"Super"

So I find out from one of my coworkers that stupid fucking Craig has been flapping his mouth behind my back with my coworkers, saying that he thinks I'm a closeted gay.

I've worked with Craig for four years. First of all, I'm offended that he doesn't know me better than to make such a stupid accusation. Secondly, he has absolutely no business whatsoever talking about ANYONE'S sexual orientation, since he's even more repressed and bizarre than me. Thirdly, it's highly inappropriate for him to discuss such things about coworkers. It's actually the definition of sexual harassment.

I find out about this from the coworkers he blithered this to, the same night that I got upset that another customer referred to me as "the little blonde faggot" to Hussain.

I mean, Jesus Christ, I thought this kind of stupid bullshit would be over once I got myself out of junior high. This was an adult customer who called me this!

I swear, a guy can't be polite, skinny, well-dressed and articulate without people basically stamping a big "GAY" label on your forehead. Is it the highlights? The piercings? I don't know. But the way I act and the way I look has absolutely nothing to do with how I feel sexually. I just like to look my best, that's all. I'm not going to change to fit into people's neat little gender stereotypes. Fuck them.

So now I have to decide what I want to do about this. Do I report it to Crystal or Brandon? If I do, they're obligated to take some sort of action against Craig. They may fire him, they may not. If they just reprimand him, there's only going to be major bad blood between him and me. However, if I do nothing, I still won't ever be able to even fake civility to Craig.

He can think whatever the hell he wants to think. I don't care about that. I'll be damned if I'm going to tolerate him spreading untrue rumours about me.

Another issue, though, is I wonder what people will make of me actively pursuing action against him for this. I fear that my making a stink about this will make it apparent he's struck a nerve. Will that only make people think what he says is true? I'd rather not have to tell my entire history of people in school calling me gay eventually driving me into a nervous breakdown and leaving public school. It's none of their business.

I'm going to talk to someone about this before I make my decision.