You never came out at work
1979
Karen went on a course for fifteen weeks and started a job as care assistant in Sutton Coldfield, she trained further to become a social worker. The places she worked in looked after the older people. She says you did not disclose your sexuality “If you did you would get your head kicked in, because of the homophobic situation, I knew lots of people who were gay in the job but you could not come out”.
Contributed by: Karen Barrett, 47