This article studied whether there is a sexual-orientation bias on the discriminatory acts committed by homosexuals in their workplace. We tackled our results with previously published research findings regarding discrimination against homosexuals in the workplace conducted in Brazil and in the U.S.A. Furthermore, we discussed the concepts of heterosexism and heteronormativity describing their effects on the homosexual' discrimination and their correlations with homosexual identity. The research design was qualitative. We collected data using a script for a semi-structured interview divided into two blocks of questions. The first block attempts to understand the life history of each subject and the way he deals with his sexuality in the social environment in which it operates. The second block is directly related to the professional history and experience of the workers. The questions examined discriminatory acts practiced by homosexuals against homosexuals. We interviewed eight workers of the service sector who declared themselves as homosexuals. The interviews were analyzed using the discourse analysis technique developed by Michel Foucault. We found that some homosexual workers discriminate other homosexuals in their workplace. However, we observed that discrimination against homosexuals is considerably stronger and more often found in the discourse of the interviewees. It may occur because any sort of identity categorization serves as a power device (re) producer of values and discourses that reassembles the power relations already established in society. It was found that when homosexuals interviewed exhibit strong discrimination and repulsion to other homosexuals who are more Effeminate they intend a double movement which aims: 1. reaffirm that this feature is in all homosexuals and that the effeminacy characteristic makes them inferior human beings within the range socially established, thus reinforcing the idea of homosexual identity, and 2. that they, the respondents, are not inferior people because they do not have this identity characteristic.
Heterosexism; Heteronormativity; Homosexuals; Discrimination; Labor relations