[Kobi]

Just my thoughts here, if I my goal was to mentor queer youth, I would get involved with an organization that deals with queer youth.

Try as I might, I cant quite envision what "plan to be totally out" in the workplace means in practical terms.

As a former supervisor of students in field placements, I would be reluctant to supervise anyone who had any agenda aside from learning their craft. In my field, much of what needs to be taught involves maintaining therapeutic boundaries. One of those boundaries involves learning how to be supportive without using personal disclosures which could jeopardize the overall therapeutic process.

Plus, as a supervisor, I would be very concerned there would be unintended consequences for crossing those boundaries. A touch, a hug, even a smile can be easily misinterpreted.