Crissi Makin underwent a full sex change operation six years ago to turn her from being a man into a woman.

The 51-year-old says she has always been treated as a lady by people in Wigan and was shocked and upset by comments made to her by a pharmacy assistant at her local Boots store in the Gerard Centre, Ashton.
Crissi has to collect a prescription of painkillers every fortnight for a back injury following a bad fall, but says she was repeatedly subjected to "transgender-phobic" remarks from the female counter assistant.

Boots has apologised and says it has retrained the member of staff in question.
Crissi, who lives in Ashton, said: "Every time I went to pick up my prescription the lady would hand it to me and then say: "There you go, Christine Makin, Sir."
"The first time it happened I was extremely upset and just walked out. I later explained to her that I am transgender and that she should call me "Ms", but it's the same scenario every time. It's very distressing."

Crissi says she has been publically humiliated by the pharmacy assistant over a three-month period.
She said: "I think it's an absolute disgrace. Outwardly I look like a woman and dress fashionably, but conservatively so I don't stand out. I like living in Wigan. It's a nice place and I haven't had any other problems here."

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