Should Coworkers be Forced to Deal with Gender Identity Issues?
Late Friday, a federal judge ruled that the Georgia General Assembly illegally discriminated against Vandy Beth Glenn, a transgender woman, by firing her from her job when she announced her plan to transition from male to female. Glenn was a legislative editor at the time of her firing, more than two and a half years ago. So, the short story is Vandy Beth Glenn was a woman living in a man’s body. She had been previously diagnosed with Gender Identity Disorder, and it was agreed by all that gender transition was necessary for her health and well-being. That’s all fine and good, but what happened to discreetness? What happened to privacy? Glenn’s boss is quoted as intending to fire Vandy Beth because he thought her transition “…was inappropriate, that it would be disruptive, that some people would view it as a moral issue, and that it would make Glenn’s coworkers uncomfortable.”
Replace the word transition with “office behavior” and is it still illegal? The courts have become increasingly politically correct to the point of sabotaging office environments. So, Vandy Beth was uncomfortable as a man, but instead of quietly quitting her job and getting the gender transition surgery and starting over a new life somewhere else as a woman, she had to force her co-workers, who, like 99% of the population are happy with the gender they are born into, to be a part of this, let’s not kid ourselves, strange behavior. The article does not go on to mention how much revenue was lost due to this “transition” or how many coworkers quit their jobs because of the uncomfortable situation. When did it become illegal in this society for a company owner to make decisions in the best interest of his or her company? If firing transgender people is illegal, what happens to the company owner when customers decide to stop frequenting the establishment because the situation is just too tense? If a company goes out of business and it can be traced back to the fact that they kept this employee on, where is the justice for the owner?
So, replace the words “office behavior” with, say, “black people.” Or how about with “White Anglo Saxon Males?” Or “American Indians?” Or “Jews?” Or “foreigners?” Or “disabled?” Or “blind?” Or “deaf?” Just because they are people out there who are uncomfortable with people who are different should not mean the different should be forced to conform to someone else’s expectations.
Your blog is very thinly disguised bigotry.
By the way, do African Americans have “strange behavior?” Or Jews? Or Hispanics? Or Anyone who is different than you? What gives you the right that your life is more valuable than theirs?
Since everyone agrees GID is a recognized medical condition, what’s the big deal here? Would someone who received a new kidney be expected to quit their job and start over? It seems like the real problem here isn’t the person who underwent the needed procedure but the narrow-minded and morally fragile co-workers.
Squid, you’re a liberal sounding moron (like most liberals are). How about you shut your mouth. A business owner can do whatever the hell they want to make sure their business survives, especially in times like these. Trans-genders are not normal otherwise they wouldn’t be trying to change their sex. Blacks, whites, disabled, jews, blind, deaf are not mentally distured whereas all trans-genders are mentally messed up. They have mental issues obviously. Who wants a mentally disturbed person working in their company? I know I wouldn’t. It’s begging for problems like what bathroom do they use?
I had the good fortune to hire Vandy Beth. I work for a fortune 500 company. She is, with out a doubt, one of my most trusted vendors. While I’m not able to hire her full time, I do not hesitate to turn to her as a first choice when I need contract assistance.
I wish I could explain how talented she is, but this forum isn’t sufficient to do her or her talents justice. She delivers – period. No matter the task or timeframe. I’ve worked with many “normal folks” who would be thrilled to have half her work ethic or skill set.
Outside the work she does, all else is her personal life. When invited in, I can only be supportive and wonder if I would have half her fortitude or resilience in the face of bigiots like Mike above.
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