Goodwill store hires transgender people

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Goodwill store hires transgender people
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Amy Hollyfield

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/san_francisco&id=7697653

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- In this economy, it's tough for anyone to find a job, but for one segment of the population it's especially difficult. So one local store is knocking down barriers and putting them on the payroll.

An estimated 70 percent of transgender people in California face workplace discrimination. This is the first Goodwill in the nation to provide training and job skills. It's a temporary store, but those involved in the program think it will have long-term effects.

Mia Tu Mutch, 19, says discrimination is alive and well.