Transgender People at Work

If it were somebody at my work I'd let on just to show your support, as somebody else has said people ignore things when they're a source of embarrassment or uncomfortableness. There's nothing wrong with talking about the situation and I'm sure it'd make everybody feel more at ease.

Maybe just something like "Hey, I think you're really brave and if anybody around here gives you any trouble then you can always come and talk to me about it."
 
If you have questions then just ask her,the worst thing you can do is try and ignore it.remember she has always felt like a women inside so just treat her the same as every other women you know at work
 
in all serious just say congratulations and tell them that it doesn't change your working relationship...




















then offer the reach around.
 
johnny on the spot said:
Just had an email from work informing us that one of our colleagues has been formally granted transgender status by the authorities. New name, new gender, everything as of next week.

This is completely out of the blue and while totally cool has wrong-footed me a bit in terms of etiquette. Do I buy a card? Act like nothing's happened?

I've agreed with my team that total solidarity and support for our friend is the way to go at work. But we've been working with this person for a long time and the reality is that it'll take a bit of getting used to.

Any advice welcome folks.
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Had a Peter become Pam at a charity that I used to chair but I also worked at a place where a lass went from M to F.

She will be getting lots of support and there will be no questions that you can think of that she will not be prepared for.

All I did was make sure that any abuse would not be tolerated from the team. If I heard comments from others I tackled them there and then.

My mate was mid 50's with a grown up family and had known that she was in the wrong body from about 6 years old and had had a lifetime of taking the most masculine jobs she could to "make up" for her problems. Can you imagine that? I certainly couldn't.

Be open, as questions but don't go out of your way to offer support unless you know here well at work. I imagine it could come over a bit false.
 
LittleStan said:
johnny on the spot said:
Just had an email from work informing us that one of our colleagues has been formally granted transgender status by the authorities. New name, new gender, everything as of next week.

This is completely out of the blue and while totally cool has wrong-footed me a bit in terms of etiquette. Do I buy a card? Act like nothing's happened?

I've agreed with my team that total solidarity and support for our friend is the way to go at work. But we've been working with this person for a long time and the reality is that it'll take a bit of getting used to.

Any advice welcome folks.
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Had a Peter become Pam at a charity that I used to chair but I also worked at a place where a lass went from M to F.

She will be getting lots of support and there will be no questions that you can think of that she will not be prepared for.

All I did was make sure that any abuse would not be tolerated from the team. If I heard comments from others I tackled them there and then.

My mate was mid 50's with a grown up family and had known that she was in the wrong body from about 6 years old and had had a lifetime of taking the most masculine jobs she could to "make up" for her problems. Can you imagine that? I certainly couldn't.

Be open, as questions but don't go out of your way to offer support unless you know here well at work. I imagine it could come over a bit false.
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Subtle.....
 
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