Diversity Diva: Handling the transgender issue

KansasCity.com – By Michelle T. Johnson – Special to The Star

How might a progressive employer handle a transgender employee who, for example, goes from female to male, or male to female? How does one address those in transition? – Concerned About Change That Makes Sense

Dear Concerned: Which bathroom is the new man or new woman going to use? That’s going to be the No. 1 challenge for an employer. Or at least the one that other employees will bring to an employer’s attention.

On the surface, it may not appear that employees having sex change operations – or sex reassignment surgery – would pose a wide diversity issue.