Does he know that you're gay and know your feelings towards same sex marriage etc? I ask because I think that there is a chance that if he knew then he may have not expressed those opinions in front of you. I guess if you're having a conversation with one person who agrees with your views and no one else is taking the opposite stand point then I don't think that it's a well rounded view on how people handle those kind of situations.
I think religion and opinion on this topic in particular is a very murky area, although it is bigoted what he said, if he has always had that opinion compressed on him then it's obviously what he sees as normal and although it wouldn't be fair to force that onto you in the same way it wouldn't be fair to force him to change his opinion.
I'm pretty sure mormons are opposed to same sex relationships altogether so in a weird way he actually sounds a lot more liberal on the point then a lot of overly religious people.
I don't think he meant is as homophobic, however the fact that you feel unsafe etc is the main concern and even if people don't think he was being it still doesn't belittle your feelings about it.
I'm not sure what you can do apart from have a word with him about it, you don't even need to say anything about your sexual orientation, but I know that confronting people on this kind of thing can be intimidating. I would try not to let it mar your whole opinion of your workplace.
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