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Transgender rights in the United States
Main article: Transgender rights in the United States
If a person identifies as transgender, this typically means their gender differs to their biological sex, due to a condition called gender dysphoria which is recognized in the DSM 5. Some transgender people have binary gender identities (male or female) and some transgender people have nonbinary gender identities, (genderqueer, agender, pangender, culturally-specific third gender identities, and more).[39]
Discrimination rates are very high for the transgender community and especially for transgender people of color.[40] Some frequent examples of discrimination and other forms of oppression faced by the transgender community are violence and hate crimes,[41][42] homelessness,[43] poverty,[44] sexual assault,[45][46][47] housing discrimination,[48] employment discrimination,[49] harassment,[50] bullying,[51] disproportionate rates of arrest and incarceration,[52] prison and immigration violence and mistreatment,[53] airport security humiliation,[54][55] HIV+/AIDS[56] and health disparities,[57][58] governmental/bureaucratic barriers to transitioning (documents and surgery requirements),[59] economic and societal barriers to transitioning (the high costs of medical care and the frequent denial of care,[60][61]) to name only a few. Some (but not all), who experience exclusion from the workforce, turn to survival crimes, such as sex work, in order to have an income as a direct result of economic oppression and discrimination.[52]
Frequently, the media, and politicians (and as a result, society) sensationalize transgender identities and oppression is reinforced. Aware of this trend, in 2016, a coalition of over 250 anti-sexual assault and domestic violence organizations have released a joint letter decrying the trend of portraying transgender people in restrooms as sexual predators as untrue and harmful. Likewise, GLAAD has released a media guide[62] for reporters covering restroom usage in relation to the transgender community.
Many transgender advocates also advocate for converting single-occupant, gender-segregated restrooms into single-occupant, all-gender restrooms by simply changing the signs due to the high rates of harassment and even violence faced by the transgender community when accessing gender-segregated restrooms according to their gender expression. All-Gender/Gender-Neutral restrooms are also beneficial to nursing mothers, parents with different-sex children, and people with disabilities.[63] Transgender advocates affirm all-gender restrooms as well as access to gendered restrooms as a matter of choice, safety, privacy, and dignity.[64]
Where does it state protected ,, Oh are u talking about this part
"However, the United States has no federal law outlawing discrimination nationwide"....and this ....."There is no federal statute addressing employment discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity."
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