the judgment and condemnation of these fake Christians. They are bothersome and are like roaches, they're everywhere.
Yes that happened to me as well, even as an introvert. Back when I had my first great government job. I was in my probationary period of one year and worked very hard. I was always on time, stayed late and never took a day off for almost 12 months. I wrote a computer code to automate an application but was I still told that I was not being selected and was let go during my final week of probation (12 month). My manager stated that I didn't fit in and I responded, I wasn't hired to fit in. I was hired because of my technical skills, I had never been written up and this wasn't fair. Well it didn't matter that I also had 2 Information Technology Degrees and an MBA in Accounting. I stayed in the closet but someone still suspected that I was gay (by rumor) because I didn't socialize with anyone. So I became unemployed for 8 months, while searching for a comparable position. Somehow I thought that having most of the right credentials and being an Air Force Veteran of 26 years would be enough to save me but it wasn't. My former boss, was a female and she let go 3 men prior to my arrival (only females were selected to stay) and so it goes both ways with discrimination. Being much older, I would only say, to do whatever you have to do to survive and even by playing it safe, will not always be enough. So in the end, my former female manager was fired for discrimination and I made it back into the government, at several grades higher. I'm now near the top(GS14) God is good but keep your cards close to your chest.
My Blood pressure and rage was sky high from hearing about your experience on your behalf, I am sorry that you went through that disgusting situation with those hate filled "Christians" we don't claim them and those types of people give us a bad name. I will pray for them to change their heart. I Formally apologize to you on behalf of believers of Jesus that you were treated in such a detestable manner by those who claim to follow Jesus, hate has no place in heaven or in the followers of Jesus who are are to walk the path of love. We love you for who you are, we only want the best in life for you, please know that from me to you ! Thank you for sharing this and not tarring us with the same brush.
You know, I am not religious at ALL, but it seems my Christian friends on the left are the true Christians, and the right wingers who call themselves "Christians" are the most nasty and evil MFERS on the planet!
Sorry to hear you were falsely accused and discriminated against, you should have found a lawyer and sued them. You should fight for your rights. If you do stand up for your rights then you will help others who are being falsely accused and discriminated against.
Hi Dylan,I'm in the UK and this has happened to me twice in my working life. I completely sympathise, it's really hurtful how small minded and prejudice people can be. And it's the ganging up on you with nowhere to turn and no-one supporting you, a very lonely place. Don't worry those people will meet there karma if it hasn't happened already. You seem like a nice guy and I pray you have a good life. Thank you for sharing your story. ❤
Dylan, I wish I could give you a big hug. I'm 56 and gay, and went through various versions of these things. I'm so glad you are a deeply-strong person. Spiritually, that might be what all of this was about,...your growth and what needed to come from it, not any of the details. Bless you. My goodness, bless you. -- Glennie in Vermont.
I went to a christian church(Born again christian church-Pentecostal) with my cousins years ago in CT, When you go there as a guest they want to know all your business so my cousin told them I am gay. the church was packed . I was sitting in the front row with my cousin. The pastor stopped the entire service and came over to me and said out loud for the entire congregation to hear that by me being there that God would not answer the congregations prayers and I had to leave. I got up and walked out and my cousin stayed seated. I never went back to organized religion again. that was in the 80s. I pray daily and keep my relationship with God 1 on 1.
Hey Dylan, sorry to hear about this story but, I believe you learned a valuable life lesson. People will hate you for whatever reasons because that is the nature of social beings. You will never make someone like you so never waste your time trying do so. Spend your time and energy on those who matter rather than trying to make a friend out of an enemy. You stated that you pushed hard to talk to and befriend this girl and that probably backfired because she could very well interpret that as "harassment". It doesn't make it right but this is the nature of workplace politics nowadays. If you had a good lawyer you could probably have pursued a lawsuit against the company for wrongful termination but, in the end they lost a good employee and you found better work.
@@HellenVanPattersonPatton80some states you can’t. In Texas there really isn’t “wrongful termination” type of law. Even with companies that swear they don’t like Walmart or what not.
