I agree - the entire situation was comical because it was the most awkward way of asking me my sexual orientation ever. I wish they had asked it right when I walked in rather than waste 90 minutes of my time telling me how great I am and how much of a good fit I'd be at their school in China.

I definitely dodged a bullet and am thankful - but I still wish I could get the word out more to those applying. Thanks everyone for responding and being supportive of my situation!

Thank you everyone for the support. I think I would have been less offended had they simply asked "what is your sexual orientation - it is important we know because in certain countries it will not be acceptable if you are homosexual". Instead, they asked it in the most rude and offensive way possible and it was probably the most uncomfortable 15 minutes of my life.

At Danda - Thank you for the comments - I am very thankful that I didn't take a position and have moved passed being offended by it and am now thankful that I am not miserable at a school that doesn't accept me for who I am.

Again, thanks everyone - and to anyone applying with QSI think twice about it if you have any sort of alternative lifestyle.

Smoking is a behavior that someone chooses to partake in, so not hiring smokers isn't discriminatory. I have to believe that not hiring a qualified educator because of his or sexual orientation is pretty discriminatory and not quite the same thing.

Hello everyone,

I just wanted to let people know who may be interviewing with QSI about my interview process. I was interviewed this week and it went very well for the first hour. They talked to me a lot about my previous teaching experiences and were very interested in my ability and how I had already applied their mastery learning in my own classroom.

Then came the questions about morals, to which I answered that I don't affiliate with any religion, but I try to live the best morale life possible and they responded well. Then I was asked if I was of the "adam and eve persuasion, or the adam and adam persuasion". I replied by confidently saying that I don't believe it's an appropriate question to ask because it has no bearing on my ability to be an effective educator. They replied by asking again while choking down awkward laughs. I replied by letting them know that I was of the "adam and adam" persuasion, and the interview was abruptly ended...it was clear they were no longer interested in hiring me because of my sexual orientation.

Thus, if you are of any alternative lifestyle, don't waste your time applying to QSI because they clearly employ discriminatory hiring practices if they have any inclination you might be gay. I was extremely offended by such a rude question regardless of the religion affiliation the organization has. I have been a member of plenty of other organizations that claim to have the same moral stance as QSI, and my sexual orientation was not an issue. I'd like to know what kind of "morals" they are teaching their students because they are clearly not accepting of people who are good teachers and good people who may also be gay. Good luck to those who apply.