The case is likely the first time an outing has been recognized as a work-related injury.
Don’t forget that homophobia is still completely rampant in Japan, a country that is nowhere close to legalizing gay marriage or showing any other side of widespread tolerance.
Keeping your sexual orientation secret is a necessary safety precaution in a country like that. Which is why we need to be vigilant and resist these anti-queer right wingers everywhere in the world including at home. People deserve to not feel unsafe simply because of their born identity.
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If I remember correctly, Oscar took 2 months paid vacation out of it when Michael outed him.
That was offered by corporate in exchange for him signing an agreement not to sue the company for hostile work environment.