Comments on: Employers challenged over trans policies http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-4071.html/ PinkNews.co.uk Gay News (UK and world) from Pink News - all the gay news for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community in the UK and beyond- thegaynews from Pink News Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:53:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Lisa http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-4071.html/comment-page-1/#comment-12333 Lisa Sat, 07 Apr 2007 13:56:00 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-4071.html#comment-12333 I have great sympathy with employers. There are so many fake 'transsexual' people trying to abuse the system and get compensation or sexual thrill. The only genuine transsexual people are those who have had surgery or intend to have it. Those who CHOOSE not to have surgery are by definition not transsexual and should be considered only as belonging to their birth sex. These fakes are making life very difficult for us genine transsexuals who only want to live our lives as ordinary men and women, not as freaks with special laws rules to protect us. I have great sympathy with employers. There are so many fake 'transsexual' people trying to abuse the system and get compensation or sexual thrill. The only genuine transsexual people are those who have had surgery or intend to have it. Those who CHOOSE not to have surgery are by definition not transsexual and should be considered only as belonging to their birth sex. These fakes are making life very difficult for us genine transsexuals who only want to live our lives as ordinary men and women, not as freaks with special laws rules to protect us.

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]]> By: Joanna Rowland-Stuart http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-4071.html/comment-page-1/#comment-12334 Joanna Rowland-Stuart Wed, 04 Apr 2007 23:54:00 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-4071.html#comment-12334 There are success stories of trans people transitioning at work, e.g. where I was asked to contribute to that piece in the Independent, but all too often the horror stories outnumber the success stories.Also, 5000 transsexual people is a considerable underestimate, this only accounts for those undergoing treatment on the NHS and does not account for those who have had private treatment or who are living in their new gender role without have received any treatment.CheersJOanna There are success stories of trans people transitioning at work, e.g. where I was asked to contribute to that piece in the Independent, but all too often the horror stories outnumber the success stories.Also, 5000 transsexual people is a considerable underestimate, this only accounts for those undergoing treatment on the NHS and does not account for those who have had private treatment or who are living in their new gender role without have received any treatment.CheersJOanna

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