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Gay Issues in the Workplace » (1st pbk. ed)

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Authors: Brian McNaught
ISBN-13: 9780312117986, ISBN-10: 0312117981
Format: Paperback
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Date Published: November 1994
Edition: 1st pbk. ed

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Author Biography: Brian McNaught

Brian McNaught is an award-winning writer, sexuality educator, and consultant on the issues facing gay, lesbian, and bisexual people. In the last five years, he has trained several thousand employees of AT&T and Bell Communications Research (Bellcore) on the topic of "Homophobia in the Workplace." Since 1974, Mr. McNaught has spoken at nearly one hundred universities and has produced numerous educational materials on homosexuality and on Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). From 1982 to 1984 he served as the Mayor of Boston's liaison to the gay and lesbian community.

Mr. McNaught is the author of the popular book On Being Gay: Thoughts on Family, Faith, and Love (St. Martin's Press, 1988) and is featured in videos "A Conversation with Brian McNaught on Being Gay" and "Gay Issues in the Workplace: Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Employees Speak for Themselves with Brian McNaught" (TRB Productions, 1986, 1993). He received his degree in journalism from Marquette University in 1970. A native of Detroit, Mr. McNaught now resides in Atlanta, Georgia.

Book Synopsis

What gay people want and need

The cost of anti-gay behavior

How to respond to people who quote the Bible

Making allies of heterosexual coworkers

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Ch. 1Premises1
Ch. 2Why Gay People Come Out12
Ch. 3What it Means to Be Gay, Lesbian, or Bisexual25
Ch. 4How Gay People Come Out35
Ch. 5Homophobia and Heterosexism47
Ch. 6What Gay Employees Want65
Ch. 7Common Questions92
Ch. 8A Model Workshop117
Epilogue: From Here to Where?137
Appendix A Resources140
Appendix B Sources149
About the Author153

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