The subtle gay career trajectories of deeply-closeted men

Catholic priest

Pontiff.

A-C list actor on TV or in film

United States Senator from South Carolina

I would think being a wrestling coach would be torture for a deeply-closeted man. Those guys are a step or two off just fucking on the mat.

Cowboy.

Any law school graduate who does not pass their state Bar Exam.

r4 wins!!!!

Megachurch Pastor

NFL Quarterback

Video arcade token dispenser!😂

Gay conversion therapist.

Megachurch Youth Minister

Fluffer for some movie called "American Beauty"

Wall Street

CNN news show anchor?!

Guidance counselor?

Boyfriend of Taylor Swift, Julianne Hough, or Irina Shayk

Career Navy man.

EMT

Dentist

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According to DL: church organist

Woodshop teacher

Paramedic (No, really!)

Baseball coach.

Armpit-hair-sniffer

Homophobic "family values" Senator or Congress

Homophobic Alt-Right Podcaster or YouTuber

I don’t think I ever met a straight guy working at a pharmacy. (Not the pharmacist, but the rest of the staff.)

Right-wing talk show host who is bizarrely preoccupied with the imaginary gay love affairs of Barack Obama

Male gymnast.

HR

R30, good one!

I live in Tampa and see a LOT of these tortured souls at AA meetings. They all eventually weather into what I call the “downtrodden sneer”- even the staggeringly handsome ones.

“Oh, hun. Just put the drink down and suck a cock!”

Head of CPAC

A card carrying ‘family values’ politician who drops that into the convo every chance he gets

All-Boys Boarding School Headmaster

High-school English teacher

TV Weatherman

A man with a body seemingly made of steel who went on an impossible mission and who is affiliated with an organization called U.N.C.L.E where he had befriended a man named Tudor. For unknown reasons, he also goes by the nickname "Witcher." He posts many pictures of his emotional support dog on social media.

Wrestling coach and male college athlete sexual assault enabler turned U.S. Congressman.

Banking. I'm not talking about Wall Street bigshots, but your local branch.

CPAs.

that article was stupid

R27, I know a straight guy who works at a pharmacy.

He's also addicted to opiates.

You rang?

Wasn't Ralph Reed part of CPAC?

High school drama teacher.

High school show choir teacher.

Retail Salesbottom

Democratic President of the United States

Merchant mariner

Vice President of the United States!!

[quote] Merchant mariner

I've wondered how much truth there is to this. Anyone knowledgeable care to respond?

In tech they're always project managers. Always.

Senator from South Carolina

[quote]I don’t think I ever met a straight guy working at a pharmacy. (Not the pharmacist, but the rest of the staff.)

[quote]Banking. I'm not talking about Wall Street bigshots, but your local branch

This is either confirming that there is still discrimination against gays in the workforce or it's just "tell me you're a homophobe without telling me you're a homophobe."

Probably both

Boy Scout Leaders

Professional Baseball Player

Actor in Ryan Murphy series.

Cable news anchor/co-anchor

Sports masseur

Personal trainer

Fishery jobs.

Landscaper

Bartender

TV service technician

Cop. No, really