LGB ErasureReminder that non-binaries are just as invasive

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[–]julesburm1891 48 insightful - 12 fun48 insightful - 11 fun49 insightful - 12 fun -  (8 children)

Librarian here. Our profession is roughly 80% female and 20% male. The consensus among female librarians about guybrarians is that they’re either the best people you’ll ever meet or the worst creep you’ve ever had to endure. (There really isn’t much middle ground.) Take a guess which camp the straight dude pretending to be a lesbian falls into with all his female coworkers.

[–][deleted] 12 insightful - 2 fun12 insightful - 1 fun13 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Which of the 20% falls into the naughty vs nice?

[–]julesburm1891 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I’d wager 45% great, 45% awful, 10% neutral.

[–]GreykittymommaMagical lady 💜 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I worked in a library in college, spot on!! I think this overlaps to early education too. I was English non-teaching and the guys in my children's literature courses were super creepy.

[–]lovelyspearmintLesbeing a lesbian 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Can confirm. Have mostly had the former rather than the latter, thankfully, and no TQs.

[–]julesburm1891 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Are you also a librarian?

[–]lovelyspearmintLesbeing a lesbian 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Yeah. It's a profession I enjoy and it's not a male dominated area, so I don't have to deal with being the odd one out.

[–]julesburm1891 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Neat! It’s nice knowing there are other sane people in the field.

[–]Femaleisnthateful 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

LOL. When I worked in public libraries, I generally liked having male staff as it brought some desperately needed gender balance. They typically didn't go for the emotional drama, cliques and cattiness that typified a female dominated workplace.

That said, I do recall a fair share of 'weirdos'. I always blamed the generally low hiring standards and the wokism that librarianship seems to self-select for.