Being Transgender Is Still Widely Misunderstood

[Shana A]

Being Transgender Is Still Widely Misunderstood
By Katy Steinmetz Friday, November 18, 2011

http://healthland.time.com/2011/11/18/being-transgender-is-still-widely-misunderstood/

On the Sunday before Thanksgiving, transgender activists the world over will hold their 13th annual Day of Remembrance. The gatherings and vigils are meant to draw attention to "transphobia" and, according to the event's website, to "memorialize those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice."

Despite major strides that have been made in the acceptance of LGBT people in the U.S., hundreds of LGBT Americans are still seriously harmed each year, and dozens are murdered, according to 2008 statistics, the latest available, from the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs.