Her Goal: Ending 'Trans' Bias at Work

[Shana A]

Her Goal: Ending 'Trans' Bias at Work
Filed by: Dr. Jillian T. Weiss
April 4, 2011 4:00 PM

http://www.bilerico.com/2011/04/her_goal_ridding_trans_bias_at_work.php

Last week the Minneapolis Star Tribune published a piece on the work of Vanessa Sheridan, a consultant who provides diversity training for companies on transgender diversity issues.

I've read Ms. Sheridan's book, The Complete Guide to Transgender in the Workplace, and enjoyed it. I'm glad to see that this issue is getting notice in the Heartland. Of course, the placement of the word trans in quotes set my teeth on edge, because it is, in other contexts, a signal that trans identities are unreal and bracketed. The Star-Tribune panegyric obviously didn't intend this, but it is emblematic of the many ways in which well-meaning people can stumble in the area of cultural competence.