I joined Amazon in 2018 at the delivery station in Grossebersdorf near Vienna, Austria. I started as a sortation associate, and my official name was Leonora Hasler. A short time later, I was promoted to supervisor on the early shift and now, I am a trainer for new delivery drivers who deliver Amazon packages in the greater Vienna area. In this time, I came out as a transgender man and I am currently building our LGBTQIA+ Glamazon group in Austria.
This year I turned 30 and I finally feel like I'm where I belong – professionally and in life as a transgender man. Most of the time, it wasn't like that. There were difficult years where I struggled, fearing I’d never feel there was a place where I belonged.
![Lucius Lazarus has been working at an Amazon delivery station near Vienna since 2018. He is a trainer for delivery drivers and is a transgender man who is currently building an LGBTQIA+ Glamazon group for Austria.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/6cc13db/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5000x3333+0+0/resize/1115x743!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Famazon-blogs-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc1%2F56%2Fa8837a794bd59eed7d8079268354%2Flucius-vienna-delivered-4.jpg)
Amazon welcomed me right from the start. My colleagues encouraged me, I had opportunities to try new things, take on responsibility, and develop myself. At Amazon, all that matters is what you do and achieve, not your history or other people’s opinions.
I grew up in a small village in Lower Austria where I stood out as the tomboyish girl. Transgender or LGBTQIA+ communities do not exist in the Austrian countryside. Moving to Vienna helped improve my life and I had different jobs across various industries. It was always noticeable that I was different, as many people still don't understand the term transgender.
To be honest, I didn't expect things to be any different in logistics. But my job at Amazon became a turning point in my life as I felt welcomed right from the start. My colleagues encouraged me, I had opportunities to try new things, take on responsibility, and develop myself. At Amazon, all that matters is what you do and achieve, not your history or other people’s opinions.
![Lucius Lazarus has been working at an Amazon delivery station near Vienna since 2018. He is a trainer for delivery drivers and is a transgender man who is currently building an LGBTQ+ Glamazon group for Austria.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/1dbe478/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5000x3333+0+0/resize/1115x743!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Famazon-blogs-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa5%2F10%2Ffeb2c17a4e2ba22efddfd38494ce%2Flucius-vienna-delivered-1.jpg)
This work environment gave me the courage to come out and my team and managers were great. Everyone knows that I’m transgender and it doesn’t matter. On the contrary, when I changed my gender on our intranet portal, colleagues congratulated me. At Amazon, I’m now introduced as a man and my new name is used in our systems worldwide, from emails to chats – I finally feel like I’m allowed to be myself for the first time.
I am very active in our LGBTQIA+ Glamazon chat groups - the discussion with like-minded people gives me a lot of confidence and helps me build my own chapter here in Austria. I believe this will help future colleagues enormously – showing them that they are welcome and safe.
![Lucius Lazarus has been working at an Amazon delivery station near Vienna since 2018. He is a trainer for delivery drivers and is a transgender man who is currently building an LGBTQIA+ Glamazon group for Austria.](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/a14c289/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5000x3333+0+0/resize/1115x743!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Famazon-blogs-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fce%2F9d%2F425f720947919d60ce3870f70257%2Flucius-vienna-delivered-2.jpg)
About the author
Lucius Lazarus has been working at an Amazon delivery station near Vienna since 2018. He is a trainer for delivery drivers and is a transgender man who is currently building an LGBTQIA+ Glamazon group for Austria. "Everyone here at Amazon knows that I'm transgender, and it doesn't matter." Lucius says.