The reality is that it’s impossible to push back on these things in a professional setting. No matter how calm or measured the response, if you’re an executive or management type involved in this stuff you immediately expose yourself to a discrimination lawsuit once it goes on your record. You’ll never be able to deliver anything but positive feedback to a gay employee (and that’s your job as a manager) lest they accuse you of something and everyone believes it because you’re that guy “with the history” because you canceled pride whatever.
I mean in reality you’d probably be fine, but the risk isn’t zero. Alternatively, even if you tank the company you’re just a hero that stood up to the Nazis or whatever.
You are right. It's very difficult for executives to resist these people. They use virtue-signaling to get their way. You are a bigot if you don't go along.
The reality is that it’s impossible to push back on these things in a professional setting. No matter how calm or measured the response, if you’re an executive or management type involved in this stuff you immediately expose yourself to a discrimination lawsuit once it goes on your record. You’ll never be able to deliver anything but positive feedback to a gay employee (and that’s your job as a manager) lest they accuse you of something and everyone believes it because you’re that guy “with the history” because you canceled pride whatever.
I mean in reality you’d probably be fine, but the risk isn’t zero. Alternatively, even if you tank the company you’re just a hero that stood up to the Nazis or whatever.
You are right. It's very difficult for executives to resist these people. They use virtue-signaling to get their way. You are a bigot if you don't go along.