Right now, laws prohibiting employment discrimination based on gender identity or presentation are in effect for jurisdictions in which 47 percent of the US population lives.
Of course, that means if a couple more states or some more cities pass such laws, the majority trans people will be protected. Still, there will be large "deserts" in this country.
What is most troubling, though, is only pockets of New York and other states are covered. Granted, cities with such laws are home to vast majority of the Empire State's people. Still, it's troubling that such a supposedly progressive state is not fully on board with transgender equality.
Of course, laws by themselves don't protect us against discrimination. Too often, we are fired or hounded out of our jobs on spurious, trumped-up charges. I'm not using the "imperial 'we'" here: I know from whence I speak.
Of course, that means if a couple more states or some more cities pass such laws, the majority trans people will be protected. Still, there will be large "deserts" in this country.
What is most troubling, though, is only pockets of New York and other states are covered. Granted, cities with such laws are home to vast majority of the Empire State's people. Still, it's troubling that such a supposedly progressive state is not fully on board with transgender equality.
Of course, laws by themselves don't protect us against discrimination. Too often, we are fired or hounded out of our jobs on spurious, trumped-up charges. I'm not using the "imperial 'we'" here: I know from whence I speak.
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