The Autoworker Who Wouldn’t Stay in the Closet
When Ron Woods came out at Chrysler, he realized he would have to fight for his safety in an industry where being gay can prompt violence on the factory floor, or ruin your career.
On the hostile workplace environment for gay employees: When a co-worker was attacked and beaten after leaving a gay bar, Woods overheard colleagues say, "He would have been better off if he died."