OPERATING PRACTICES, STANDARDS, AND POLICIES Transgender Employment Policy - A person whose sex assigned at birth was male but who identi昀椀es as female is a transgender woman (also known as BB&N does not discriminate in any way on the basis of sex, sexual male-to-female transgender person, or MTF) orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. This policy is - Some people described by this de昀椀nition do not consider designed to create a safe and productive workplace environment for themselves transgender – they may use other words, or may all employees. identify simply as a man or woman. A person does not need to This policy sets forth guidelines to address the needs of transgender identify as transgender in order for nondiscrimination policies to apply to them. and gender non-conforming employees and clari昀椀es how the law should be implemented in situations where questions may arise • Gender non-conforming: This term describes people who have, about how to protect the legal rights or safety of such employees. or are perceived to have, gender characteristics and/or behaviors This policy does not anticipate every situation that might occur with that do not conform to traditional or societal expectations. These respect to transgender or gender non-conforming employees, and expectations can vary across cultures and change over time. the needs of each transgender or gender non-conforming employee • Transition: The process of changing one’s gender from the sex must be assessed on a case-by-case basis. In all cases, the goal is to assigned at birth to one’s gender identity. There are many di昀昀erent ensure the safety, comfort, and healthy development of transgender ways to transition. For some people, it is a complex process that or gender non-conforming employees while maximizing the takes place over a long period of time, while for others it is a employee’s workplace integration and minimizing stigmatization of one- or two-step process that happens more quickly. Transition the employee. may include “coming out” (telling family, friends, and coworkers); changing the name and/or sex on legal documents; and, for De昀椀nitions many transgender people, accessing medical treatment such as hormones or surgery. The de昀椀nitions provided here are not intended to label employees but rather to assist in understanding this policy and the legal • Sexual orientation: A person’s physical or emotional attraction to obligations of BB&N. Employees may or may not use these terms to people of the same and/or other gender. Straight, gay, and bisexual describe themselves. are some ways to describe sexual orientation. Sexual orientation is distinct from gender identity and expression. Transgender people • Gender identity: A person’s internal, deeply-felt sense of being can be gay, lesbian, bisexual, or straight, just like non-transgender male, female, or something other or in-between, regardless of people. the sex they were assigned at birth. • Gender expression: An individual’s characteristics and O昀케cial Records behaviors (such as appearance, dress, mannerisms, speech patterns, and social interactions) that may be perceived as BB&N will change an employee’s o昀케cial record to re昀氀ect a change in masculine or feminine. name or gender upon request from the employee. Certain types of records, like those relating to payroll and retirement accounts, may • Transgender: An umbrella term that can be used to describe require a legal name change before the person’s name can be changed. people whose gender identity and/or expression is di昀昀erent Most records, however, can be changed to re昀氀ect a person’s preferred from their sex assigned at birth. name without a proof of a legal name change. A transgender employee - A person whose sex assigned at birth was female but who has the right to be addressed by the name and pronouns corresponding identi昀椀es as male is a transgender man (also known as female- to the employee’s gender identity. As quickly as possible, BB&N to-male transgender person, or FTM) will make every e昀昀ort to update any photographs so the transition employee’s gender identity and expression are represented accurately. If a new or transitioning employee has questions about school records or identifying documents, please contact Human Resources. - 26 -