What are the chances of a transgender getting a job?

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I am a trasgender woman on the high functioning end of the autism spectrum living in puerto rico with plans on moving to the U.S or any other European country.

Do all of my chances of getting a job of any kind depend on weather or not the company or employer believes in Leviticus 18:22?

Do we really still all live under the rule of such an homophobic and outdated part of the bible?

I was also planning on getting into tennis as a potential alternative for income but I can hardly be sure that the tennis community, let alone the companies managing the sport, will see past Leviticus 18:22's outdated nature.

So what are my chances?

I think it depends on your industry--Hollywood seems to be pretty accepting of transgenders. But, getting a job in the Hollywood movie industry is tough.

http://www.indiewire.com/article/film-i ... -making-it

Maybe I ought to put it another way--if you are good at your job in Hollywood--it is likely that you can transition and still keep your job.

I have to be honest with you; your chances are slim if you openly "play the transgender card" at every opportunity - even more so if you can not pass yourself off as a person of your trains-gender, and extremely so if you are militant about it. This is not the way the world should work - it's just the way that things are.

By "playing the transgender card", I mean actively drawing attention to your transgendered state. Prefacing statements with phrases like, "As a transgendered person, ..." or "When I used to be a cisgendered person, ..." are obvious examples. Just as people do not like having religion "stuffed down their throats", so too do people generally not like being forced to accept transgenderism when it conflicts with what they are used to thinking of as "normal".

(I know that this could be offensive, and I am really sorry to offend anyone, especially regarding so important a subject.)

Now, once you are fully transitioned, down to the gender on your drivers license (and even your birth certificate), you will likely find a job if you qualify for that job on merit. No one needs to be told very intimate detail of your life; because if you do tell them that you are transgender before they hire you, they will judge by virtue of being a transgendered person, whether or not they admit it to themselves, and they will likely find some other excuse to not hire you.

Again, this is not the way the world should work - it's just the way that things are. People are jerks, and civilization is just a thin never over the instincts handed down to us by our poo-flinging simian ancestors.

I live in a city often referred to as the "San Francisco of the East Coast" because it is very accepting of people on the LGBTQ spectrum.

I would say that moving to a city versus a rural area would be better. I realize that trans people are not gay, but I recommend looking for a gay friendly city because people who are accepting of other sexualities will also be accepting of people who have transitioned.

I would say that if you "pass" well, it's less important to find a place that is very accepting of different kinds of people. If you are still working on passing, you might want to look into a larger city where no one notices diversity.

The United States is LARGE, so it might be quite a change from PR. You can go to many different regions within states in the US at random and find all those places to be completely unlike each other, even to the point where you have trouble understanding the English some people are speaking. If you come here and find you don't like it, you can easily just try out a different area.

Which is more important: Getting and keeping a job or making a statement about your gender identity?

SOA does make a good point, though. Living in a diverse community where "Diversity is Normal" means that your gender identity is more likely to be greeted with non-chalance than with contempt or hostility.

Even if people aren't "allowed" to discriminate against those who are LGBT, it doesn't mean they won't find some other excuse not to hire a person. Even those who aren't religious are often going to be uncomfortable around someone who is trans, or generally disapprove of them.

I agree that unless it seems that revealing that you are transgender would actually help you get a job, that you shouldn't mention it unless necessary. There are employers that are openly LGBT-friendly, just like there are employers that are openly disability-friendly. So in that case it wouldn't be a problem mentioning it.

If you don't think that you can "pass," you probably are going to be better off living in a liberal area where people are more accepting, or else you may have trouble finding employment.

As was already mentioned, this is a lot like people with autism dealing with trying to find employment. It's better in most cases not to reveal anything, because they will likely not want to hire a person with autism. They will make an excuse not to hire the person. Only in the case where they are looking to hire those with disabilities is it a good idea to reveal that information.