I've called in sick and I've called in crazy (try that one sometime, it actually works), but I've yet to call in to work gay, even though as a lezzer that's what I'm supposed to do today. At first I was excited to be able to use my homosexuality as a clever ruse for not wanting to go to work due to a horrible hangover, but then I thought about this whole Day Without a Gay business whereby I'm supposed to forgo regular employment duties and donate my time for some gay volunteer work and I realized they had it all wrong. Remember those Day Without a Mexican ads with, like, the empty taco cart and the leaf blower going nuts? How racist and just plain off was that whole campaign? It's kind of the same thing here.I'm not so sure I ever want to be legally married, but I think it should be an option for anyone who feels like the government needs to sanctify their love. Beyond that though, the bigger issue is general public recognition of queer love as a real thing that won't send you to hell in a handbasket. So boo to you Prop 8 and the 48 states where I and my rainbow brethren couldn't get married if we wanted to.Still, color me stupid but shouldn't a pro-gay agenda include being more visible and less annoying? Scurrying off to some gay hole to do secret gay work, which is what Day Without a Gay advocates, not only removes you further from an integrated society, it also screws over the people you work with. Anyone who wasn't a phobe before might be now, thanks to you ditching work. Instead, everyone needs to call out gay. Day With a Gay, y'know? I know it's a little late, but put your shoes on and go back into the office waving a giant rainbow flag and tell everyone you're a big homo who does homo things and everyone needs to get the fuck over it. I'd do it, but I'm hung over so I'm writing this post instead.TEEN LAQUIEFA
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I've called in sick and I've called in crazy (try that one sometime, it actually works), but I've yet to call in to work gay, even though as a lezzer that's what I'm supposed to do today. At first I was excited to be able to use my homosexuality as a clever ruse for not wanting to go to work due to a horrible hangover, but then I thought about this whole Day Without a Gay business whereby I'm supposed to forgo regular employment duties and donate my time for some gay volunteer work and I realized they had it all wrong. Remember those Day Without a Mexican ads with, like, the empty taco cart and the leaf blower going nuts? How racist and just plain off was that whole campaign? It's kind of the same thing here.I'm not so sure I ever want to be legally married, but I think it should be an option for anyone who feels like the government needs to sanctify their love. Beyond that though, the bigger issue is general public recognition of queer love as a real thing that won't send you to hell in a handbasket. So boo to you Prop 8 and the 48 states where I and my rainbow brethren couldn't get married if we wanted to.Still, color me stupid but shouldn't a pro-gay agenda include being more visible and less annoying? Scurrying off to some gay hole to do secret gay work, which is what Day Without a Gay advocates, not only removes you further from an integrated society, it also screws over the people you work with. Anyone who wasn't a phobe before might be now, thanks to you ditching work. Instead, everyone needs to call out gay. Day With a Gay, y'know? I know it's a little late, but put your shoes on and go back into the office waving a giant rainbow flag and tell everyone you're a big homo who does homo things and everyone needs to get the fuck over it. I'd do it, but I'm hung over so I'm writing this post instead.TEEN LAQUIEFA