Transgender advocates push for workplace protections

[Shana A]

Transgender advocates push for workplace protections
Monday, May 17, 2010
Nannette Miranda

http://abclocal.go.com/kfsn/story?section=news/politics&id=7447415

SACRAMENTO, CA (KFSN) -- Members of the transgender community are pushing Sacramento lawmakers for better protections in the workplace.

Drian Juarez, of the Transgender Economic Empowerment Project, is transgender and knows how much of a struggle it is to find a job.

"If you don't look like what they expect a man or woman to look like, you instantly lose the job, even if you have the qualifications," Juarez said.

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I didn't realize the income disparity was so high...