While his antagonist in this story happened to be a religious bigot, I think the takeaway should be that your co-workers are JUST that, co-workers. While you may form friendships with some co-workers, you work together, you aren't married to them or related to them. Until you learn who you can trust at work, its best to keep a polite distance from EVERYONE you work with.
@@yesihaveone1129 yeah but it’s kinda hard to do that when everyone at work is hanging out with each other and becoming besties with each other and then when u do it, it’s a problem do to u being gay. That’s discrimination. Where I work, our computer training videos clearly state “if you are purposely excluded from something due to ur sex, race, sexual orientation, religion, etc. that is discrimination and a form of harassment!”
I completely understand why you chose not to pursue a lawsuit against that fast food joint. However, just as you have learned some lessons from it, so have they: that they can get away with using their religion to ruin someone’s livelihood and the fast food managers believe they can just fire somebody with just an accusation…
Thanks so much for making this video. I have been through similar. In fact I was put on probation when I was 18 because I was trying to get with a guy I had class with in high school meanwhile the straight guy faced no consequences for trying to get with other classmates. I could see you reliving that terrible situation as you told the story and it reminded me of mine. I was the same trusting everyone thinking if I was nice to them they’d respect me in return. I am sorry you was done that way.
I was kicked out of the navy after serving for 3 years, when they found out i was gay in 1993. It's a very cruel world at times and for some things it just shouldn't be
Seven years ago i moved from a conservative red state to upstate New York . Since then ive been so thrilled at the amount of acceptance i have gotten and the amount of protection i sense from everywhere ive worked and everyone ive interacted with. As well as a high level of protection from my new state. Please consider relocating to a blue state! Your only regret will be dealing with colder weather. I sincerely wish you all the very best. Be proud of your struggle. You are valued as a person. Live your life OUT and PROUD.
You seem like a helluva nice guy! I'm so sorry this happened. I had the same thing happen to me at a Major Semiconductor Manufacturing plant in Oregon. I know discrimination is real. You're doing the right thing though. Keep your head high and your attitude positive and you will go the distance :)
I’ve been bullying bullies since I was a little kid; giving back to them what they threw at me. I didn’t take sh*t from them. I confronted them, & they either shut the hell up, be scared & deny bullying me, or just walk away. I didn’t take those attitudes from them. I forced them to admit to their unkind behavior and sick attitudes. Then I reported them. I made sure they knew never to mess with me
I studied my ass off and knew everything possible in my career field so that I was "untouchable", "indispensable", and "irreplaceable". I had employers go way out of their way to make certain that I was happy with the job and felt safe.
I was 'fired' from one of my first jobs after high school. The Supervisor called me into his office and said he wanted me to mutually agree that I wasn't fitting in with the environment there. I was taken aback but just said okay, clocked-out and left.
What you are saying is so true I went thru something similar not sexual harassment issues but I know it was because I was gay the work place is very hard and not open minded I hope your doing good now Take care of yourself ♥️
This problem has definitely gotten worse since Trump was elected. My blood boils every time I here stories like this. Dylan I really hope you find a better place to work and wish you all the best. No one deserves to be treated like this.❤
People are nosy. They also automatically think that everyone is straight and will ask you about children, etc. I keep people at work at arms length. None of their business. People at work are not your friends.
Oh Dylan, I'm so sorry this happened to you. Stay strong and remember that love is stronger than hate. We all love you and love your video content so keep it up and hold your head high! You are a lovely guy and you deserve all the happiness in the world! 😊
The same thing happened to me. I was surrounded at work by straight people who talked about sex ALL the time. I'm gay and married and I didn't hide that. But I never talked about my sex life. But some people didn't like that I'm gay. So I get called into HR for making sexual comments. They couldn't tell me who said I did that or what I had supposedly said. All I could do was say "No, I didn't." And HR was like "There were a lot of witnesses." I'm like "Did they tell you that they talk about giving their husbands blow jobs?? I bet they didn't!"
