Also commented on Part 2 which I listened to first.  Past IPELRA President with a trans daughter.  Good definitions of sexual orientation, transgender terms, etc.  Although Sophie should have also explained that there are other reasons for not undergoing reconstructive surgery.  Note, my daughter recommends that it just be called reconstructive surgery as anything else is “othering” the trans person.  Some people may want surgery but cant

Whoops, comment cut short.  Some trans people want surgery but can’t afford it or can’t have it due to other medical conditions.  And some trans people are not as concerned about the appearance of the physical body as others who are more dysphoria.  So surgery is not important to them.  There is no “cookie cutter” trans person.  Just as there is no “cookie cutter” cisgender person.

Access to public facilities for transgender individuals is an important and potentially controversial topic for local governments across the country so, of course, they were talking about it at #IPELRA18, the 40th Illinois Public Employer Labor Relations Association Annual Conference! In part one of this engaging discussion, transgender panelist Sophie Michaels, Palatine Park District’s Michael Clark, and Ancel Glink’s Keri-Lyn Krafthefer talk about the appropriate terminology and definitions to use with transgender individuals. Sophie also shares her life experiences as a transgender woman, the challenges she’s faced, and the appropriate practices and expectations when transgender people want to access public facilities. How do your public facilities accommodate transgender individuals? Tell us about it, podcast@ancelglink.com! 

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