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[seiyafighter]

I've been thinking over the whole problem with Howie yesterday and I want to report him but at the same time I don't want to sound immature or whiny I guess. I mean it happened and I didn't do anything about it in the first place. He's so arrogent, ignorant and rediculious that it seems pointless to me. Even if I do report him what will that

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[ciaranmacleod]

Well I never hear of roving bands of Christians going out and bashing gays... so your safe on that count... and yes, reporting him will probably make it more uncomfortable around him... so if you dont want to persue this now.. then wait...maybe he'll utter another wrong statement... maybe he wont...

I feel like i should have better advice on this as Im older... but honestly... I have never had a problem with anyone since i came out saying stuff like that or making me uncomfortable at work... everyone here is very open minded... about religion / sexual orientation / everything.

[faerymistress]

i think you should report him because it shows that you stand up for your self and your rights. you have the right to be at work with out worrying about hearing offensive comments. and he should know better that no matter what he thinks about gay people or any people for that matter it doesn't belong at the work place. i think reporting him does acomplish something, in fact i think it acoplished alot, and he will learn somthing, maybe not tolerence , but he will learn to watch his mouth because even if he doesn't aprove of who you date he does have to respect it.in this day in age its awful for people to still be putting other people down. i don't think you sound at all winney are annoying but reporting him, you sound like person with self respect who won't let someone else make them feel like shit at work, or anywhere else for that matter. you rule liz, and you deseirve respect!

[manycolored]

I think you should (politely, calmly, moral high ground, etc.) ask him to keep his homophobic comments to himself while he's in a public, professional situation. Tell him you're going to keep a log, and if he ever does it again, you'll report him for harrassment.

You're probably not the only person who's uncomfortable because of him, but you might be the only one tough enough to stop him.

When I was 11, I was in a situation where I thought that reporting someone would be whining because it would be admitting that I was hurt by them. But reporting them would have been the right thing to do, and it could have prevented them from doing it again. If I'd stood up for myself then, I would probably feel less bitter about it now.

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