Situation: I've changed my name, and I'm working as stealthish - my two bosses know I'm trans, my co-workers I hope have no idea ( Read more... )

From an e-mail:Brighton & Hove City Council has been singled out as a discriminatory employer by The Times Educational Supplement, because of its handling of a case brought by a transgender teacher ( Read more... )

My Journey New Path ( Read more... )

i can't change my name yet for various reasons, but i do need to get a job this summer. i'm ftm and there's no way i want to end up having to be known as 'female' in whatever job i get, so i'm a bit confused as to what to do about working and coming out and all that ( Read more... )

Becca and I attended a wedding this weekend. Big family do, very religious, lots of waffle ( Read more... )

It was my first work shift today, and I was becoming very uncomfortable with the constant 'lady' and 'she's directed at myself so I asked to have a word with the department mangeress. I went into a room with her and told her as calmly as I could (I was shakign and very nervous) that I was transgendered, and I'd appriciate it if they could ue male ( Read more... )

I wrote to the Inland Revenue just over a week ago to change my name. Today, I received a response. In the response they acknowledged the change of details but also stated ( Read more... )

I've just discovered that a manager I have a real problem with at work has decided to out some of the supposedly sensitive and confidential information about me, most noteably that I am trans and what my old name was. This information isn't supposed to have got as far as her - it should have been at the very least secured with Personnel. I've ( Read more... )

When I was talking with some-one who has had a broad dealing with transpeople in her research work, was that a disproprortionate number of transpeople face problems such as these and worse at work compared to other groups. I wondered what other discriminatory and/or harassment other people have faced in their place of work ( Read more... )

Sorry to keep spamming the community, guys and girls. Heh ( Read more... )