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[–]peakingatthemomentTranssexual (natal male), HSTS[S] 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

This is an interesting question and I may not have a perfect answer. I think if it’s a like a legal concern where you aren’t sure if you can have a policy everyone is comfortable with that is also legal, the I’d be sympathetic to someone not feeling like they could hire someone. If it just like I don’t want to create a internal policy around trans people that enables me to be able to hire a trans person, then I feel like that might be transphobic. Nothing says if you have a policy, at least in the United States, that you enforce preferred pronouns or have the employee use spaces based on their gender identity (even if it’s considered best practices). If you had a policy (that is legal) and your potential trans new hire wasn’t comfortable with it, they don’t have to take the job. If they do take the job and your policies are clearly stated (and also legal), you should be well protected.