![]() After all, to be a man with long hair in the United States is to be gender-nonconforming. However, as a gay man with long hair, I was curious as to whether my locks were a "tell" regarding my sexual orientation that may be influencing job opportunities. Although interestingly, I did find a support group called the Longhairs, which provides this demographic with grooming tips and works to break down cultural stigma. I haven't found any reliable statistics regarding employment discrimination of men with long hair. Was it actually possible, I wondered, that something as trivial as hair length could factor in an employer's decision in hiring? As I sat in interviews and listed my accomplishments and the assets I could bring to a company, my hand again would again rise to brush some tendrils from my face. Eventually, it became clear that my work reading poetry in East Village bars would not keep the lights on. I finished graduate school with a Master's in English and Writing. I would think of my father's words in the months that followed.
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