A groundbreaking study in the US has found that transgender people face appalling and pervasive discrimination.
Released by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) the report, Injustice at Every Turn, assesses the depth of discrimination against transgender and gender non-conforming people in a wide range of areas.
These include education, health care, employment, and housing and is based on a survey of over 6,450 participants. The report is described as the first large-scale national study of discrimination against transgender and gender non-conforming Americans.
Among the key findings from Injustice at Every Turn:
“Reading these results is heartbreaking on a personal level — each of these facts and figures represents pain and hardship endured by real people, every single day,” said Mara Keisling, Executive Director of NCTE.
“This survey is a call to the conscience of every American who believes that everyone has the right to a fair chance to work hard, to have a roof overhead, and to support a family. Equality, not discrimination, is the ideal that Americans believe in, have fought for, and need to apply here.”
