Yes, I think total non-engagement by everyone is almost certainly not an effective strategy. But while I think all-stick-and-no-carrot is not the way, neither is the reverse. If the default is to politely not mention it, because in the boardroom it's bad form to mention people's human rights abuses, then it's probably a good thing to have some people making a nuisance of themselves about it.
One of the reasons I know about this situation is that a family friend is a woman of Malaysian descent, married to a Scottish woman over here. They've talked to me about how they feel when they visit family over there, and have to go covert lesbian "friends". Not cool, and not a nice feeling. I just think that if I were an employer with a Malaysian operation, and obviously not knowing the sexuality of all my staff (nor expecting them to declare it), I'd be wondering quite seriously about the position I might be putting some of them in.
Last edited by Kaspar; 20/11/19 05:14 PM.
