Advice for Small Business Re. TG Employees

[Carolyn Marie]

Some good stuff here.

http://www.thestar.com/business/smallbusiness/people/article/1315701--the-right-of-inclusion-4-tips-for-managing-a-business-with-transgender-employees

Carolyn Marie

[Guest rikkicd64]

Thanks Carolyn, very good article.

[Drea]

This seems to equate Transgender needs solely with the needs of someone transitioning. While the definition of Transgender is broader, it is written such that where it says "differs from what they were assigned at birth" suggests transsexual (completely the opposite) though if one were to parse words "differ" could mean anything on the spectrum.

I have read that acceptance of medically indicated and medically supervised "transition" needs are much greater than non-traditional expression and far greater than fetisistic expression. Now I don't have anything solid to back this up but it seems to make sense as awareness has created an understanding of medical need of some.

What concerns me here is the equivalncy drawn by trans activists discussing transgendered as if they are all transsexuals while promoting corporate policies and legislation that would put in places for the broader transgendered and would protect crossdressing in the workplace.

It seems that this is both less than honest and explitive of one segment of the trans community. That this already causes opposition to laws designed to protect because opponents have recognized some of the proposals would protect fetish crossdressing.

Is it right to create a barrier to acceptance of protections for medically indicated needs because lumped with those protections are protections for the non-medically indicated?

Is it right to create circumstances where a backlash is likely to occur because those without the medical need push the boundaries in ways that those with the medical need would never do?

[Guest KimberlyF]

Maybe the whole umbrella would be covered in this Trans 101 seminar?

Then then small business owner would know to maybe send out a memo stating "Joe will be experimenting with their gender expression for the foreseeable future, and starting next week will be wearing clothing traditionally associated opposite of their birth sex on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and using the woman's washroom on those days."

Personally as annoying as it may be, I'd disagree with the article that asking about surgery is the worst question for me. It almost seems expected by the confusion that's being created.