A reader writes: “I am a 48-year-old transgendered woman. I had a sex change operation at age 25. I am unable to get a job, go to school, or rent an apartment. There are laws against discrimination against transsexuals in this state, but they do not enforce the laws. “I used to have a career [...]
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Ask Matt: Anti-Trans Discrimination Ruins Dreams
Posted in Advice, Ask Matt, Observations, tagged being trans, community, discrimination, employment, transition, transphobia on February 9, 2012 | 5 Comments »
Ask Matt: Trans at Tax Time
Posted in Advice, Ask Matt, Information, tagged discrimination, employment, legal, transition on January 9, 2012 | 5 Comments »
A reader writes: “I am a trans woman who transitioned at a young age. During this time, and for years after, I was pretty much unemployable, becoming stuck in a legal twilight where I didn’t have enough money to complete SRS and thus obtain full legal recognition as female, and due to other circumstances, retaining [...]
Ask Matt: Dealing with a Transitioning Coworker
Posted in Advice, Ask Matt, Observations, tagged discrimination, employment, gender expectations, gender expression, legal, transition on August 18, 2011 | 34 Comments »
A reader writes: “I have a coworker who, over the course of the four years we have worked together, made the transition from a man to a post-surgery woman. “I have tried to be supportive of each phase of the transition, but my coworker has made it increasingly difficult. Each phase was a surprise – [...]
Ask Matt Monday: Small-Town Transgender Blues
Posted in Advice, Ask Matt, tagged activism, being out, being trans, community, employment, transphobia on May 23, 2011 | 6 Comments »
A reader writes: “I grew up in a small town where people don’t even want to admit that anyone can be GLB much less T or Q. This is not the best place to be at all different. Most of the community is country, redneck, rigidly religious, and not open to understanding anything outside of [...]
Ask Matt: Looking for a Trans-Friendly City
Posted in Advice, Ask Matt, Information, Observations, tagged Angie Zapata, Colorado, community, crime, employment, ENDA, transphobia on July 23, 2010 | 13 Comments »
“How can I find a trans-friendly city?” For this “Ask Matt” question, I definitely want to enlist the help of my readers. I personally think that many cities in Colorado are great places to live and the state, for the most part, is trans friendly. Yes, we have discrimination here – and hate crimes. But [...]
Employment Non-Discrimination and Trans Buying Power
Posted in Commentary, tagged employment, ENDA, politics, transition on July 19, 2010 | 16 Comments »
I am not a huge fan of capitalism – at least not if the U.S. model is held up as the ideal. But those who remember George W. Bush telling us to shop as a form of patriotism; those who know that money can’t buy happiness, but it can buy Congress; and those who understand [...]
Employer Support Essential for On-the-Job Transition
Posted in Commentary, News, Observations, tagged discrimination, employment, legal, trans women, transition, transphobia on July 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A federal court has ruled in favor of a former Georgia state legislative aide who was fired after informing her employer that she would be transitioning on the job, Lambda Legal reports. The court determined that Vandy Beth Glenn, who was represented by Lambda Legal, was discriminated against when her boss, Legislative Counsel Sewell Brumby, [...]
Debrahlee Lorenzana: Too Sexy for Her Job? Why it Matters to Trans People
Posted in Commentary, tagged Debrahlee Lorenzana, employment, femininity, gender expression, gender roles on June 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Debrahlee Lorenzana isn’t trans. But if what she claims is true, trans people should be concerned about her situation. Lorenzana has filed a lawsuit against Citigroup, claiming that she was fired from her job because her employer claimed that her appearance was too distracting to her (straight) male colleagues, according to The Village Voice. Her [...]
LGBT Groups and Citizens to Demand Action on ENDA
Posted in Information, News, tagged activism, bodies, discrimination, employment, ENDA, gender expression, legal, politics, restrooms on May 18, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Various LGBT groups and private citizens will hold a press conference today at noon ET in Washington, D.C., to demand that Congress take action on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), according to a press release issued by the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE). Other groups represented will be the National Gay and Lesbian Task [...]
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Show Us Your Genitals! and Other Gender Weirdness
Posted in Commentary, News, Observations, tagged bodies, discrimination, employment, family, gender expression, legal, surgery, trans men on April 14, 2011 | 25 Comments »
I don’t know how people have the time to get upset about all the things they get upset about, but once again, we’ve got people worrying about non-issues, as if we’ve actually solved all the real problems in the world and have to dig up stuff to keep us shocked and offended. First of all, [...]
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