Employment

A murder of crows: Bullying

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October is National Bullying Month, and this month also includes another day of extreme importance to the LGBTQ community. October 11th is National Coming Out day, in which we celebrate coming out as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, LGBTQ questioning or an ally. In this article, we take a look at a poetic phrase with connections [...]

Trans Employment: Battling feelings of rejection and futility

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The transgender community encompasses the highest percentage overall for unemployment of any minority group. The causes for this unfortunate statistic can be attributed to a combination of variables. Trans people come from all walks of life, all age groups, racial and ethnic backgrounds, religious and spiritual beliefs and gender orientations. Combining these diversities with what [...]

Coming Out

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  Coming out as trans is not something anyone can take lightly or perform nonchalantly. It brings life changing circumstances with associated ripple effects that last a long time, sometimes forever. Deciding if and when to come out is more of knowing that you are going to rather than deciding if you are ready or [...]

Transgen-ocide?

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We live in a terrifying, turbulent society that bears new threats of inconceivable acts of violence and terrorism, hate crimes, and unthinkable acts. They become more heinous and revolting each day and cast one into states of wonder and soul-searching. The manner of delivery in some murders committed is near incomprehension. One transgender individual this [...]

Speaking Trans – Definitions to Know and Terms to Avoid Pt. 2, By Veronica Leroux, TGT Staff Writer

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  In Part 1, I defined some key terms, differentiated between subtle meanings, and sought to encourage an open forum for Trans-related discussions. In Part 2 I will continue to explore the nuances of how TransGender (TG) people are addressed and spoken of.   Geographic and cultural acceptance of words and phrases can vary greatly. [...]

Speaking Trans – Definitions to Know and Terms to Avoid Pt. 1, by Veronica Leroux, TGT Staff Writer

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  According to studies, only around 10% of the population knows someone who is Transgender. What this means to the TG community is that 90% of the public has little to no understanding of how to correctly speak to or about Transgender individuals. Even if you are trans, you may know that some of the [...]
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Transgender Employment and the Oldest Profession

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Last month we published an article entitled “AGAINST ALL ODDS – The dilemma of transgender employment in the U.S.” In the body of that article, we cited several statistics defining the difficulties we face when job searching. We constantly strive to help our community access larger networking platforms on social networking and in many other ways [...]
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AGAINST ALL ODDS – The dilemma of transgender employment in the U.S.

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At a point in all our lives, we must seek employment in some venue. Unless we are one of a very select population, we are not provided with everything we need to not only survive but thrive.  Finding a job for most people can take years.  More often than not, this in itself can prove [...]