Transgender and gender-nonconforming people are among the lowest paid LGBTQ+ people working full time in the United States, according to a snapshot poll by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and a California-based market research firm. Queer News Tonight reported last week on this poll and how cisgender gay men make 90 cents on the dollar compared to straight counterparts, and the poll data shows that our transgender siblings are are making as low as 60 cents on the dollar. Trans people experience widespread unemployment and poverty at higher rates compared to the rest of the U.S. population. Even if a trans person does get a job outside of the underground economy, discrimination can still take its toll and stunt economic advancement, said Josie Caballero, survey project manager of the U.S. Transgender Survey (USTS).Caballero said, “If you’re just trying to avoid discrimination, you’re not asking for promotions. You’re not trying to seek quality of life. You’re just trying to survive and keep your head down.”
Poll Finds Trans Workers Face Significant Wage Gap
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