However, as a manager, even in expressing a simple statement, I have to be careful that I’m not expecting non-managers to manage my feelings, and be careful not to share or imply political statements or other things that a non-manager might feel uncomfortable confronting me about. Simple statements or even words can be misinterpreted — even in good faith! There’s dog whistles, assumptions about intent (e.g., statehood, genocide), assumptions of a false binary, and assumptions around actual binaries.
Let’s clear the air here: my existence is considered “political”, both as a queer person and as a Jewish person. Regardless of whether queerness or civil rights or anti-racism is considered “political”, my freedom to openly acknowledge those in the workplace is a prerequisite for any job that I would take.