I have a coworker/friend who grew up in Columbia SC and visits there often (her parents live there still). She's really liberal, and has little kids and a gay brother. I can ask her what her thoughts on Columbia and other SC towns are.
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flea - Jul 31, 2011 12:03:49 pm PDT #26490 of 30000
information libertarian
Glamcookie - Jul 31, 2011 12:08:06 pm PDT #26491 of 30000
I know my own heart and understand my fellow man. But I am made unlike anyone I have ever met. I dare to say I am like no one in the whole world. - Anne Lister
That would be great, flea! Thanks.
Nonian, DW adopted Shane in CA and I believe that stands no matter the state. But our marriage, which is currently recognized in CA would not be in SC. I also believe that SC is a state in which you can legally be fired for being gay, so that's not so good.
Calli - Jul 31, 2011 12:15:35 pm PDT #26492 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
NC is an "at will" state. You can be legally fired for breathing in the wrong key if your boss feels like it. However, in the more liberal areas, being gay is unlikely to be an employment issue.
flea - Jul 31, 2011 12:16:23 pm PDT #26493 of 30000
information libertarian
I just Googled to see if I could find a site breaking down your legal rights by state, and this is in today's Charleston paper [link]
amyth - Jul 31, 2011 1:09:28 pm PDT #26494 of 30000
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
Thanks, Nora! Honestly, I wouldn't know where to start right now, but maybe soon.
Nice article, flea. I made the mistake of reading the comments, though. When will I learn?
Polter-Cow - Jul 31, 2011 1:25:09 pm PDT #26495 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
NC is an "at will" state. You can be legally fired for breathing in the wrong key if your boss feels like it.
So is California.
smonster - Jul 31, 2011 1:32:54 pm PDT #26496 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
Glamcookie, it's only 3 hours or so to Columbia from the Triangle, NC. My dad's family lives in Columbia and my parents live in Raleigh, and they make that trip all the time. Out of the two states, I think the Triangle is your best bet for a welcoming community. Many of the larger companies/institutions include sexuality in their EEO policies, and some do offer health insurance and other benefits to same sex partners, including a couple of town governments. I think the Triangle also offers much more diversified employment possibilities than anywhere in SC - tech companies, government and non-profits, large universities, etc.
Man, I am shilling hard for a place I don't live anymore.
meara - Jul 31, 2011 2:49:56 pm PDT #26497 of 30000
NC is an "at will" state. You can be legally fired for breathing in the wrong key if your boss feels like it.So is California.
yeah, a lot of states are--but they can't fire you due to religion, etc--or gayness if that's protected. Now, usually you can't prove that, but...
erin_obscure - Jul 31, 2011 3:02:33 pm PDT #26498 of 30000
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
Here is your moment of levity from my workplace (apologies to anyone who already saw it on FB):
A coworker is talking to a guy about some goats he bought from a breeder in Washington, so all this starts out as overhearing 1/2 of a conversation:
"Who has herpes?"
"The goats have herpes?"
"and your dogs have herpes?"
"how do you think the dogs got the herpes?"
(facepalm)
Laga - Jul 31, 2011 3:05:55 pm PDT #26499 of 30000
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
hivemind question: is there another (non-mythological) example of a large all-female fighting force besides the Dahomey?