Bay Guardian covering trans issues

by a TG person

Wed, Mar 15, 2006 7:36PM

The Bay Guardian covers trans issues. Transgender people face discrimination in just about every aspect of their lives, AND still people "come out" daily. This community is not going away, so this is my message to the haters. Stop the Discrimination.

I reposted some statistics and provided a link to the stories. I am hoping this information is seen by everyone, so society can become educated about our plight.

BY THE NUMBERS

INCOME, ANNUAL:

Less than $15,299: 59%

$15,300–$30,599: 13%

$30,600–$45,899: 13%

$45,900–$61,199: 4%

More than $61,200: 4%

SOURCES OF INCOME:

Full-time work: 25%

Part-time work: 16%

Street economy: 20%

SUFFERED EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION: 57%

COMMON TYPES OF EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION:

Hiring discrimination: 40%

Sexual harassment: 24%

Verbal harassment: 22%

Denied promotion: 19%

Termination: 18%

Health coverage issues: 11%

Survey conducted by the Transgender Law Center. Percentages have been rounded and do not add up to 100 because of some missing answers.

Please click on the link to read the stories by the Bay Guardian.

For more information: http://www.sfbg.com/40/24/cover_trans.html

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