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    Workplace hostility...

    Hey, ladies.

    As I have mentioned before, I am pretty open about my gender nonconformity at work. I’m usually wearing nail polish and sometimes I underdress wearing my breast forms, as well as wearing my clip on earrings and occasionally even lipstick.

    I never felt I was being given a hard time for presenting myself in such a way, but the other day a coworker told me that an outside contractor (one of many we work with, as they are integral to our business) was in the habit of asking him where the “guy with the nails” was, saying it in an effeminate, jocular tone. Apparently, this happened enough times to the point that my coworker mentioned it to a supervisor, who in turn had a stern word with the miscreant, with a warning to stop behaving that way. I learned all this after the fact and never learned the identity of the person, but it’s clearly someone I know.

    It feels good to know one works in an environment so accommodating. Just thought I’d mention it, as I only learned about it a couple days ago.

    Does anyone else have similar experiences?
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    Patience,

    Much kudos to your colleague. When I worked we had a saying relating to things such a bullying that if you see it and doing nothing to stop it, you're part of the problem and not the solution. I suppose it's not that different than the saying, "For evil to prosper all it takes is for good (wo)men to do nothing".
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    good for your company, when my clothing proclivities caught up to me at the work place it was always the opposite....
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    Patience, Good for your company to take your side with this issue as they should. Garbage like that being spewed needs to be stopped immediately. I get riled up hearing these things.
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    I agree Teresa - on the face of it there's me and one openly gay woman out of 700 people, and those numbers don't work.
    They're in there somewhere LOL

    I'm not actively looking, but I have decided that if I do think someone might be then I'm going to try and figure out what they want from me and do that. I'm kind of assuming I'll notice before a lot of others and the last thing I want is to put them off by pouncing the first day while they're still having breakfast - hey, you're wearing a bra! and they end up "OMG it's so obvious, I can't do this!"

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    Patience you are very lucky to be working for a very supporting company there should be lots more like yours sadly not so and still many who speak out against us, I do not have this problem being retired and my own boss as to how I spend my day.
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    Patience,
    It is good that your employer has taken your side and supported you.

    A lot of companies still buckle under to the customer for all sorts of reasons.

    Mainly money.
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    Patience;
    You are a very lucky person to have a Employer that is a very friendly person.
    So many are worried about some one who will show the Company in a bad or different way.
    They should get an award for their positive thinking.
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    My workplace prides it self on its LGBTQ+ pride. They even have a step by step guide about how to come out at work. I followed it and one of the steps was to contact your local support person so they can have a head ups and answer any issues. I asked about a local unofficial dress code. Well they never got back to me so I skipped to the next step of telling my manager. He said if anyone had an issue with it let him know and would take care of it. I only ever had one issue wear on my first day in a skirt a contractor outside smoking said "oh jesus" to the contractor next to him. Not a great start, but not an issue since.

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    That could be a homophobe or just "locker room talk". But, neither r acceptable in this day and age!

    Your company handled it well!
    You're lucky to work with such open minded people, Patience!
    U can't keep doing the same things over and over and expect to enjoy life to the max. When u try new things, even if they r out of your comfort zone, u may experience new excitement and growth that u never expected.

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    I go to work dressing much the same and my work is very open to diversity so I’m ok in that respect but I do know from
    others that things are said about me out of ear shot. For me I don’t care and honestly I dont get why people even care, I’m
    just me.

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    The company did the right thing.
    As an employee I stood up for a whse worker that some had found out had dressed as a woman for Halloween.
    I also stood up for two others that were gay but not totally out.
    The boss thanked me for standing up for those people and their rights as employees.
    I caught hell from some employees ( truck drivers) and I told them if they had a problem contact me away from work and we can hash it out.None stood up to my offer.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tracii G View Post
    The company did the right thing.
    I caught hell from some employees ( truck drivers) and I told them if they had a problem contact me away from work and we can hash it out.None stood up to my offer.
    That's because they were afraid of getting their behinds kicked by a girl!

