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How to Handle Professional Assumptions About Your Sexual Orientation

I've been out and proud for years but my new boss keeps making assumptions about my personal life and I can't tell if I should correct him or if it even matters.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Workplace dynamics complicate the ongoing negotiation of visibility and the energy required to constantly manage others' perceptions.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Sexual orientation as identity?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.