TRANS COUNT Snapshot of Transgender Individuals Living in

TRANS COUNT© Snapshot of Transgender Individuals Living in Washington State in 2007 Sharon Holley, Seth Kirby, and Evan Olsen Master of Public Administration The Evergreen State College

BACKGROUND l Legislation l Literature l Survey Review Map from www. evergreen. edu

WHAT IS TRANSGENDER? “Transgender is an umbrella term that includes those who experience incongruity between their birth sex and gender identity; the term is also used to include a wide range of self-chosen gender identities” (Sullivan, 2006).

SURVEY FINDINGS. . . Employment n=182

MORE SURVEY FINDINGS. . . Map adapted from www. evergreen. edu

NOTABLE FINDINGS. . . l. Geographic representation of respondents l. Most Gender Queer and Gender Non. Conforming respondents from Western WA l. Age range of 52; Mean = 38; Median = 35 Mode = 28

VOICES. . . “Everybody says it was me that threw the first bottle. No, it was somebody behind me that threw it. But when that first bottle went by me, I said, “Oh lord, the revolution is finally here!” -Transgender activist Sylvia Rivera reflecting on Stonewall Riots of 1969

FACES Gwen Araujo 1985 -2002 Photos from www. league-ncr. com Tyra Hunter 1970 -1995 Brandon Teena 1972 -1993

NEXT STEPS � l. Provide l. IP toolbox to national advocacy groups address graphing by legislative district l. Outreach l. Longer l. Expand l. U. S. to non-urban areas of WA timelines on demographic background Census includes this demographic group

QUESTIONS Contact us at transcount@gmail. com My. Space: www. myspace. com/transcount Special Thanks To: Dr. Amy Gould and Dr. Cheryl Simrell-King Partners and Family MPA Class of 2007 All Participating Organizations Seattle Gay News