Sometimes you don't know good service until you get bad service

[sixums]

I'm glad the cop was a great guy. I'm sorry you had to experience that. Welcome to CS, and believe me when I say you have allies here.

[wagegoth]

I live in the San Francisco Bay Area, so most people here are used to gender variety. I first worked briefly with a transgender person over twenty years ago in an office, but I then worked in retail for a few years in lingerie. We had many transvestite and transgender customers. A few made me rather sad as they were very nervous, apparently having been treated poorly at other stores.


Shureloche, as much as I hate them, Walmart is very responsive to customer complaints. Make one. And let us know how things go.

[rose_metal_nz]

"HE. is dressed up like a WOMAN. Aren't you going to do anything about it! He might be a pervert!"
"Trust me honey, you aint got nothing he want's to look at."

awesome comeback!

[MyEccentricHell]

All I can just say is wow in regards to how closed minded people can be. Welcome to CS.

[Calud]

Gee, that sucks. I mean I would surely look at you funny for a moment, but then shrug it off and go on with my life.

Douchebags.

[HorrorFrogPrincess]

I had a transgendered customer in my line, and though I did a bit of a double-take (mentally) I was nice and professional, giving my Customs and Courtesies like I'm supposed to. I can't believe (wait, this is Alabama, I can believe it then...) people would do this still. [sigh]

I've had 2 obviously transgendered customers, both when I was at the Go Kart track.

Two good things about this: 1) Very little phases me, so I didn't even blink until after they left, and 2) they came to ME. Most of my CWs were fairly immature, and tended to come over to me after the fact all wide-eyed and freaked out like they had just scene someone with 2 heads. I'd rather not think of the awkwardness. >>

Morning shift was much more mature.

[Cats]

We have a few transgendered/crossdressers who come into our store, and they are the nicest people. : ) They do get a lot of looks from myself and my coworkers though, only due to the fact that they wear some DAMN nice clothes!

[LibraryLady]

My dear Sister,

What you had to endure was horrible. I offer a big hug, a plate of cookies and a hefty helping of your drink of choice.

Perhaps it's because I live in a neighborhood that has a large and vibrant LGBT community, people in the process of moving from one birth-assigned gender to another aren't unusual for us. I learned about that back in the big, bad 1970s.

At the time, I worked in a very uptight corporate environment. One of our major executives was making the change from "John" to "Jo-Anne". She did look a bit strange.

She was over 6 ft. tall and rather raw-boned. She had problems walking in heels and, at the time, heels and make-up were demanded for female executives. She also worked near us so my co-workers and I often met her in the the Women's Restroom. It was hard for her to become a woman but most of the women in the office were quite supportive. After all, we were born female and had problems becoming 1970s women too.

Men in the office asked how we could stand to have that sort of 'person' in the Women's Restroom. What problem? The only things women see in their Restrooms are other women combing hair and applying make-up. The worst you'd see was another woman adjusting a bra-strap or stockings.

I don't know what became of Jo-Anne but I wish her well.

I wish you well too. I know a number of people who are making the male/female or female/male change. I also know some who are happy to stay in the ambiguous zone. Clara/Carl, Lenny/ Liz, the name doesn't matter. They remain the wonderful persons that they are.

[Can I Help Your A$$?]

You have to be the most patient person I've ever heard of.

When I was in Seattle, my bestest bud was an M to F no-op gal. Going around with her was an amazingly educational experience. But this was in Seattle. But Alabama?

You have some big (pardon the expression) balls!

[laundryhater]

If it were me I think I would have pressed charges against the store employee for harrassment and filing a false report. They should have never called the police on you without evidence.

[tropicsgoddess]

Sorry you had to deal with that because of that dumbass hick. Welcome to CS!

[rerant]

This thread is reminding me of something from this past December.
We had a former student come to our class to speak on the topic of transgender persons. Before he came to class I saw him in the hallway, not knowing that he was our speaker.
I did a double take. Dude was HOT!
After class I mentioned to a friend, "<speaker> was the hot guy I told you about!" She responded, "Yeah, but you know he was born female, right?" To which I retorted, "I'm more bummed by the fact that he has a girlfriend!"



Gender is a very subjective term. Sex is what we're born with, but gender is not uniform for everyone.

[Calud]

This thread is reminding me of something from this past December.
We had a former student come to our class to speak on the topic of transgender persons. Before he came to class I saw him in the hallway, not knowing that he was our speaker.
I did a double take. Dude was HOT!
After class I mentioned to a friend, "<speaker> was the hot guy I told you about!" She responded, "Yeah, but you know he was born female, right?" To which I retorted, "I'm more bummed by the fact that he has a girlfriend!"



Gender is a very subjective term. Sex is what we're born with, but gender is not uniform for everyone.

That reminds me of this picture:

http://eatliver.com/img/2009/3937.jpg

[RetailWorkhorse]

*Puppy-dog-whines* Panigg, the picture didn't work! D:

You're in Good Company, Shure. We're pretty tolerable here, so you're welcome.

[iradney]

Welcome to CS shurloche! I cannot believe that person was so blinded by their own prejudice that they couldn't see past the cover of the book

I only have one problem with transgenders - they look better in skirts than I do!