The other day I was standing with two friends at work when another coworker was trying to enter the building with someone else. I asked my two friends, "Who is that man with Cheryl?" They replied in disbelief, "That's Betty!"
Not a man. Betty.
I'm sorry but Betty looked like a man. She is tall and was standing behind the door frame where I couldn't see her face. I was alarmed to see Cheryl bringing a man to work, so I wanted to know who it was.
I felt terrible. Luckily only my close friends heard me but I still felt bad. Then I thought,
"Had I been walking in with Cheryl, would people mistake me for a man?"
The answer is no. Never.
I must encourage you to ask the same question of yourself, "Could I be mistaken for a man/woman?" If the answer is yes, do something.
