Transgender activism goals
Posted by LGBT Weekly
Thursday, August 4th, 2011
Commentary: Trans Progressive
by Autumn Sandeen
http://lgbtweekly.com/2011/08/04/transgender-activism-goals/ (http://lgbtweekly.com/2011/08/04/transgender-activism-goals/)
There are whys to transgender activism, but beyond the whys there are the whats of transgender activism. What does transgender activism seek to achieve? Well, here are the six major goals of trans activism with some explanation as to why.
Employment
According to the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE)/Task Force report Injustice at Every Turn A Report of the National Transgender Discrimination Survey, trans and gender non-conforming respondents experienced double the rate of unemployment. Survey respondents experienced unemployment at twice the rate of the general population at the time of the survey, with rates for people of color up to four times the national unemployment rate.