More SF articles

In sort of a continuation of yesterday's post, here are a few more items that were in the Guardian:

SF-TEAM is holding a TG Job Fair at the SF LGBT Center on March 22. This article (and subsequent editorial) talks about the hardship that befalls many transgender women living in the city. I think the results are a little skewed since they mainly found transwomen via the local TG outreach groups. Many of my friends that have jobs in the city either don't have ties to the outreach groups or don't belong to any of the area newsgroups. Also, most of the working girls propogate toward the larger cities...such as San Francisco or San Jose, but a lot of the transwomen that have jobs live in the burbs. Anyway, there is definitely a problem with transwomen being underemployed, but it may not be as bad as they say in the report.

One of the main goals of SF-TEAM is to empower transgender people. The job fair, at least the third one thus far, is a great opportunity for many people who are having a hard time with employment. When I volunteered to help around this time last year, there was a huge turn out of transgender people looking for employment from a variety of established companies. The businesses that do partipate should be commended for their tolerance and diversity.