I certainly understand the discovery comments and the need to moderate comments based on future use. I really want to try and be a voice of reason. Having been a big fish in a publicly traded company, I know the cogs of the business usually turn slow. I am sure their lawyers are reviewing their position and trying to investigate their internal exposure to this. I would be surprised if they came out and admitted anything but I would imagine at some point they will try and reach out to me and others who have commented. I know one of the first things on their mind has to be damage control and that would explain removing the facebook posts. I would guess that is driven by minimizing external exposure until they figure out what happened in their store. As stated, the law was violated and I am sure they know this. They can't cover that part up but there are things big companies can do to sweep things under the rug. There are store videos and customer receipts that are also discoverable and that will show enough about who wa around and what transpired. If they get real brave, they could potentially destroy as much of that as possible. Maybe I will get the courage to call an attorney and see about what my options are.

I am not trying to support them but rather try to remain level headed as this moves forward. It was like a train leaving the station, slow to start but as it gets further along, it moves quite a bit faster. I don't want to come off the tracks and I am just so scared to be the Rosa Parks of the transgendered community. I am sure she didn't feel like doing it either.

My wife is trying to be supportive but doesn't understand other than acknowledging that I am hurt. She doesn't want our lives opened up to the public becasue of this and I can both understand her concerns and strive to keep her happy. She is a good woman who doesn't deserve to be drug through the mud becasue her husband is transgendered. The company's reaction will play a major role in how I proceed and their lack of response would certainly be construed as ignoring the issue instead of trying to get in front of it and be proactive in their remediation for how we will be treated in the future.

I am trying to be brave today as I have my family and career that should not suffer. I have only choked up a few times today which either means it is slowly passing or I am burying it deeper to keep from breaking down like I did so many times yesterday.

I can not say enough how touched I am buy everyone on this forum. I never in my life thought I would find my self in this situation and even if I had thought about getting outed, I always assumed it would be me against the world. Thank you so much for your efforts. They weigh heavily on my next moves and how I can best represent our community.

Love to all.

Christy