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BstlMyhart · 10-06-2012, 08:17 AM

I've never been "in" anywhere...I've always just been me. I have rarely run into any issues about my obvious sexual orientation. And they were someone else's issues...not mine. Everyone from the Director to the inmates knows. We have anti discrimination policies that include sexual orientation and we do have domestic partner benefits. I'm just "Lt." one of the "brothers in uniform". They know when things go back, I have their back and I know they have mine. It's been proven time and again. There have been a few occassions when an inmate will "go off" and call me every derrogatory name in the book. I've had to hold back a fellow officer because THEY took greater offense than I did. I knew the inmate WANTED to hurt me, and I would not allow them that satisfaction. My partners however were pissed. I think if I were hetero...THAT would be an issue...no one in my life anywhere would consider that normal. lol

Also, being who I am and having my rank, I've recently had a few new officers, and now a few cadets going through our academy, telling me they know they can be themselves and will be able to advance in this career and in our facility. They have no fear that their sexual orientation will hold them back. I see their self confidence rising to the surface as oppose to their body language showing they fear they have to hide part of themselves to be accepted as a fellow officer, which is something I saw with a few officers when I first started. Those officers are no longer with us though I can't speculate that this was the reason they left...did they feel like outcasts and ostracized? I can't answer that. I do know that I see a new self awareness, pride, and self confidence in those joining our ranks now. And it makes me proud that where I work...it's all about the work and one's ability to carry out their missions. It's not about who you date and sleep with. The world really has evolved.

10-06-2012, 08:17 AM	#143
BstlMyhart Member How Do You Identify?: butch Relationship Status: Single Join Date: May 2011 Location: new mexico Posts: 162 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 800 Thanked 433 Times in 111 Posts Rep Power: 5678253	I've never been "in" anywhere...I've always just been me. I have rarely run into any issues about my obvious sexual orientation. And they were someone else's issues...not mine. Everyone from the Director to the inmates knows. We have anti discrimination policies that include sexual orientation and we do have domestic partner benefits. I'm just "Lt." one of the "brothers in uniform". They know when things go back, I have their back and I know they have mine. It's been proven time and again. There have been a few occassions when an inmate will "go off" and call me every derrogatory name in the book. I've had to hold back a fellow officer because THEY took greater offense than I did. I knew the inmate WANTED to hurt me, and I would not allow them that satisfaction. My partners however were pissed. I think if I were hetero...THAT would be an issue...no one in my life anywhere would consider that normal. lol Also, being who I am and having my rank, I've recently had a few new officers, and now a few cadets going through our academy, telling me they know they can be themselves and will be able to advance in this career and in our facility. They have no fear that their sexual orientation will hold them back. I see their self confidence rising to the surface as oppose to their body language showing they fear they have to hide part of themselves to be accepted as a fellow officer, which is something I saw with a few officers when I first started. Those officers are no longer with us though I can't speculate that this was the reason they left...did they feel like outcasts and ostracized? I can't answer that. I do know that I see a new self awareness, pride, and self confidence in those joining our ranks now. And it makes me proud that where I work...it's all about the work and one's ability to carry out their missions. It's not about who you date and sleep with. The world really has evolved.