Dear Abby: I enjoy your column and read it often. I feel compelled to comment on the letter from “Regretful in the Midwest” (June 11). I feel you didn’t go far enough in regard to that letter from the mother of a transgender adult whose new co-worker made fun of transgender people in front of her and, presumably, others. Actions such as these are no longer tolerated in the workplace, and she should report it to her supervisor or human resources if there is another occurrence. (She could even do it now.) She certainly does not need to disclose her personal situation.

-- KEVIN H. IN CALIFORNIA

Dear Kevin : Thank you for writing. The comments I received about that letter were informative. Many readers informed me that the term I used in reference to trans people -- gender identity disorde

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