Some different versions of the “Transgender Umbrella” that covers many Trans* identities.
“I find it interesting that if terrorists put a chemical in the food supply that killed a million people, it would be called a great crime against humanity, and we’d probably bomb some nation into dust in retaliation. But when a U.S. food corporation puts chemical additives into the food that ultimately kill a million people through heart disease, cancer, obesity and diabetes, nobody seems to notice.”
IS THERE any way out? That’s the question that starts to haunt people like Carol.
Carol (not her real name) has been out of work for more than a year now, and it’s a struggle for her and her husband to make ends meet—where they live in the Pacific Northwest, the cost of living is nearly 25 percent higher than the national average.
She had a good job before: office manager of the local branch of a multinational business. But the business went bust when the crisis hit. Working for a subcontractor, Carol helped oversee the dissolution of her office—and eventually, she was out of a job herself.
That was over a year ago, and it’s been one long trek through the jobs desert ever since. Carol has applied for countless positions. She took the advice of the “experts” and attended some retraining classes at the local community college. But as a woman in her late 40s with a lot of work experience, Carol isn’t the kind of prospective employee most companies are looking for—when they’re hiring at all. Her age and experience would mean higher pay. Why hire Carol when they can get a broke 20- or 30-something to do the job for less?
“Yeah, well it’s simple for everybody else - give ‘em a Big Mac and a pair of Nikes and they’re happy. I just can’t relate to 99.9% of humanity.”
