pokoko on 21 July 2015
If you're talking a small business then I think location would factor into my decision. For example, I probably would not hire an obviously transgender person for a service position in a rural or small-town community, especially if it's a poor community. Not only because sales probably would suffer but because I'd be afraid of violence, both to the business and to the person themselves.
I know that doesn't sound very brave but usually when you own a small business, everything you have is invested into it and you do what you need to do in order to protect it.
Now, with a more metropolitan area, and if that person really was the best candidate, the odds would definitely improve. Still, a lot would depend on mood of the area.
