Discrimination and wellbeing for transgender Americanshttp://journalistsresource.org/studies/society/gender-society/discrimination-wellbeing-transgender-americansJournalists Resource/Tags: research brief | Last updated: January 8, 2016
"In April 2015, former Olympian athlete and television star Caitlyn Jenner made history by coming out as a transgender person in a tearful interview with 20/20 reporter Diane Sawyer. Two months later, she graced the cover of Vanity Fair magazine, revealing her new name and gender identity. Although it took decades for Jenner to come out, she has suddenly become highly visible as a transgender woman, putting a national spotlight on transgender people and issues. Yet as many observers have noted, Jenner's recent experiences are more the exception than the norm for the approximately 700,000 Americans who are transgender. A 2008 survey conducted by the National Center for Transgender Equality offers a grim picture of the lives of trans people in the United "
