Week three

• Posted by Deborah Taylor April 1, 2014 #full time  #working as a woman  2,431 views
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  I've now embarked on week three of the rest of my life, and it's still as wonderful today as it was three weeks ago.

   

  On Friday I had a chat with my boss about this whole being trans thing. He was very understanding; obviously he had questions for himself to try and wrap his head around it - what with me being the first trans person he's ever knowingly met. He said at the end he understood more, and he wanted to know if there was more the company could be doing to support me. The fact that I am still here means the company has done more for me than I could ever have hoped.

   

  I've spoken with some of the other people in the other offices in our block, as they have seen me around and about - as have most of Altrincham by now, lol. Everybody is amazingly accepting. There have been no negative comments, and people are happy to come and ask me questions - including one guy who asked to borrow my Supergirl outfit he'd seen in one of my old Facebook pictures.

   

  The general consensus is I'm 'brave', but as I've said several times now, bravery was not being who I am. Everyday putting on a pretence that I'm somebody I'm not.

  

  Yesterday I had to travel to Dudley (near Birmingham) to one of our other offices for a meeting. The accepting, equality ethos that is present in our office appears to be company wide.  I poshed up for it, and obviously got the dress code right, because the receptionist didn't give that imperceptible eyebrow raise one girl gives another when they've dressed inappropriately! I feel I have really lucked out here. I don't know if all companies are as accepting and friendly, but I think more are this way than not. It's not the sort of question you can ask ahead of time. Once it's out, it's out. I guess we all know instinctively whether it would be right for us or not. There is no manual for this.

   

  And today it's sunny, which makes me feel summer's coming!