Many bisexual employees in closet, hide identity at work
qvoicenews.comBisexual men and women experience less workplace discrimination than their gay and lesbian colleagues, but that figure could be due to more bisexual people are in the closet at the office, according to a new study.
Bisexual men and women experience less workplace discrimination than their gay and lesbian colleagues, but that figure could be due to more bisexual people are in the closet at the office, according to a study.
Findings from a report from the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law, “The Role of Sexual Orientation and Gender in Workplace Experiences of Cisgender LGB Employees,” show that 36% of cisgender bisexual employees reported being out to their supervisors and only 19% reported being out to all their coworkers.
On the other hand, 50% of gays and lesbians were out to their coworkers, and 75% were out to their supervisors. The report was compiled by analyzing data in an anonymous survey of 935 LGB adults conducted between May 5-16, 2021 who were in the workforce the week of March 1, 2020.
