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Originally Posted by wufongtan.
I'm saying not it ok to abuse someone who is gay. Whether its physical or verbal. It's probably wrong. But... What is wrong with someone saying that they aren't going to give a gay a job, because he is gay?
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Because that is discrimination based upon personal bias. If you feel that their sexuality may impair the person's ability to do the job, then I suppose it would be alright, however even that's a stretch. Lifestyle could play a fair part in it. I mean, if it was a type of person who was out all night with all sorts of promiscuous partners sharing needles blah blah blah then it's understandable that you wouldn't want them working for you. The thing is, all of those bad things could be done by a straight person.
The general difference is that you're DENYING somebody something for reasons which they cannot change. It's no different to not hiring somebody black simply because they're black.
Then again, I don't think I'd particularly want to work for a homophobic boss, so we'd be on the same page.