Transgender workplace rights are a hot topic; while legislative bodies and courts continue to parse through these issues, one fact remains: the transgender individual is a person who has a right to work, to earn a living and to provide for himself/herself and for his/her loved ones. In an article for  Crain's Cleveland Business, Cleveland partner Sarah Moore shares steps every employer and employee should take to make transgender workers more comfortable in the workplace, concluding, "While we wait for our laws in Ohio to catch up to other states, we can begin with the following simple step: Stare a little less, smile a little more and say hello to the next transgender person we see in a workplace."

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