being gay has absolutely nothing to do with my job. I don't hide it, but I find sex has as much to do with work as a hockey game.

I find it really annoying when someone (gay str8 or whatever) cannot leave personal things at home...... work is work..... if your personal life cannot be left at the door, then it forces others to paricipate whether they like to or not, and I find that selfish.

I know there are other examples, this is only my opinion.

Well im a filmmaker and owns and runs my own production company so being "out at work" doesn't really apply to me because I am my own boss and call all the shots. :P

I don't hold anything back from my boss or coworkers. I mean, I'm not chatting about my sex life, but they very well know that I'm not going to say "my roommate" when I mean "my partner".

I work in a corporate environment for a fairly conservative corporation. My job is in creative field, so maybe they're give me more "leeway", but, to be honest, there is absolutely no drama in being out at work for me. I'm just another coworker and friend to everyone and there is communal respect for the sheer fact that we're all cool people working in the same space.

I'm not the only out gay person at work, either. We have a strong "diversity team" and have a corporate presence at "Pride" events and volunteer outings for GLBT causes. In fact, my department of 15 or so has three "out" members.

I find that when I give respect to others and expect it in return, it almost always is there. It's only when I come to a situation already defensive that I find people acting like asses toward me. I think that dynamic plays out at my workplace.

To be honest. I do not bring it up, but I do not hide it. Because of the fact that I'm extremely masculine (most of my friends have told me they'd have never guessed) typically no one knows. It isn't exactly something I'll say right off the bat just because I don't feel the need to say "Hi, my name is ____ and I'm a faggot." However, I will say things like, yeah my boyfriend was going to take me to go see that movie, or yeah that guy is hot, usually shared with female co-workers just because that is where you talk about cute guys. But if a guy I work with talks about something that requires me to bring up my guy then I'll make mention. Otherwise they'll never know unless they ask.

So in essence I'm out at work, but I don't run around flaunting it.