> I will respect and/or tolerate them because they are human and a colleague. Congrats, you just passed every tolerance course ever, and all without bringing p

> I will respect and/or tolerate them because they are human and a colleague. Congrats, you just passed every tolerance course ever, and all without bringing politics into it. While you may be high minded and professional, not all workplaces are, and it's fine for the company owners to ask that employees keep a professional environment around everyone -- including people that may make some feel uncomfortable. > a company telling workers personal sexual lives of their colleagues is a basis for tolerance or intolerance It's weird that you jump right to sex. Being gay is about a lot more than sex. If a woman tells me she went skiing with her husband last weekend, my mind doesn't rush to thinking, "gee, why is she talking about her personal sex life at work?"