Unfortunately, being trans* in the United States is not straight forward, and often causes immense stress. Within a 2015 study conducted by the William's Institute
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, half of their respondents did not have a gender concordant driver's license—relating to increased questioning by law enforcment, which can compound within individuals who already exist in a marginalized class (race, ethnicity, poverty, etc.) Michigan is the highest in the United States, where it's up to 78%
of the population having no gender-concordant documents.
This is related to not only the self esteem of these individuals, but also suicidality
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With the Trump administration's attack on basic human rights
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, it creates a dangerous situation for many non-gender conforming people, where in their day-to-day lives they can be put in danger because of the mismatch of their internal identity and how others view them.