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How to navigate workplace belonging when your identity isn't fully accepted

I came out as transgender at work six months ago and most people have been supportive but there are still colleagues who deadname me in meetings and HR says they cannot force people to use my pronouns.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Professional survival requires a belonging that feels conditional on others' willingness to see you as you are.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Belonging and identity — who belongs here?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.