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Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by fallingknife on Friday April 30, 2021 @06:13PM (#27000108)
> Let’s say you hire a gay employee, there very existence is political.

It's not, though. I've worked with a lot of gay people, and none have ever brought politics into work. This is just a BS argument by the people who do. There is a legitimate point about where do you draw the line (e.g. is bitching about CA taxes "politics"), but this is not it.

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Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by rodgerd on Friday April 30, 2021 @06:58PM (#27000619)
"Cool, we need to you visit a client site in a country which will murder you for your sexual orientation" is about as political as it gets.
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Re:“About one-third of Basecamp employees accepted buyouts t... by gurumeditations on Friday April 30, 2021 @06:52PM (#27000560)
When you’re under constant attack since the beginning of time by homophobic straight people, particularly in the political realm, your existence is political. If a liberal Supreme Court didn’t luckily strike down bans in many states in 2003, it would still be illegal today to be gay in Texas. Bans were struck down because they were enforced. Educate yourself on Gay life. You owe it.
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