Start from the bottom, and move upward with your requests or complaints. In other words, even at the most local level, such as at a grocery store, if you encounter bad service and transphobic snickers from a clerk, ask to speak to the manager. Then, if no assistance or relief is offered addressing your complaint, move upward and seek the assistance of the district manager or owner. From businesses to police departments, and from healthcare agencies to companies such as insurers, most organizations have a supervisory structure. Documentation is also an extremely important dynamic in lodging discrimination or service complaints with most businesses and organizations.
People often lose out by failing to recognize the power of writing information down.
Documentation can be done by remembering to write down the 'who, what, when and where' connected with a situation. Documentation is vital when encountering a bad circumstance, or in the midst of trying to find out what polices affect you. It is actually rather exciting, the many clever ways transgender persons can document claims and research policies. If a clerk disrespects you, and this is heard by another, ask for the witnesses' contact information and the clerk's name before proceeding to management. Or, if you have difficulties during a routine police stop, after finding out the officer's badge number, ask to speak to a supervisor.