Gender Dysphoria Discontent with one’s biological sex and/or the gender they were assigned at birth. Trans Member Quiz Answer True or False to the following: ___Trans members come from all of life including every race, – class, culture and sexual orientation. ___Trans members work in all sectors. ___Some members in that nobody recognizes that their “pass” gender identity and gender expression don’t match their birth sex. ___Some trans members don’t transition at work out of fear, but lead the rest of their lives in their chosen gender expression and identity. ___Some transition in the workplace from male to female – (MTF) or female to male (FTM). ___The employer does not have a legal obligation to accommodate trans people. ___ Some trans people quit their jobs to transition out of the fear that it will be a hostile experience; fortunately unionized workers have more protection from reprisal and more access to insurance coverage, than do non-unionized people facing transitioning. ___Many trans people are shut out of workplaces because of discrimination. Although there is no statistical evidence, we know that many MTFs end up in the sex trade to survive. ___An estimated 2 to 5% of the population is transgender (i.e., experience some degree of gender dysphoria). The number of people
Gender Dysphoria Discontent with one’s biological sex and/or the gender they were assigned at birth. Trans Member Quiz Answer True or False to the following: ___Trans members come from all of life – including every race, class, culture and sexual orientation. ___Trans members work in all sectors. ___Some members “pass” in that nobody recognizes that their gender identity and gender expression don’t match their birth sex. ___Some trans members don’t transition at work out of fear, but lead the rest of their lives in their chosen gender expression and identity. ___Some transition in the workplace – from male to female (MTF) or female to male (FTM). ___The employer does not have a legal obligation to accommodate trans people. ___ Some trans people quit their jobs to transition out of the fear that it will be a hostile experience; fortunately unionized workers have more protection from reprisal and more access to insurance coverage, than do non-unionized people facing transitioning. ___Many trans people are shut out of workplaces because of discrimination. Although there is no statistical evidence, we know that many MTFs end up in the sex trade to survive. ___An estimated 2 to 5% of the population is transgender (i.e., experience some degree of gender dysphoria). The number of people
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