according to this article from ascribe:
New figures released today by the Transgender American Veterans Association reveal that transgender service members and veterans, like many transgender people in the U.S., face a variety of forms of discrimination based on their transgender status. The survey of 827 U.S. military veterans and active-duty personnel mark the first major empirical findings on transgender people in the military.
ya think? well, at least now there’s actual empirical documentation.
kinds gives this issue some teeth.
I can’t imagine a worse place to be transgender, except maybe a professional sports team.
Even the priesthood is lots safer.
Comment by DaisyDeadhead — August 23, 2008 @ 3:16 pm
to be honest, there aren’t a lot of places that are much better, especially when it comes to the kinds of places many trans people find themselves in.
frankly, even in my current job, i don’t talk about my past, and i don’t believe anyone (or very many) knows about my past. and the company for which i work has a pretty good record on diversity. the fact is, most minorities are not well accepted pretty much anywhere.
Comment by nexy — August 23, 2008 @ 9:03 pm