I continue to find it rather ironic that the folks who put together these surveys and who do “presentations” at conferences are those trans folks who are NOT in the jobless /homeless situation that these very statistics are representing. In fact, as “executive” directors and “leaders”, many seem to be living quite comfortably for themselves given their job titles and having a grand old time, I may add, in rubbing elbows with the same companies who do discriminate against trans folks.

So the million dollar question is why are these people putting out the studies, when they aren’t in that situation themselves ?? Not too realistic by any means. A more realistic approach would be to go to the trans jobless and
homeless directly and get the REAL facts and not some prestigious (wealthy) university study.

Also, the study didn’t mention the discrimination in business and workplaces that trans folks experience at the hands of other GLBT folks in the community, a topic which remains a taboo area that no survey tends to touch upon.

Lastly, how on earth can we ever address the subject of discrimination in the workplace if our community continues to be more interested in being bought off by corporate sponsorship money and philanthropy dollars than it is in doing the right thing. Currently, instead of holding companies accountable for discriminatory practices, they are looking the other way and condoning corporate big shots because they gave thousands to their non-profits, all while covering up the discrimination stories ……..

Stop the selling out and palm greasing and then we can finally stop the discrimination.

Try contacting NCTE at TransEquality.org directly for more details. They have a more detailed PowerPoint presentation, but it was not for general release as of yet.

I am a multiracial Trans woman living in Phoenix, Arizona who does presentations at conferences and lobbies.

I have not yet found a job, and if you google my name you can find my website which has images of me if you’d like to see.

I’ve walked into interviews and been harrassed because I am trans. I can guarantee that I’ve been denied work on that basis. Since my name is readily discerned by a casual effort, I am always going to be an activist in the eyes of potential employers.

I do not get paid for my presentations, seminars, or sessions, either — and I was just in Dallas recently at Creating Change.

I was a respondent for this survey, as well.

So now you have heard of someone who does these things that is a member of the very groups reported on.