Correct. Nobody thinks about policemen and firemen when the word "gay" comes up in conversation.
I think the biggest reason for the lack of sexual minorities in certain traditionally-male professions is the fear of homophobia. This is similar to the way that certain types of blacks avoid careers and companies that appear to be lily-white for fear of racism. If some of these gay men were as "proud" as they claim, they wouldn't avoid these careers. The leadership and rank-and-file of the orthodox gay community would be doing young sexual minorities a service by encouraging them to a more diverse range of career choices.
Of course it would help if more attention was placed on ending workplace discrimination for sexual minorities. But the Gay Party has always had a skewed set of priorities IMO.
huh..
this just recently came up for me. We have an opening in the company I work for...making good money, all days, good work environment...I have a friend that works in retail...shaky job market, cruel boss, late nights, weekends, heavy responsibility...
he wouldn't even come apply because we dont' currently have any other Black men working there...