Vote on Desiree Davidson's Story
Were they afraid we were planning a coup d'etat?
I spent my first summer during Columbia Law School at a firm in Philadelphia described as one of the best places in the city for black lawyers. I believed that if there was any place where I would have an equal chance at opportunities, be treated fairly and succeed, this would be it. There were three black female summer associates out of sixty that year but any time all three of us were in an office talking, one of the partners would knock on the door to see how we were doing. It happened too often to be a coincidence that sometimes we would purposely agree to meet in so-and-so's office to test our theory that we were being monitored. Like clock work, ten minutes after we would get together a partner would stop by.
Gay
I was a Sr. Leader at my company and I had high hopes of going far. I worked very closely with another Latino straight man during a project.
I was always professional to everyone I worked with. The stress did take its toll, and caused me to leave.
My coworker was terminated.
Stay your course and fight for what is right. Even though there may be people who may want to put you down, walk with your head up.
Working in Corporate America as a Black, gay man with AIDS feels like fighting a war I can't see
I lost my corporate job while I was in the Hospital in 1995 being treated for AIDS. My Company was in a process of down-sizing, however I was informed that they were going to keep me.
I still have anger about this issue plus I have a crime record which, although it happened 18 years ago, continues to make it rough for me to land a job in the United States.
I would have stayed if I weren't judged.
Every individual has a gift of life no matter what America thinks of you. You are still a human being.
