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• #Visibility meaning series#

Poverty– Trans people live in poverty at elevated rates, and for trans people of color, these rates are even higher.Moreover, state legislatures across the country are debating – and in some cases passing – legislation specifically designed to prohibit trans people from accessing public bathrooms that correspond with our gender identity, or creating exemptions based on religious beliefs that would allow discrimination against LGBTQ people. Supreme Court Decision that makes it clear that trans people are legally protected from discrimination in the workplace, there is still no comprehensive federal non-discrimination law that includes gender identity - which means trans people may still lack recourse if we face discrimination when we’re seeking housing or dining in a restaurant. Lack of legal protection– Trans people face a legal system that often does not protect us from discrimination based on our gender identity.Some of the specific issues facing the trans community are: While trans people are increasingly visible in both popular culture and in daily life, we still face severe discrimination, stigma and systemic inequality. Roughly three-quarters of trans youth that responded to an HRC Foundation and University of Connecticut survey identified with terms other than strictly “boy” or “girl.” This suggests that a larger portion of this generation’s youth are identifying somewhere on the broad trans spectrum.

Some of us take hormones or have surgery as part of our transition, while others may change our pronouns or appearance. Some trans people identify as trans men or trans women, while others may describe themselves as non-binary, genderqueer, gender non-conforming, agender, bigender or other identities that reflect their personal experience.

The trans community is incredibly diverse.

As trans people become more visible, we aim to increase understanding of our community among our friends, families, and society.

#Visibility meaning series#

Although the word “transgender” and our modern definition of it only came into use in the late 20th century, people who would fit under this definition have existed in every culture throughout recorded history.Īlongside the increased visibility of trans celebrities like Laverne Cox, Jazz Jennings or the stars of the hit Netflix series “Pose,” three out of every ten adults in the U.S. The word “transgender” – or trans – is an umbrella term for people whose gender identity is different from the sex assigned to us at birth.