Support for protection of Transgender Employees grow

Hi Cuties,

I wasn't going to post today since today is the day before....tomorrow but I saw this and I had to share.

The article is published at ALM / Benefits Pro and cites another report from Pew Research which says that while many Americans are not following bills or policies towards transgender issue too closely, many still support it.

64% of a surveyed group strongly favor the protection of transgender people from discrimination in jobs, housing and public spaces.

58% favor the requirement that trans athletes compete on teams that match their birth gender, and

48% believe it should be illegal for health care professionals to help someone younger than 18 with medical care for gender transition.

There are currently 21 states that ban discrimination in housing, jobs and public spaces based on gender identity and sexual orientation.

The states with no protection are Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida (of course), Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia and Wyoming.

In February 2021, the U.S. House passed the Equality Act, which would expand the Civil Rights Act to explicitly "prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex, gender identity, and sexual orientation" in housing, employment, public accommodations and other areas.

The bill has been awaiting action in the Senate since March.

It makes me wonder what percentage of individuals who have one or more transgender family members actually pay attention to these issues?

You would think they would do anything they could to protect a member of their family, right?

But then I remember that 19% of transgender people experience violence or abuse from a family member and up to 57% experienced some level of family rejection.

Where do you fall and where should you?