Hi everyone,
A few months into my transition I joined this forum and have found it a warm and friendly place. This encouraged me to go on my first Pride march in London and become involved at work with their Diversity & Inclusion and Transgender communities. After a few weeks I was helping to write two policy documents, that are now published guidelines, for how managers and HR should engage with and manage Transgender employees. The company I work for has over 159,000 employees globally with 14,000 based in the UK & Ireland (my bit!)
This is where we get to the IT consultant. He is co-chair of the company's Gender Identity, D&I & the Trans communities and has been instrumental in guiding us with his clear, level-headed approach. As a gay man he has great empathy and truly wants to understand Trans people and their problems so that he can make a positive contribution together with us to help smooth the path for the next generation of employees.
The problem is that he is very nervous about joining this forum because he doesn't know what kind of reception he will receive, not being Trans himself. He doesn't just want to read forum posts, but to ask questions and engage in discussions with our community. I have already told him that he would be made welcome but I think that a few comments from other people would re-assure him.
You can check me out by clicking on my profile and reading my posts (there aren't that many).
Thanks everyone,
Holly x
