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Community Conversation => Transitioning => Coming out of the closet => Topic started by: morning_glory on January 12, 2007, 09:05:57 PM

Title: I've got a problem at work
Post by: morning_glory on January 12, 2007, 09:05:57 PM
I had a fellow female coworker discover that I was wearing a bra under my uniform, she told my boss, as well as several other coworkers, now I am recieving a rather large number of hate emails, what do I do, I'm an emotional wreck right now, can't they understand that this is who I am?
Title: Re: I've got a problem at work
Post by: cindianna_jones on January 12, 2007, 09:13:10 PM
Time to come out my dear.  Do it quickly and make sure that they know you are following the standards of care and are under the supervision of knowledgeable medical professionals. Put it in writing.  Sadly, you need to cover yourself legally.

Then you need to tell people that all you expect is to be treated like any other person.  You'll answer any questions.  Start writing down everything negative that anyone says or does immediately.  Put dates and times to it all.

Discrimination is illegal.  Watch out for yourself. They won't do it. You have to do it.

Chin up doll.

Cindi
Title: Re: I've got a problem at work
Post by: katia on January 12, 2007, 09:32:47 PM
people can't usually comprehend what it hasn't been explained to them

are you in the US or abroad?

Title: Re: I've got a problem at work
Post by: Kate on January 12, 2007, 10:10:53 PM
Quote from: morning_glory on January 12, 2007, 09:05:57 PM
now I am recieving a rather large number of hate emails...

Are they coming from company email accounts? Can you forward them to a manager as evidence of harassment?

Kate
Title: Re: I've got a problem at work
Post by: morning_glory on January 12, 2007, 11:06:12 PM
1. I'm writing form Mn
2. No, they are not coming form company adresses, we're not alowed to use company email adresses for personal writing
Title: Re: I've got a problem at work
Post by: katia on January 13, 2007, 12:04:21 AM
hate crimes in minnesota:

http://ci.edina.mn.us/Pages/L5-63b_BiasHateCrimePlan.htm

minnesota was the first state in the u.s. which introduced new laws to protect transgender individuals against discrimination in employment and housing.  the law was passed in 1993.

http://www.humanrights.state.mn.us/rsonline12/genderidentity.html.


http://www.outfrontmnaction.org/library/humanrights.html

http://www.debradavis.org/gecpage/gecworkplace.html


minnesota human rights act:

http://www.debradavis.org/gecpage/mnhrammend.html

http://www.hrc.org/Template.cfm?Section=Workplace_Discrimination&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=52&ContentID=13337

http://blog.laborlawcenter.com/2005/09/14/minnesota-discrimination-laws/


i'd advise you to seek the help of an attorney.