A transgender woman's difficult job search
http://tampa.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/a_transgender_woman_s_difficult_job_search/Content?oid=506972Alex Pickett
9/3/2008
In July, Florida topped the nation in job losses for the third month. The state's unemployment rate is the highest in 13 years. And, with over 16,000 jobs lost over the last year, the Tampa Bay area has taken the brunt of the economic downturn. The market is flooded with laid-off workers, all competing for an increasingly shrinking piece of the employment pie.
Then there's Julie Yoo.
A year ago, CL profiled the Dunedin resident as she began her transition from male (her name used to be Jim) to female. At the time, she was the owner and cook of the Tarpon Diner in Tarpon Springs, and her main concern was keeping up with the breakfast orders and getting comfortable with her new gender.
