Good topic.
I got the deaf poem that I loved so much and sent to everyone, I mean, everyone at work. Got beautiful responses from them and only one person didn't respond. That's okay. There are people out there are like that.
My male boss pulled me in to talk to me in regards of the deaf poem. He told me he was so touch by it and he said, "I understand exactly where you're coming from, believe me I *do* understand." I nodded, but I realized after couple of minutes... how can he understand where I'm coming from when he doesn't have a disability(ies)? Then suddenly it clicked my head. He has to be gay. So, I didn't say anything. We had a nice chat for awhile. He was the coolest boss I've ever had. Whether he's gay or not, I respect him so much.
For a long time everyone suspected that my boss was gay, but my boss was so good at hiding. He always had a female friend coming by to visit him because that his way to make all of us think that he's not gay. Still, I knew he was gay, but I didn't care. It just makes me sad that he had to hide because he knew he'd be prejudice from the job.
Five years later, a young guy in the same job filed against my boss for sexual harrassment. My boss was beside himself because it wasn't true at all. What happened was this young guy messed up the work so bad and my boss had to tell him what to do to make it right. Well, it pissed the young guy off so bad that he decided to mess with my boss by filing against him for sexual harrassment! Just getting even with my boss ya know? My boss had all the evidence and some email that young guy sent to him. To make the long story short, my boss won the case.
Anyway, aside from this... my boss pulled me in his office and he handed me the letter, but I was told to return it to him. I sat in the office with him and read the entire letter. My heart sank and I looked at him then he started to cry. He admitted that he is gay. He very much wanted to tell me right from the beginning, but he was too afraid. I told him, I had figured that because he said to me that he undestood where I was coming from in regards of my deafness. I went to him and gave him a big hug. I said, I love you my friend whether you're gay or not! He just hugged me soo hard. He made me cry, too.
We became very good friends and I supported him all the way. These people knows that I'm a strong supporter for gay and lesbian. I still don't give a flying fook about what they think of me because of who they are they're nothing but fookin arseholes.
At the end, everyone found out that my boss and this young guy are both gay so everyone at the job gave both of these men a very, very, very hard time. My boss decided to take an early retirement because of this crap. It pissed me off so bad and I kept saying that's so unphucking fair!! Eventually the young guy had to leave the job as well. I'm still at the same job and am standing on the ground like a soldier so I can make them suffer like they did to my poor boss!
It's sad that people can be so judgemental and so bias over homosexuality. I'll tell you, after my boss left the entire building has been going down! That should tell them something! My boss was thee best, I mean thee best. He was number one in the state and they fookin blew it!
*argh!*