Considering The Transgender Sex Worker Issue; Thinking About ENDA
by: Autumn Sandeen
Sun Nov 09, 2008 at 04:00:00 AM EST
http://pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=8097While we continue to look back and talk about the how fundamental marriage rights were lost in California, Arizona, and Florida this past election, looking forward we need to remember that on a federal level, we don't have a fully inclusive ENDA either. And, I can tell you that as a result of employment discrimination against LGBT people, many LGBT people -- especially minority transgender women like Sharmus Outlaw -- are doing sex work as a means of survival. To me, that's an economic issue that hits my community and me too close to home.
