Sir, Can You Help Me With This?
September 29, 2010 By Tom Forrister
Before Tom Forrister transitioned to male, no one asked him to fix a broken car or a jammed printer. Now he's the go-to guy
http://goodmenproject.com/2010/09/29/sir-can-you-help-me-with-this/This is not the first time I've been singled out since transitioning. It even happens with people who knew me before and after the physical changes began to take effect. As a young woman, coworkers and friends never asked for my advice on anything mechanical or technology-related.
After I began to appear more masculine, these same friends suddenly started requesting my assistance in many areas in the field of "man jobs:" car trouble, broken copy machine, wiring lighting in an apartment, even plumbing.
