Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Introduction -- Defining Transgender -- About the Participants -- Limitations -- ch. 2 Legal Landscape Of Employment Protections For Transgender People In The United States -- Using Disability Law to Advocate for Transgender Employment Protections -- Expanding the Definition of "Sex" in Tide VII Jurisprudence to Protect Transgender Employees -- Federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act -- Adding Gender Identity Protections to State and Local Nondiscrimination Laws and Workplace Policies -- Language Variation Among Policy Protections for Transgender People -- ch. 3 Making The Numbers Come Alive: Stories Of Workplace Discrimination -- Termination, Unemployment, and Underemployment -- Effects of Gender Identity and Workplace Transitions on Income -- Connecting Job Security and Access to Transitioning -- Harassment -- How Do I Look? The Impact of Dress Codes on Trans Employment Experiences -- Biggee: Bathrooms -- Identity Documents and the Gender Classification System -- Stepping Back and Getting the Big Picture -- Antici pation: Anxiety, Distress, and the Psychological Impact of Discrimination -- ch. 4 Changing The Narrative: Stories Of Positive Workplace Experiences -- "I'm Lucky" Phenomenon -- Influence of Socioeconomic Class -- Effects of Workplace Environment -- Art of Careful Planning and Workplace Coordination -- What Employees Bring to the Workplace -- ch. 5 Conclusion -- Importance of Policy Protections in Preventing Discrimination and Providing Recourse -- Importance of Education in Developing Community Awareness