Who Do You Say You Are? Two weeks ago all employees at CAMBA (my place of employment) had to complete a mandatory training on Confronting Sexual Harassment.   This training, sponsored by New York City Commission on Human Rights was quite an eye-opener; I learned quite a bit that was helpful to know but at the same time, left me to wonder; where are we as a people in this modern world of “political correctness” heading?   I immediately thought about “broad is the way and many there be, but narrow is the way and few there be” (Paraphrase of Matthew 7:13-14).   The training on Confronting Sexual Harassment was certainly true of the word, “CONFRONTING.”   I was confronted with, “Who are you and how do you express yourself as a person of gender;” who do you say you are? Did you know that “gender” no longer means “are you male or female?”   Did you know that “gender” has two parts to its definition; the sex to which you are “naturally” born and the sex to w...

Is This Necessary? One of the major objectives of CAMBA’s (the agency at which I work) contracts I manage is to assist victims of crime in New York City complete an Office of Victims Services (OVS) Compensation Claim form.   This form enables victims of crime who were hurt or injured during the crime to be compensated for medical expenses, loss of wages (should one lose time off work due to the crime), and personal property that might of have been damaged or destroyed.   Should the victim complete an OVS Compensation claim with us we inform the victim that OVS will see to it that medical expenses are paid should the victim filing the claim not have medical insurance.   Should the victim lose time off from work and have no benefits such as workers compensation, we assist the victim to request the employer provide a written letter stating time and salary the victim lost during the period the victim was out of work.   OVS will pay the victim the amount due.  ...