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Now you could write a book about that! I think it is about the strangest thing I ever heard! In Texas, when I was an administrator, just knowing someone was possibly a transsexual, it would lead to an inquiry, the transsexual would have to come to work dressed as a man (note: under Texas law, one’s sex is determined by genes, unless mitigating circumstances prevail, such as AIS) and not discuss his personal life about being transsexual with other staff. Moreover, he would have to have a psychiatric examination and be found mentally adjusted to work at the job. If you think this is speculation, then I will say it happened once and the perspective employee was not hired. If you think this happened in the dark ages, it was in 1994.
I know jobs are important, but if I had to face something as bizarre as that, plus listen to one remark that offended my person, or denigrated me in any way. I would have left and I would wish to return with a bag of rotten vegetables and proceed to bombard it! I may not do that last part, but it would be on my mind.
As I said, I never knew a homosexual but I did send a policy memo that one openly displaying odd behavior that would indicate the advertisement of being homosexual would be fired. That policy was not negated or actively enforced, thus is was similar to the way the military handled the situation.
Just thinking about how TOL started with a reaction to a big freak is funny:cheers: