Protect Transgender Workers From Workplace Discrimination

Transgender workers deserve the same dignity and safety on the job as anyone else, and I want you to take concrete action to protect them. A lawsuit against the Minneapolis Police Department illustrates exactly what's at stake: a transgender security guard was threatened with arrest by an off-duty officer simply for doing her assigned job. A cisgender worker in that same role would have faced zero scrutiny. This isn't an isolated incident. Transgender people face higher rates of unemployment, housing instability, and poverty than the general population, and workplace discrimination is a direct driver of that gap. The Supreme Court settled the legal question in Bostock v. Clayton County in 2020, ruling that discrimination based on transgender status is sex-based discrimination under Title VII. The law is clear. What's missing is enforcement and political will. Support legislation that strengthens protections for transgender workers, and use your platform to push back on the bad-faith "protecting women" rhetoric that gets used to justify this discrimination across industries from teaching to retail to healthcare. People should be judged by their professionalism and conduct, full stop.