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Working Remotely, Some Transgender People Saw an Opportunity to Change

Title (Dublin Core)

Working Remotely, Some Transgender People Saw an Opportunity to Change

Description (Dublin Core)

This is a news story from the New York Times by Jenny Gross and Alyssa Lukpat. This story is about people that have transitioned during COVID, or before that, and their work experiences. Some of the data present is interesting to look at. In 2021, healthcare providers reported a stronger demand for confirmation surgeries compared to 2020 when many elective surgeries were postponed. Though, demand was even higher in 2021 compared to 2019, before the pandemic. Some doctors say that this influx is partly due to surgeries being postponed, but there are other explanations. At Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, the Center for Transgender medicine and surgery performed a total of 938 surgeries in 2021, 60 percent more than the previous year, and 43 percent higher than 2019. While there is this influx, the story links to a YouGov poll showing that many Americans are still divided on if others should be legally allowed to switch their sex. The article then goes on to discuss other inequalities trans people face, such as earning 32 percent less than the general population. Trans people are also twice as likely to be unemployed compared to the general population.

Later on, there is a discussion on what trans people face in the workforce. Even in more liberal and progressive work environments, some trans people still report feeling unsafe working in person. There are complaints that diversity training in the workplace focuses mainly on gays, but glosses over trans people and their issues. Other trans people, like Rae Lee, fears she will be fired if she came out to public administrators. Working from home has allowed Rae Lee to feel safer.

Date (Dublin Core)

March 17, 2022

Creator (Dublin Core)

Jenny Gross
Alyssa Lukpat

Event Identifier (Dublin Core)

HST580

Partner (Dublin Core)

Arizona State University

Type (Dublin Core)

Text story

Link (Bibliographic Ontology)

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/17/business/transgender-transition-pandemic.html
https://archive.ph/ti5Jw

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Community & Community Organizations
English Gender & Sexuality
English Emotion

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

remote
transgender
acceptance
opportunity

Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)

transgender
#LGBTQ
work
healthcare
surgery
transition
safety

Collection (Dublin Core)

LGBTQ+
Healthcare

Linked Data (Dublin Core)

HST 580 Professional Experience/Archives course

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

04/03/2022

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

04/05/2022
04/06/2022
08/02/2022

Date Created (Dublin Core)

03/17/2022

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