Introduction
Of month topic: Issues Facing Trans/Intersex/Bi
Of hosts
Date.
Note: .3-.5% of Americans = roughly 1,300,000 people
Note on the GLAAD "Understanding" reports and National Center for Transgender Equality.
Ways we'll be discussing the topic (Section Descriptions: Discrimination, Legal Challenges, Physical Safety)
Section 1 - Discrimination
Discrimination in Public Accommodations
Public accommodations are places accessible to the public, such as retail stores, restaurants, parks, hotels, libraries, movie theatres, and banks. In a 2014 study conducted in Massachusetts, 65% of transgender people reported experiencing discrimination in a place of public accommodation in the past 12 months.
Discrimination in Employment
Transgender people experience pervasive discrimination at work. Between 13% and 47% of transgender workers report being unfairly denied a job,9 and 78% report being harassed, mistreated, or discriminated against at work, as shown in
Currently, only 18 states have clear laws prohibiting employment discrimination on the basis of gender identity or expression (see Figure 3 on the next page).12 There is no federal law that explicitly prohibits discrimination against transgender employees, but there are some protections in place. Both the U.S. Attorney General and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) have interpreted Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination "because of sex," to protect transgender workers.
Discrimination in Housing.