When James Cooper started his electrical apprenticeship in Birmingham in the UK in the mid-2000s, he hid his sexuality. He found it easier to pretend he was straight.A report on the experiences of LGBTQI+ workers in construction found many delayed coming outA Lendlease worker was relieved with the reception he got when he disclosed his sexuality to colleagues
The report found LGBTQI+ people working in Australia's most male-dominated industry still face bullying and harassment. When James moved to Australia and started working on a construction site, he tried to tell colleagues his partner was a man.He then found himself back in the closet.Finding support in other places
"They heard my story … and they realised that [they've] done all this for corporate, 'But what have we done for the guys on site?'""I was on a big construction site at the time and I basically went around to each individual person and said 'I know I said I'm straight, but I'm actually gay'.Taking the lead on advocacyTaylor is Indigenous and identifies as non-binary.
"[I] had a presentation slide around, 'These are kind of affirming words for me, and these are words that make me feel uncomfortable'," they said. "I definitely had some people say things to me that were positive that I, honestly, didn't expect them to be so supportive and on board … but it shows that people are more likely to be inclusive if you give them a chance.""It's so much emotional labour to constantly come out or even trying to figure out if someone's a safe person within the workplace," Taylor said.The report has made recommendations to help the industry improve.
Mid 1980s enough of Silverwater prisoners on part time worker release, in BWIU CONSTRUCTION SITES , were very open about their homosexuality. As 5 year plus,drug supply sentence neared its completion. One fellow, took, treatment with a thick slut StevenOliver hide. Go figure.?
You won’t get a job with any of the christian taliban building companies that service the Sydney Bible Belt. They’ll do some quick measurements to determine if your a homosexual & show you the door.
I recon it’s probably like this.
Frankly no one is interested anymore.
Sexuality isn’t part of KPIs and productivity. Why do others need to know or have a say in what someone else’s sexual orientation is?
They do not belong in platonic male spaces. Imagine all the good potentially interactions these people ruin.
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