Originally Posted by
gsoltso
The most consistent response I have seen in the articles is that TSA hired the individual as a male TSO and until that person has gender reassignment surgery, they are required to perform the duties of a male TSO. I am not someone that is going to argue gender identity or choices made by the person in question (as that is unique to that person and is their own feelings and choices), however, if the organization hired them as a male (and the person indicated on the hiring forms that they were a male), then the organization has a reasonable right to expect the person to do the duties they were hired for. I do not have all of the information on this, but at face value it appears that this is a tough situation for both the organization, and more importantly the individual.
I read stories in various publications about transgender issues, and consistently, large companies make adjustments when gender reassignment occurs. It's only the small unenlightened employers who have a hard time dealing with it.
In a similar line of thinking, there was a recent story (I don't remember where, but I read it last week. Not TSA related.) about an employee who asked his boss for a reduced schedule because he had to help his wife through her cancer treatments. The following morning he had a note on his desk that he was fired. The reason was that his availability had changed and the company needed someone who was available 24/7. I'm guessing the TSA would have fired the guy too, since he was hired as a full timer but had a family emergency?