Last week was the company off-site trip to 千岛湖 (Thousand Island Lake), where I learned the Chinese version of Truth or Dare with my coworkers. The game starts as a card game of anyone's choosing (in this case, black jack). The loser has to choose either truth or challenge (dare). I lost once (because I'm no good gambler) and of course picked truth, being wary of what the Chinese version of a dare could possibly be.
The Question: "How many girlfriends have you had?"
My Answer: "One. When I was in 7th grade. We dated for three weeks".
Seven's (a consultant) response: "Hmm......do you have a secret?" Literally: "好像林风有个秘密!"
Well, yes and no. It's not a secret. But is it a secret by omission of details I normally would put forward immediately? Am I lying? I quite purposefully put "President of NCC LGBT Student Association" on my resume so who I was would be quite clear to any potential employer. If it's an employer that has a problem with it, I don't want the job.
These people haven't seen my resume. They have no reason to believe I'm gay, so far, and I have no idea if I can tell them or not. This is 8th grade all over again, and I really don't feel like coming out of the closet all over again.
This is one of the most frank and honest posts I've read from you in a while.
ReplyDeleteI hope you feel like you can tell them.
Love you