Hi Lemmy,

Apologies if this is a dumb question.

I have a trans person that I supervise and I know he is having a hard time after Trump’s only two genders executive order.

Is there anything I can do to make sure that he feels supported at work?

I have regular check-in meetings with my staff so I was hoping to see how he was doing, but don’t want to force him into an uncomfortable discussion.

Note: His performance is still excellent at his job so this isn’t a “coaching conversation” or anything like that

  • @Taalnazi
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    711 days ago

    I haven’t heard of 2S before, but what you say is right. Keep being supportive, protect their privacy, and ensure that people who are marginalising them, get the right consequences.

    • @lemmus
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      1711 days ago

      Two-spirit. Used by Indigenous North Americans to describe Native people who fulfill a traditional third-gender social role in their communities.

      • @Taalnazi
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        711 days ago

        Aah, thank you! Interesting, didn’t know that that was a thing.

        • @fireweed
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          611 days ago

          AFAIK it’s primarily (exclusively?) a Canadian thing