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Discrimination rampant in transgender life

Started by Shana A, March 31, 2011, 09:20:39 AM

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March 31, 2011, 09:20:39 AM
Discrimination rampant in transgender life
Largest-ever survey shows difficulties in meeting basic needs
By Tara Cavanaugh

Originally printed 3/31/2011 (Issue 1913 - Between The Lines News)

http://www.pridesource.com/article.html?article=46245

When Mara Keisling, the director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, once told a doctor she was transgender, she got a terrified reply:

"He said, 'Oh! Oh! Oh! I'm Indian!' And then he fled the room," Keisling told a room packed full of college students at the University of Michigan last month.

After the laughter in the room died down, Keisling's face became serious. "That happened to me as a 50-year-old," she said. "What if that had happened to a 17-year-old who's been kicked out of home?"
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." Oscar Wilde
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