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The fact is that transgender people—in particular, transgender people of color—have simply not experienced the same strides forward as their lesbian, gay and bisexual brothers and sisters. A landmark new report, ‘Injustice at Every Turn,’ presents undeniable proof. This report, released on Friday, is based on a comprehensive survey of over 6,000 transgender people and the findings are too shocking to ignore, especially when it comes to African-American transgender people.



Our transgender brothers and sisters are far more likely to lack proper medical care, to be unemployed, to live in extreme poverty, and to be HIV-positive—and that’s when compared to their white transgender counterparts, not just the general population. The survey’s respondents were four times more likely than the general population to live in extreme poverty. One in five reported having been refused a home or apartment, another one in five report having been refused health care. More than one in five, 22 percent, reported having been harassed by law enforcement, and nearly half reported fear of seeking assistance from police. African American respondents reported all of this in even higher numbers.

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Mandy Carter, Still No Freedom Rainbow for Transgender People of Color (COLORLINES)

If you haven’t already, I recommend taking a look at that report. The race statistics are sobering, and too important to ignore.

(via kiriamaya)

If you ever doubted that racial issues are trans issues, here’s proof. If this isn’t enough, nothing ever will be.

(via polerin)

(via pitchercries)

Jun

15

2012

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