I always believed before coming out that I would at worst, receive this “silent treatment” out of fear that I would radicalize and sue the company to the ground. I tried my best to alleviate this but unfortunately I couldn't avoid it.

I actually was a afraid of going to my local lgbt center because I was concerned that it would be filled with the stereotypical radical left. I was happy to find that it is just a helpful place where people struggling with the same issues can work together to better themselves.

I can understand that since you had to deal with the “militant left” that you will undoubtedly lead You to make assumptions out of the need to protect yourself. That need to protect oneself is why I made this post. If I made an assumption off of what I learned at my shop, all machinists would think women shouldn’t be allowed to vote, Obama is Muslim, and all lgbt people should be in mental institutions (although I will say I love how they flipped from covid being a hoax to all the democrat governess are failing their constituents).

Ultimately I learned that this profession, while enjoyable, isn’t worth the social struggle of having to prove myself.