Trans activists and supporters plan to rally on Sunday, March 14, in front of a J. Crew store in Manhattan to protest hiring discrimination against transgender job applicants at 24 stores in New York City, according to the San Diego Gay & Lesbian News.
The report says that protest organizers have filed a complaint against J. Crew with the New York State Attorney General’s Office based on research that found that non-transgender applicants were consistently hired over transgender applicants for positions at J. Crew, even though the applicants were equally qualified.
The rally and news conference will be at 1:15 p.m. ET in front of the J. Crew store at 91 Fifth Ave. in Manhattan.
Job discrimination is one of the biggest hurdles that transgender and transsexual people face. Such discrimination hurts not only trans people, but also employers who, because of unfounded prejudice, are denying themselves, their business, and their customers the skills of qualified employees.
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I just got terminated from a job as a security officer at a Victorville, Calif. community hospital. The scrutiny and phobia began from a "complaint", unfounded of course to my supervisor who forwarded it to HR who used words as "distraction", the cause of excessive "gossip", and inquired about surgery. All this despite my I.D. showing me as FEMALE. I became so stressed and froze since I had worked at another CA hospital in transition and no one cared! At this other hospital, I was even in essence called a "safety hazard" by virtue of my supervisor stating he was "concerned about my safety and my coworker's safety!! Unbelievable! I was terminated for not calling and missing 3 work days, all a result of this blatant discrimination!
Welcome too Trans Womanhood!
I've seen folks do all kinds of stupid things and keep jobs
where as they won't even hire us and when they do they find the one complaint of how it makes the customers uncomfortable to see something like us in real life excuse too can us.
There is still constant employment discrimination against trans people, and trans women often bear the brunt of it.
I think money talks, and I personally think that when we (trans and non-trans people) see an employer with a diverse workforce, we should give our business to that company and let the company know why we are doing business there.
When we know an employer discriminates, we should not do business there and let the company know why.
It's a small step and one of many, but I think it at least sends a message. (Obviously, it's more difficult with a hospital and similar businesses. It would just be nice if Congress could pass the federal ENDA, and there are many people working very hard to make that happen, so we have to keep our hopes up.)
No offense, but although the rest of the stuff you described is pretty appalling and unfair, missing 3 days of work without notice is reasonable grounds for termination of anyone. Unless there were some very extenuating circumstances most people would be fired in the same situation.
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