Trans Woman Sues Over Photo Request

In Conclusion: we as a group need to quit running bunker down in the smaller town and rural areas and fight smartly.

Oh Like SAn Francisco where even if you recive SSI all you can look forward too is a SRO. Riiiight LOL Even in SF we are constatnly attacked and denied jobs. The cops dont want to deal with you and won't Firefighters and EMTs drive and point you out yelling obscenities. Cab drivers show you off to passengers all while your waiting for a bus cause you cant afford a vehicle. THen you sit in acafe and someone snatches you laptop as Hey your just a shemale so one cares. Yuppie stare you down with hatred and the Gays and lesbians eye F ck you as you are still in their tettitory and have not left town yet. YEah ok some life that is... The cops shine a spotlight in your eyes as your probaly some prostitute on meth.... Cause your a He She... THATS the rep we have gotten thanks to the posers. Us real TS'es and intersex girls get the crap now... I lived in SF from 2000 untill 2008. Even the nurses in the ICU (suicide Attempt) literally assault you. Yeah great life in the city.

Cristi.. I've certainly been where you are, and for much longer than I planned to be. You have to get over the self hate. Refusal to hire T people is why we have such economic hardship in the first place. I had two college degrees and proven language and admin skills at my disposal in my home state. The only reason I wasn't getting hired was because I was TRANS. It had nothing to do with my ability to do the jobs in question, but with them worrying about other staff being uncomfortable around me. Nevermind that I passed, nevermind that they didn't know I was trans until I furnished my documents, or even by the time I was post op, that I was POST OP. It was the simple fact of my being trans. That is BS. Institutionalized transphobia is the problem, not access to surgery or even desire for surgery. Start putting that rage and blame where it belongs. Move to a more tolerant area of the country to survive, and DEMAND respect for yourself and for ALL persons. Period.

Thank you all as you all make very good points: However BRandi and my points are: There are those whom can afford the SRS but dont thus giving us who are bona fide bad names. I dont at all blame ANY employer for not hiring any pre or non op "tg". If I had the money Id go tonight to get the SRS. Ive considered cutting it myself but I dont have much tolerance for pain. Im at the point where EVERY waking moment is a struggle not to swallow all the pills I have. And My "family who makes offbeat comments refferering to my male past only hurts more. THATS TS..... Not someone who thinks oh Im gonna dress up and go party!!!!!! HEy oh by the way Im Tg too now!! Um NO YOUR NOT!!! I say to them. You wouldnt last a second id you really were. Heck Im bareley lasting.

Julie The fact that you are post op and are completely happy with your life proves nothing ! Although I'm very happy for you as there have been many who've done exactly the same thing you did with a do it yourself transition and ended up either de-transitioning if possible or killing themselves I've seen it happen way to many times. I feel like people who truly suffer from GID and are truly transsexuals are losing out on rights because of the fakers and wannabes who refuse to go by the standards of care and these wannabes have over whelmed the system and have creating a false movement based on and using the Idea of Gender Identity Disorder something that does not apply to them in anyway and as a result have diluted the condition to the point that now its obscured by a confusing amount of bullshit and they have warped the intent of the diagnosis to include them as well. When they're true diagnosis would be some type of fetish instead.

Just for the record, I was a bit of an atypical case when I came out as a transwoman. I never dressed in female clothes or played with girls' toys when I was a child. And it was actually by choice! I went to see a therapist once, told her the same thing, and she immediately discounted me. I'm seven years post-op, and never been happier.

also Brandi, you are way too concerned with who is Transsexual and who is not. It really doesn't matter if you are transgender, transsexual, or shemale or not even trans at all. We are ALL equally entitled to dignity, privacy and employment opportunities that don't require us to forfeit both. Btw, I am an ACTUAL post op and stealth TS of color who lived a long unemployable nightmare, even well after SRS, until I moved to a more tolerant part of the country. I do not flatter myself to that my current status makes me any more TS or woman than anyone else. It makes me damned LUCKY. My life now revolves around preserving my privacy and dignity and living as fully as the law will allow. Unfortunately I was born in a state that will not change my birth certificate. Lacking funds to sue and the desire to out myself on a national level, i have to make do with the INdignity of having to out myself at times. It happens rarely now, but that it happens at all is flat out WRONG.

Brandi, you are so stuck in defending a fundamentally oppressive system you can't see the issues for what they are. I can understand non-trans people who never have reason to question the gender binary. But for a trans (post op and stealth or no) to say that its reasonable for an employer to require proof of SRS is insane. Unless you are using your genitals as part of your job, these are not anybody's business. Trans or not. The problem is that legal identities are based upon what should be entirely private (and customizable). The problem is enforced segregation by sex. We are a long way from figuring out an alternative , but requiring surgery is NOT the solution. Some transfolk will NEVER be able to afford surgery no matter how badly they want it. Some transfolk are unable to have surgery for health reasons. Surgery, as important as it is, is not the point. The point is we are ALL entitled to dignity and privacy at ALL stages our lives, not just when we happen to fit in.

Brandi first of all not all transexuals can afford SRS. I am gay and have a friend that is pre-op transexual and she can't afford to have the surgery done. That doesn't mean she doesn't should be treated differently under the law because she hasn't had SRS. It only shows what an ignorant biatch you are BRANDI!

Ryan here you got Buuuddddy this is straight from the DSM IV I suggest yu read the last few sentances. In boys, the cross gender identification is manifested by a marked preoccupation with traditionally feminine activities. They may have a preference for dressing in girls' or women's clothes or may improvise such items from available materials when genuine articles are unavailable. Towels, aprons, and scarves are often used to represent long hair or skirts. There is a strong attraction for the stereotypical games and pastimes of girls. They particularly enjoy playing house, drawing pictures of beautiful girls and princesses,