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No, but you would be discriminated against. Announcing you are religious would be the quickest way to be sidelined on projects and slowly forced out of the company. Announcing that your are LGBTQ is the quickest way to advance in the company and receive accolades. And this is a Fortune 100 company that nearly everyone on the planet has heard of. Where I live, LGBTQ is very much the mainstream and the most acceptable lifestyle.


> No, but you would be discriminated against.

That doesn't mean anything. Discrimination is a matter of degree. Everyone gets discriminated against pretty often to lesser degrees. If you tell me about your horoscope I'll roll my eyes and probably not want to hang out with you very much because of your spiritual beliefs.

Are people refusing to sell you good and services? Calling you names? Throwing bricks through your windows?

Is it putting more of a damper on you living a happy life than the occasional moment of discomfort because someone thinks something you think is dumb? People think lots of my beliefs are dumb, and that's fine, as long as I can go about my day.

> Announcing that your are LGBTQ is the quickest way to advance in the company and receive accolades.

First, I doubt a gay new hire can reach C suite with nothing but a couple of rainbows and dildos for qualifications.

Second, office politics are crappy, but you either cope or move on, with maybe a lawsuit if you have a legal leg to stand on.




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