Why ENDA matters...revisited...again
T Notes
by Robbi Cohn
06 March, 2010
http://goqnotes.com/5799/why-enda-matters-revisited-again/ (http://goqnotes.com/5799/why-enda-matters-revisited-again/)
My experiences have not been unusual. Sadly, they are more common, by far, than those whose personal experiences have not been subject to workplace discrimination. Whether it's loss of work, the inability to get hired or intolerable workplace conditions, trans individuals have consistently been on the losing end of the employment equation. It isn't because our qualifications suffer or that we're stupid. It isn't because we have poor work habits and it isn't because we have criminal records. It is because we have the audacity to believe in and maintain our right to personal expression and individuality. It is despite our belief in constitutional guarantees regarding the concept of equality. It is mainly because we are perceived to be different.