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During the past 4+ years, I have been very slowing and cautiously proceeding with a male to female gender transition. I am now on the verge of openly acknowledging my transition at work, which remains one of the few places that I have not overtly…Continue
Tags: Transition, Workplace, Transitions, Assisted, Attorney
Started by Caroline Charlese Zoe in Job Advice and Issues Jan 15.
Hello:I'm looking for a bit of input from other transgender people, or at least those who are familiar with the issues we face on the job.For me, workplace transition could be a bit dicey, so I am looking into a career change. I would like to be…Continue
Tags: transgender, community, careers, university, education
Started by Veronica Sawyer in Job Advice and Issues Dec 29, 2011.
I have been looking for a real honest job in colorado where I can continue with my transition and not having to stop and restart just to find a job, and worry what my new employeer thinks. So if you know of a company that hires Transgender ladies,…Continue
Started by Tami Ann Leigh in Personal Stories Dec 20, 2011.
Through an incident, I have an opportunity to provide HR at my company with input for rules forinclusion of the rest of the transgender community beyond transsexual transition. My company already has rules in place for transsexual transition in the…Continue
Tags: genderqueer, workplace, transgender
Started by Deanna Pearce in Human Resources Consulting. Last reply by Vanessa Sheridan Dec 10, 2011.
You can sound off on trans workplace issues by posting your blog entry below, and comment on others' posts too. It doesn't need to be long or particularly witty. It's just a way of sharing what we are going through with others.
I am conducting interviews for my project entitled Trans, Incorporated...which examines the ways that employment, as well as un(der)employment mediates the formation of trans and two-spirit identities. I am using four case studies as sites wherein contemporary trans identities are formed - Starbucks (representing the corporate sector), the Canadian Labour Congress and some of its union affiliates, community-based employment advocacy initiatives such as the Rainbow Employment…
ContinuePosted by Dan Irving on May 14, 2012 at 7:42pm
The numbers are probably a great place to start:
22 years working for the same company; 15 years living in my current home.
Of the over 600 fellow employees I'd estimate upwards of 25% of them have been proactively supportive throughout my transition at work. Perhaps only a few percent may harbor any issues, or continue to enjoy a less-than-pleasant comment. I can only think of a handful of folks who seem to have a problem: feel uncomfortable around me, find…
ContinuePosted by Kelly Gottschalck on February 19, 2012 at 9:39am
I started a campaign at my place of employment, to have coverage for GID included in our health insurancce policies. I went to a meeting with an influential gentleman in Human Resources armed with:
1) Injustice at Every Turn – A Report of the National Transgender Discrimination Survey
2) National Transgender Discrimination Survey Report on Health and Health Care
3) The Cost of Transgender Health Benefits…
ContinuePosted by Joy Sommers on February 17, 2012 at 11:19am
Opinion: Nellie Andreeva your opinion has no validity or basis in fact. Your article plays to those of your following who delight in the suffering of transgender people.
I was at a loss to extrapolate on my opposition to the horrific images of Work It until I read Nelli Andreeva's opinion on the Hollywood Reporter. The article was just made to be torn down.
Starting with your article's Headline:
Opinion: "Work It" is Not Anti- Transgender, It Is Just A…
ContinuePosted by Kelli Busey on December 18, 2011 at 2:00pm
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