Survey: Two-thirds of LGBT workers hear anti-gay slurs “at least once in a while”

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Are you comfortable being out at work?  Good, because two-thirds of LGBT workers hear anti-gay comments and jokes at the office “at least once in a while”, according to a new survey from the Human Rights Campaign.

Among the other less-than-encouraging findings:  More than half of respondents say employers rarely or never use “partner” or “significant other” along with “spouse” in office communications.

More at Deb Price’s column at TruthOut.

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