What is and isn't acceptable in figuring into professional interactions is a moving target over time. For example, actively supporting white supremacist groups would probably have drastic professional consequences today; in the 1920's there would be few if any consequences. See: Overton Window.
We're currently in a transitional period as discrimination-against-people-based-on-sexual-orientation undergoes the same social transition that discrimination-against-people-based-on-skin-color underwent a few decades ago. When it's over, people won't think of it as a political thing anymore.
We're currently in a transitional period as discrimination-against-people-based-on-sexual-orientation undergoes the same social transition that discrimination-against-people-based-on-skin-color underwent a few decades ago. When it's over, people won't think of it as a political thing anymore.