![]() ![]() I overheard the ladies at work talking about how hot it gets in the warehouse come summer. rant work ftm ftm bathroom use work bathrooms ftm problems transgender trans guy personal my thoughts ugh trans f2m As we get new employees in our busy season, I want them to see me for who I am, not for the genitalia I was born with. And I feel guilty for making the bathroom situation a burdensome thing with others, however, I refuse to use the ladies room. I just feel like shit because I see myself as a man, everyone outside of work, including strangers, uses male pronouns and whatnot even before they hear my deep voice, but the people at work are so fixated on the identity I was before I came out to them that they can’t see me any other way. It’s discrimination and they won’t have that there they said. The HR rep I talk to about this said it would be the same thing as telling a black employee they couldn’t use a certain restroom. Apparently people have been getting uncomfortable using the men’s restroom because of me and have been using a different restroom entirely and the supervisors tell them that Mo (that’s me) has every right to use the men’s restroom and they’ll have to get over it or go to another bathroom. Why don’t you drop your drawers and we’ll be the judge of which bathroom you can use? No one says that because that’s fucked up. I’m sorry I feel like I have to prove myself to people that want to fight with me on my own gender. I’m sorry I wasn’t born with a fully functioning penis like yours. ![]() –I shouldn’t have even tried to explain anything. Ya know, I’m on hormones and blah blah blah. I’ve talked to HR and all the supervisors know and gave me the okay. A few minutes later he walks up to me and apologises for offending me, but then proceeds to ask, But, technically, you’re a girl right? I mean, technically.? And I just had a look of disbelief on my face as I continued to work as he persisted and said, But, technically…? And so I said Technically it says female on my birth certificate but that is irrelevant now. So I left the restroom and went back to work. So anyways, he says to me, what you doing….? And I tell him that I’m washing my hands.and he says Just…in the men’s restroom.? And I turned and looked at him confused and said yea, ‘cause I’m a guy, with a tone that hinted that I had been offended. I wasn’t out to them when I first started working there because I was afraid of getting fired on that basis since I don’t believe I’m legally protected concerning my gender status. I’ve been out to my coworkers for 9 months. ![]() Everything was good until the end of the week when I was in there just washing my hands and this guy I work with strolls into the bathroom, sees me, and stops dead in his tracks. Got the clearing to use the men’s restroom at work from HR and was able to start using them last week Monday. ![]()
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