I'm three patches in so far, and so far, a few emotional/ irrational/ moody moments have cropped up. Nothing major though, but hey, its only three patches right?! I can report that my nipples are now far more sensitive than they have ever been before. But as far as anything noticeable, nothing to report really.
I CAN report that I was put in a position where I was forcibly outed at work. My Lieutenant was telling me and everyone in th room about the glowing report he gave my new Lieutenant who starts with us soon. My Sergeant at the time decided that was the moment to throw out there she had discovered I was a cross-dresser. Damn is she late to the party huh? Well, she has also recently told my best friend who knows Im trans that I was a perfect choice for the Special Victims Investigator for my "obvious feminine qualities."
In order to be able to articulate my complaint properly, and utilize the benefit of being a protected class, I had to come out to my current Lieutenant, who is gay, and fully comprehended what I was enduring having been forcibly outed at our last department. Statements were written, Human Resources was notified, they initiated an investigation. The stupid sergeant then decided to double down on stupid, and once she was notified by an administrator she is friends with, decided she needed to take what she felt were subtle cheap shots at me. When the administrator was briefed, he wasn't told I was trans. He was going only on the basis that I was a crossdresser, but according to Safe Space, that still falls on the spectrum, and her behaviours were obviously violations against my privacy on that basis alone.
Needles to say, more statements were written. She is now fired, the loose lipped administrator is on very thinning ice. HR is wanting me to help write the policy and procedures for employees who come out in the work place, and policy which will better protect employees in such incidents. They also hope I will be a mentor to other employees who come out, and take a leadership role in forming an affinity group. So it has been an interesting three weeks.
Ever & Always,
Cadence Elizabeth
