"She had always been pretty content living in Indiana. "Is Indianapolis, like, the best city in the country?" she muses. "Maybe not, but it's a pretty good city. ... The queer scene is really on the rise there, and I loved being a part of that." She had planned to stay in Indiana, even after she began transitioning last year."
"At a time when trans people in the workforce have fewer protections against discrimination, Sears says, "for those who are unemployed, that social safety net is also eroding." Today, a U.S. map can be a stark checkerboard, where many Democrat-governed states offer a more welcoming environment for trans people, while many Republican-led states pass new laws to curtail their rights and protections."
State-level policy has created a stark checkerboard of protections, with many Democrat-governed states offering more welcoming environments while many Republican-led states pass laws curtailing trans rights. Trans people report cross-country moves to safer havens, searching for jobs while workplace protections erode, making legal and document changes while still possible, and worrying that gender-affirming care will become more expensive and less accessible. Social safety nets for unemployed trans people are eroding. Some individuals, including a 23-year-old law student, relocated across states after political changes, citing family support, community dynamics, tuition differences, and concerns about future legal protections.
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