Even in the world of show-biz in the '60s, I had to hide the fact that I was gay and that my partner was one of the most famous faces of the day. Painful to have each lived a lie outside of the home. Even going to a "red carpet" premiere we had to have two Rolls Royces and arrive with a few other arrivals between us so that the press didn't put two and two together or we would each take a devine young model (girl) on our arm!! Funny but sad and hardly any further advanced today. I was 16, partner was 38 but the age gap was NOT the issue: it was about being known to be an homo in the days when being one meant PRISON in the UK!!!
What the hell!! They are so ignorant!! I am so sorry this has happened to you!! Why is it that homosexuality threatens people!??! I am baffled!! In Canada this would not happen!! This is illegal, that is making false claims against your character. These people would be charged under our laws!! This Gay Canadian is so sorry this has happened…you will be stronger for this…bless you!! Be proud of who you are!! You are a kind person…you have more class than any of those so called Christians…they are hypocrites!! 🏳️🌈🇨🇦❤️🙏😊
I feel your pain. No matter how hard I tried to stay quiet the company I worked for would find out about me and let me go. When I finally got away from jobs where I met the public I did better. When I finally got with a COMPANY where it did not matter if I was gay, life changed and I started to grow.
Just stumbled on your channel. Thank you for sharing, it's a real valuable lesson and sorry you had to experience discrimination and homophobia. It has always fascinated me as a person of faith how hypocritical, hateful and corrupt so many religious people are. Most religious holy books teach of compassion, taking care and defending the oppress, the Bible says , “Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.". Well, as much as I dislike this phase, "everything happens for a reason", there are bigger and better things align for you and you needed to get out of there. I've learned the hard way too, work "friends" are just that "work friends" , NOT your real friends 🙂.
I've watched this go full circle. I am 75, been a gay radical all my life, was in Mattachine early on before I was at Stonewall, and started feeling the return of the surge of bigotry about when we got legalized marriage. I always felt that was a bad choice because it was revokeable, we should have gone after job stability and housing stability first. Now I am watching rethugnicans gnawing away at our gains. They had best watch their step, because many of us geriatric gays were in the military and know how to use firearms. I have had to use mine for personal safety more than once. I am glad i have maintained a concealed permit all my adult life.
Everyone has heard of bigotry and prejudice but until you are actually the victim of it you don’t understand the damage it does to your self esteem and personality. Of course everyone is different and some will brush it aside as though it’s nothing which I suspect is a self defense mechanism. I’ve experienced it more than once or twice in my life and each time I was surprised, shocked, hurt, withdrawn and as a result less trusting and. less open. When someone says they are a Christian what I hear is I’m a person that will judge you because I am intolerant of anyone, or anything that does not conform to my church doctrine. When they start with their hate the sin, love the sinner I usually tell them we already have so much in common as I have a saying I believe in as well hate the religion, love the brainwashed. I would love to have a bumper sticker that says Save Starving Lions Donate a Christian.
@@dylangabriel13 People who say that one’s “personal life” shouldn’t be a “topic of discussion at work” have the privilege of not having to worry about their own sexual orientation having an impact on their job. Discrimination against gay people in the workplace is well documented and it’s not as if you were the one doing the talking, it was people who were making up lies about you. Anyone who watched your entire video should understand that. As for personal life being discussed at work, of course that happens. People tell their co-workers when they get married, if they have a baby, how their children are doing, etc.
I was a member of the California conservation corps and I was the sitting president of the cab board ( its like a union ) and I was fired for the same reason all it did was spark a fire that has not gone out
Another example of religious people turning out to be complete hypocrites. I've been fortunate enough not to have been treated negatively by my religious relatives and people I know. At work, even though I don't get personal with anyone, co-workers have seemed to figure out or suspect that I'm gay. I had an incident where a co-worker said something inappropriate and was overheard by a supervisor. To my surprise, the supervisor called me into his office and apologized for what had happened. I later learned the employee was given a week off. Afterward, he and his buddy that worked there behaved with a bit of hostility towards me, as if I had anything to do with the incidence. Fortunately, those two aren't there anymore, and all is good at work.
