NEW YORK — Many transgender Americans face intolerance in almost every aspect of their lives, contributing to high levels of homelessness, unemployment and despair, according to a comprehensive survey being released today.
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and the National Center for Transgender Equality say their survey of 6,450 transgender people is the largest of its kind. It details discrimination encountered “at every turn” — in childhood homes, in schools and workplaces, at stores and hotels, at the hands of doctors, judges, landlords and police.
According to the survey, 41 percent of respondents reported attempting suicide, 26 percent said they had lost a job because of being transgender, and 19 percent reported being denied a home or apartment.
