TRANSGENDER AND GENDER NONBINARY
Transgender and Gender Nonbinary
People Face Discrimination,
Poverty, and Violence
The transgender population
contends with higher rates of
discrimination than others in the
LGBTQ+ community. Ninety percent
face discrimination at work, with
25% reporting a job loss due to
bias (the unemployment rate for
transgender people is twice that
of the general population). Gender
discrimination continues when
transgender people seek health
care, access to public spaces, public
assistance or entry into homeless
shelters. (See Homelessness for
more information.) In a 2018
survey, nearly 20% of transgender
respondents were refused medical
care (the number is higher
for people of color), and 28%
were harassed or misgendered
while seeking medical care. An
alarming 40% of transgender
individuals have attempted suicide
according to a 2018 survey, a
number that jumps to 78% for
those who have experienced
physical or sexual violence.
4 in 10
transgender
individuals
attempt suicide.
Florida led the nation in
anti-transgender violence
with 5 transgender
women of color being
murdered in 2018.
Central Florida, and Orlando specifically, is a welcoming home for a
growing transgender and gender nonbinary (enby) community, yet
transgender people are still in need of suicide prevention services,
competent medical care, and low-income housing assistance.
WHAT MUST BE DONE:
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Central Florida
schools, media
outlets, governmental
institutions, businesses
and nonprofits should
conduct ongoing
Transgender/Gender
Nonbinary Cultural
Competency Training.
Comprehensive human
rights ordinances must
be passed in all Central
Florida cities and
counties to protect the
LGBTQ+ community from
discrimination in housing,
employment and public
accommodations.
By 2020, a survey should
be taken among members
of Central Florida’s
transgender/gender
nonbinary community to
assess concerns about
employment, health
care, public safety and
access to public spaces.
MORE
INFO:
Bliss CARES
www.BlissCares.org
Two Spirit Health
www.TwoSpiritHealth.org
Orlando Youth Alliance
www.orlandoyouthalliance.org
/www.BlissCares.org
/www.TwoSpiritHealth.org
/www.orlandoyouthalliance.org