1 of my favorite ways to describe bigots who call themselves Christians is- "Those people are as close to being Real Christians as a Plastic Rhinestone is to being a Diamond" (Credit to Korey Ray Wilson for that). Except for 1 job where i was fired because i'm a man at a job dominated by women , The only other thing i was ever fired for was when they found out that i am gay . it happened more than a few times . the most Sinister time was in the US military but i got an honorable discharge because i refused to Leave Quietly without that . When i joined i was still reeling from my boss being murdered on a night i was scheduled to work but i worked my other job that night instead and 2 other people close to my family & friends group were murdered too . so when the military recruiter called i took the test and they wouldn't let me go home for 3 days till all the medical exams were done and contracts were signed . Now, this was Before DADT started So, i had to say & write down if you add them together a total of 5 times that i Wasn't Gay . I just felt it was None Of Their Business . fast forward After US Navy Bootcamp. i'm on leave back home and i meet this sweet guy whose grandfather has an aircraft carrier named after him . i gave him the information for where to write to me But he lost it So he called Donald Rumsfeld (A close family Friend ) and yes eventually Rumsfeld would become Secretary of Defense under G.W.Bush but at that time Rumsfeld was lying to everybody claiming to be Secretary of the US Navy . So this sweet guy called Rumsfeld asking what ship i was on so he could write to me . Not Knowing that Donald Rumsfeld is a bigoted Prick who of course knows this sweet guy is gay so now he knows i am too . The last piece of mail i got while in the Navy was a letter telling me all this . Rumsfeld reported me and when they 1st came after me Bush Sr was president but i was still in the Navy a few more years . Then DADT started and they really came after me i was informed that the FBI was in my home city trying to find out if i was gay and The NIS -Naval Investigative Service was looking deep into who i was too .. The FBI ,Not only Didn't rat me out (they knew) they raised my security clearance higher . This made the bigots angry . So, they picked a small guy and Ordered him to attack me (HE choked me with his eyes closed tight) expecting that i would beat him up (So they could call me a bully and throw me out ) but i didn't . Then they claimed i did all this stuff i didn't do . they even put on paper a filthy thing they claimed i said that caused the man to attack me . something i wouldn't even say during sex . I wasn't found guilty of any of it by the judging panel but they said i had to let them put me out of the Navy and like i said i told them i will go with only 6 months left on my 4 years of service but ok i will go but only with an Honorable Discharge . so that is how i left my military service . Normally if they put someone out for being gay ,they took the uniforms. i can wear mine anytime i want to .
Growing up as a gay Jew here in Oxford, MS was too very hard. I , like you, was brought up with manners. I spoke to everyone etc. Now that I have left the family business I am now in the corporate world. I was sp protected now not so much. The hate is off the scale but luckily I'm 6ft2 and I'm made fun off behind my back (so far) . I go straight home to my husband where I know I'm safe. Such a damn shame good people like us are a target for hate but the haters always have to have the "other"! Great to find your channel! David
@Dylan I am sorry you had this experience. There is never a reason for anyone to go through this in today's times. I had a similar experience when I was 29 years old in Cambridge, MA. I worked for a company called Information Access Corporation which is owned by Thomson Corporation. Thomson Corporation is a corporate conglomerate owning Thomson Financial, Reuters, Thomson Publishing, and many other corporations throughout the world. While I understand your reluctance to name the company that fired you or the people involved, I recognize that doing so is a major step filled with stress. I learned that one of the only ways to force companies to learn that they cannot illegally terminate LGBTQ employees is to take action against them when they perform actions like improperly terminating an employee based on fear, without investigating the facts. I was in a similar situation where a single person's fear precipitated the company's actions. Thomson had policies against such behaviors, and yet it went all the way up to the CEO of Thomson USA and he approved my termination after months of harassment designed to solicit my voluntary termination. I sued one of the largest corporations in the USA when I went after Thomson for their illicit actions. I wasn't seeking money, but it didn't matter what I sought, the company was indignant that I had the audacity to sue them for their illegal actions (illegal in Massachusetts at the time). I won 2 of 3 court cases against Thomson and that led