Sheriff Lupe Valdez surveys her employees on homophobia

By Matt Pulle | Thursday, September 18th, 2008
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At a recent training session on diversity, employees of the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office were handed a survey about their feelings on homosexuality. As most people know by now, their boss, Lupe Valdez, is lesbian, and her election in 2004, coming at a time when voters around the country were rushing to ban gay marriage, was seen by many as a bright moment at a dark time.

But still, the department survey strikes us as a bit odd. It asks respondents whether they agree with statements such as, “Bisexual (sic) are actually completely gay,” and, “If my favorite sports hero turned out to be gay, I would stop supporting him/her.”

Wouldn’t this type of questioning be grounds for a lawsuit at most workplaces?

What’s the point of the survey anyway? Can’t the sheriff–or a representative–simply tell everybody, “Listen, you all need to treat everyone fairly and respectfully, and if you don’t, it’s your ass.”

Anyhow, we’ll have more details on the survey to come. For now, you can read it here.

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One Response to “Sheriff Lupe Valdez surveys her employees on homophobia”

  1. Raj likes money on September 26th, 2008 at 5:27 am

    of course we all know now that this story is misleading and, well, a bit over the top, to say the least.

    but I love the scary picture of the shirtless gay guy from a 1993 gay pride parade…

    so original, never. saw. it. coming. never.

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