The National Center for Transgender Equality has released a new fact sheet with the District of Columbia results of the 2015 US Transgender Survey, which documents widespread discrimination against the transgender community in employment, housing, healthcare, and public accommodations.
Of the over 27,000 respondents from across the country, 214 were Washington DC residents
Among the findings:
Identity Documents: Only 16% of respondents reported that all of their IDs had the name and gender they preferred, while 49% reported that none of their IDs had the name and gender they preferred.
Health: In the past year, 24% of respondents did not see a doctor when they needed to because of fear of being
mistreated as a transgender person, and 32% did not see a doctor when needed because they could
not afford it
Police Interactions: Respondents experienced high levels of mistreatment and harassment by police. In the past year, of respondents who interacted with police or other law enforcement officers who thought or knew they
were transgender, 44% experienced some form of mistreatment. This included being verbally harassed,
repeatedly referred to as the wrong gender, physically assaulted, or sexually assaulted, including being
forced by officers to engage in sexual activity to avoid arrest.
Employment: 10% of respondents in Washington, D.C. were unemployed 26% of respondents who have ever been employed reported losing a job in their lifetime because of
their gender identity or expression
The full Washington, DC Report is available on the National Center for Transgender Equality website:
DiCción Queer, in partnership with TRADE and Gays Against Guns DC, invites the community to the performance of 
