Do colleges and employers support gay rights?

They will either assume you’re open minded or you’re gay, depending on the employer.

You can always join and opt to leave it off your resume.

My feeling is that unless you apply to a very, very liberal organization or a liberal charity event or something gay/feminist related, leave it off. Why? Because you don’t know your employers beliefs and don’t want to put them off to you.

You can show your open mindedness in other ways.

I was fairly active in the Young Republicans group on campus when I was in college. I went to rallies, anti Obama ones too, and when he got elected in 2008, I cried with the others. Yes, I shed tears.

While those are my beliefs and I’ll share them with family and friends, I’m not going to show my political or social support on my resume. What if a liberal saw it?

Don’t share more on a resume that what is relevant to that job. Don’t shoot yourself in the foot.

Good question.

I would say leave it off. You are giving up your straight privilege if you do not. You never know which potential employer is going to be a homophobic dick, and it’s not something you need to broadcast. (This is a tiny bit of what it’s like to be queer, all the time.)

I was in a ton of queer related groups since high school, and I am queer, and I did not put any of that on my resumé.

Yes it’s best to to leave off your orientation, regardless if you’re gay or straight. It’s not needed information anyway, unless you’re applying to work at a gay support organization or you want to be a therapist who specializes in counseling guy people.

This goes for politics too. And whether or not you want children if you’re a female. Religion or lack thereof should never be talked about.

Just follow these rules. I am one of the least disliked people at my job simply because no one really knows my opinions, beliefs, lifestyle, etc. You can’t hate or disagree with something you don’t know. It’s a job… Just clock in, do your work, clock out, and don’t make it harder for yourself than it has to be.

It depends where you live. There aren’t many places that are so open-minded that everyone accepts gay rights without question, and unless you are absolutely certain that you live in such a place, I would leave it off your resume. It’s far too easy for someone with a bias to use it against you, to refuse you a job.

And frankly, it’s really none of their business whore rights you choose to support.

Don’t have only one resume.

I have several. The one for companies who want heavy Power Point skills or experience with children, I list my volunteer work in my former church. For the companies with a younger, more liberal feel, I leave it out. Adding anything religious or political is a gamble.

For what it’s worth, I’m a real scaredy cat and have never added my membership to the American Humanists to my resume. Too much discrimination against atheists in this area.

Don’t not join because you are worried about the future! Live in accordance with your beliefs.

As others have said, you can put it on or leave it off your applications as desired. If you are applying to schools like Vassar, NYU or Berkeley, it would probably be an advantage.

Yes, I think it would look good for colleges.

But only more liberal ones. Conservative ones, maybe. I went to a conservative school that was trying to be more “diverse”. But honestly, you don’t want to be that liberal at a conservative school. I was one of the more “conservative” members and it was definitely a “us” versus “them” on both sides.

Other places are less likely to take you if you’re into QnA because that’s not what they want their students to be into.

Just keep that in mind.

I think there are multiple questions to address here. Yes, many colleges are open and accepting of LGBTQI rights, particularly public universities or liberal private universities, and most will contain their own version of a Gay Straight Alliance or Pride Center.

However, others have noted that this does not necessarily mean that it will make your resume look better. When you submit a resume for a job or personal statement for university, you have to access what information is relevant. If you were going to be an EWS major or Gender Studies major, it would definitely be relevant. If you are going to major in Economics, not so much.

Enjoy your experiences in the club and by all means continue to seek similar venues when you move on to college, but context is key.