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[quote=Anonymous]Eek. Do you live in the "bible belt" of Texas??! LOL.

Anyway, most Christians are very against homosexuality. The Bible condones it and it basically goes against Christian principles. However, in my humble opinion, the Bible condones many other things as well....however for some odd reason, Christians tend to downplay these other things and single out homosexuality only.

However, there are some Christians who are more liberal regarding gay issues/marriage, etc. So to stereotype all of them would be unfair and unrealistic.

I say as their nanny, you have no obligation to out yourself to them.
As long as you are performing your job effectively, there is no reason you have to tell them your sexual orientation.

These days most folks are open-minded about sexual orientation, however not all of them are.

Some people believe that just because someone is gay, that means they are pedophiles and molest children. (A horrible misconception, but believe it or not, some people still believe this!!)

So to err on the side of caution, just skirt any conversations regarding your personal life. 
Since they are assuming you like guys, I am guessing your sexual orientation is not obvious.

IF you feel you must tell them, then by all means mention it as though it was "no big deal." (It really isn't since it does not affect your duties.)
If they decide to fire you based on that, then that would just show how callous they are and you wouldn't want to work for a family that is so close-minded anyway.[/quote]

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