them to bribe the 3rd and final magistrate. I know that sounds wild, but that was confirmed several years later by the woman who delivered the bribe to the magistrate. I ended up working with her. She left her Thomson job the Monday after she was unwillingly solicited to deliver an illegal bribe of a Thomson Financial retirement account preloaded with $60k dollars. I forced Thomson Corporation to spend over $2MM fighting me because of their wrongdoing. Because they had to spend so much money fighting me, they developed additional company policies and procedures as well as training programs. When we experience such flagrant wrongdoing by the companies we work for, it is incumbent upon us to ensure they don't ever do that to another person. If we do not, they will repeat bad behaviors until they are taught it will cost them every time they do. You will never forget what has happened to you and it will shape how you feel about the companies you work for and the people around you. I can tell you that the one person who orchestrated this against you had more against you than you probably know. I wonder if when you first met, she had a crush on you and took you being gay as a personal attack on her or rejection. It really doesn't matter if that is true or not, we can never know what drives another person to hate versus acceptance or unconditional love. I can warn you that by letting her and her religious organization spread fear, the cost was much higher than just your job because now they are driven by an egoic sense that they can always use their religion to push and force others to do their bidding and will. That isn't a religion, it is a cult.
Dylan, I am glad that you are in a place that not only allows you to have physical happiness, but it also is allowing you have some healing of the soul. I don't know where this happened to you. I hope you that you have found that most of us wouldn't give a second thought. But Dylan, there are people who will go out of their way to find some reason to hate. I am a man pushing sixty-five. I feel like I have had to endure more hate in my life than to have felt real love. Being in my sixties gives more reason reason for people to hate. Dylan, the reality for both of us is, we are alive. We matter. You are loved.
Hey Dude! You would be an inspiration for a lot of our younger people who maybe going through a dilemma of how to 'Come Out'! Here in Australia we went for a referendum to vote whether Gays should have the right to marry & it was an unanimous outcome of 'Yes'! But although every country finds particular parts of other people's lives revolting or against their beliefs, you have to leave that with them & not take that on as it is their problem! I know you would know that but for anybody else that is thinking of 'Coming Out' know you are who you are & stand proud & don't take anyone's elses baggage as you don't HAVE to 😊!
I must compliment you on making a situation like this public. Its shocking that this should still be happening. Bravo. And I must also say that your accent is also enchanting. Keep your strength and look towards a brighter future.
I can relate to your story. I lost a job in a similar way over fifteen years ago. People from another part of the business made things up. I man claimed that had been harassing him. The whole thing was made up. A new manager who didn't really know bought the story. It was all lies. My supervisor that I worked for was there. He later told me that he didn't believe any of the story. He moved to a similar business and hired to work for him. I'm sure he knew I was gay but it was never mentioned. That unfortunate incident taught me the same lesson. To be more careful with people. To that the same thing couldn't happen again. Employers know what the anti- discrimination policies are so in my case they said I had allegedly violated company policy by harassing another employee. That's all they said. It wasn't true. I'm sure my firing was based on homophobia. That didn't want to disclose they truth. I had nothing wrong. So they made something. I heard the lie that had been made up when I was denied unemployment benefits. Their lies were unbelievable. They hurt deeply but I had to move on. Yes there is descrimination in the workplace. As you mentioned all kinds of descrimination but it's kept hidden. I could take some comfort in knowing this company had a reputation for wrongful termination I'm retired now. I don't have to worry about things like this. I can't tell you what a relief it is no longer living under that kind of pressure. Being unfairly terminal because of sexual orientation isn't easily forgotten nor should be be. It's not right but it makes stronger and more determined to protect ourselves in a world that doesn't understand. I hope that you never have to go through that again. You can be a model employee at your job but all you've worked for can quickly go down when you are fired because your gay. Just remember that you are not a bad person because you are. The people that cause such to happen are the bad people.
