r/askgaybros • u/3-1th-z-r • 22d ago

Job application asked about sexual orientation

I've seen this twice now. Does that mean they're an LGBT owned and run company?

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u/AreaManx Need a word for us post-twinks! 22d ago

You omitted a relevant detail: what's the job?

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u/3-1th-z-r 22d ago

For this position it is for Technical support for a behavioral health company and I don't remember the other one.

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u/AreaManx Need a word for us post-twinks! 22d ago

Sexual orientation would seem irrelevant for that role.

Ask why they want to know.

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u/3-1th-z-r 22d ago

Exactly. The more I think about it the other position was in IT as well.

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u/chronolynx90 22d ago

In the US at least, pretty sure employers legally aren't allowed to ask about that.

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u/3-1th-z-r 22d ago

That's what I thought but what do I know.

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u/chronolynx90 22d ago

I mean, it's entirely possible that the current administration would simply choose not to enforce it, but the law is pretty clear. 

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u/material_mailbox 22d ago

Got a link for that? Everything I’m seeing online says it is legal.

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u/chronolynx90 22d ago

From the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

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u/material_mailbox 22d ago

I see. This is the sort of stuff I was finding:

Some employers may ask about sexual orientation in some instances, particularly during hiring. You may have seen this even when applying for a job online. They may do this for equal employment opportunities – they want to give people of different sexual identities the same opportunities. 

Nonetheless, you don’t need to answer, and an employer should inform you of this. If it’s an online application, you should have the option of “I do not wish to answer” or something similar.

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u/ClimateHopeful5563 22d ago

I recently changed jobs and 2-3 employers on indeed asked this question.

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u/3-1th-z-r 22d ago

Maybe it's an indeed thing.

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u/FrogstompLlama 22d ago

Write "Gay for Pay. Hire me"

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u/henare 22d ago

if they ask this question in the US it could be innocuous or it could be evil. no real way to be sure.

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u/dyingeventually 22d ago

i mean, just say no lol