Study: Transgender Discrimination Costs Mass. Millions

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Study: Transgender Discrimination Costs Mass. Millions
by Peter Cassels
EDGE Contributor
Wednesday May 11, 2011

http://www.edgeboston.com/news/local/news//119532/study:_transgender_discrimination_costs_mass_millions

Excluding transgender citizens from its employment non-discrimination laws costs Massachusetts millions of dollars a year, according to a new study.

Trans workers suffering underemployment or loss of employment often result in lost wages and health insurance coverage and housing instability. A study the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law released on Wednesday, May 11, found that the Commonwealth experiences lost tax revenues and higher public assistance costs as a result.