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)
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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?"