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In reply to Maya.

Maya, I’m so sorry. I want to first give you a gigantic hug, and then go pull out my hair a little and cry and say “GAH. This is why we need to pass ENDA NOW — with all trans rights protections.”

In the meantime though, have you tried talking to Lambda Legal or just some random lawyer? Because one of my friends worked in a legal service of some kind in Massachusetts (where there’s still no employment protection for trans people, believe it or not) where they basically tried to get these cases handled as a general gender discrimination issue (which IS protected by law). So depending on where you live, even if there’s no explicit protection for you in the law, lawyers that know what they’re doing re: the T part of LGBT issues might be able to finagle something that works.

I don’t know, I’m just trying to help. We love you!