    Good work standing up for your co-workers!
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    It good they stand up for you. I pretty sure that they by new laws cant go against the way you dress.
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    Hell-o Patience,
    Having just finished our mandatory workplace sexual harassment training...
    Your employer is obligated by law to take all appropriate steps necessary to provide an harassment free workplace.
    If they had done nothing after this had been reported they could be held liable for any claims brought in a hostile workplace lawsuit.
    Title VII of The Civil Rights Act of 1964.
    Regardless, it is nice to know they did the right thing.
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    You are fortunate to have supportive employers. I don't believe mine would be supportive at all, regardless of any law that said otherwise. Things that have been said over the years, gay comments and the like seem to prove so.

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    Whether the Civil Right Act of 1964 covers transgender men and women is an open question. There is currently before the Supreme Court a case where a transgender employee was fired; R&G & G.R. Harris Funeral Home vs. E.E.O.C. The DOJ filed an amicus brief stating the law does not protect transgender men and women under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. You can follow the case at www.scotusblog.com.

    There are some stats, including mine (Washington State) which afford more protection than others when it comes to sexual identity. This is not settled case law yet.

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    And there is problems with jobs that are more person to person rather than corporate affairs. My wife does daycare at our house, and she just started watching 2 new kids and wanted me to not wear a skirt around the daycare kids or parents for a few weeks since she is afraid of losing the job over it. And she says once they like us we can let them know. I tell her it is best to be upfront but she marches to a different drummer. But it is very in their right to be able to discriminate and not pick her if it truly bothered them.

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    I work with a person who has been on hormones for 12 months now and is trying really hard to pass as a female.
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    It is such a joy to hear about these kinds of protections are actually being implemented in the workplace so that those of us who happen to be "a little different" are protected from the worst. Those of us who have been around since the 40's and 50's are well aware of how terrible it was in the past. You had to be as careful as a spy on a really dangerous assignment or, like the spy, you could end up dead. That is still a problem in some places, but it is so beautiful to hear of the success stories. It shows the world really is changing, step by step. Still have a long ways to go, but when I think back it blows me away how far society has come in recognizing people don't come out of behavioral molds like toys from a plastic injection molding machine.

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    That's so great Patience, thanks for the update. I think this is a really good way to approach it.

    > People really don't care and can get along fine with you if you act like a normal person

    That was totally my experience. Like Tracii said, ramming things down people's throats doesn't work; it just creates conflict. You want to be sending the message - yep this is different, yep I know it's atypical, it's all good though, all good, nothing to see here, move along, have a nice day. They get over it very fast and it becomes the new normal. Nobody even notices if I turn up with something new now.

    > I showed up, turned on my computer as usual and went about my work.

    That's what it's all about, well done you.

    You do have to give people a few seconds to reboot their brains when they encounter something new for the first time; that's only fair it's a new experience for most of them. I saw lots of confused looks from people who were trying to keep the work conversation going while thinking to themselves, don't stare at the earrings, don't stare at the earrings. Your remote boss probably will hear eventually, but what does he care? About what someone he can't see is wearing? As long as the reports of your work are good, and he's not hearing reports that you drive everyone in the office crazy.

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    And I agree with Rogina - someone will eventually ask where this is going. Best to expect it and know what you're going to say. I suggest the truth In my case the truth is that I don't know where this is going or how far, but nor am I placing any limits on it. I'm just going to go with it for better or worse until I find what makes me happy. So I said that.

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    Patience, its great that your fellow employee and management support you.
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    Your companies response was textbook perfect, as well as your coworker. You are very fortunate to have such a good and healthy work environment. Thanks for sharing.

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    Patience,
    It is good to hear you have the support from management and colleagues .

    As I was self employed I never had a problem with my boss telling me how to dress , he always said it was OK !!

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