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Report: Voter ID laws pose unique barriers for transgender voters - (USA)

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ThinkProgressReport: Voter ID laws pose unique barriers for transgender voterspride source.comNine states' voter ID laws may create substantial barriers to voting and possible disenfranchisement for over 25000 transgender voters this November,...

 

Only 25,000? It seems a bit on the low side, but then not all US states have the same legislation. However, the US situation reminds us that the same problem arises every day in ID situations the world over; voting is just one of them.

 

Few governments seem to worry about minorities being disenfranchised. They should. Minorities add up very quickly. 

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In a national survey of trans people, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force found that 38% of African American respondents experienced police harassment, 15% reported being physically assaulted by the police and 7% reported ...
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