LA PUBLIC PRESS | Trans immigrants in LA County face severe poverty and safety threats
A TLC & UCLA study found 40% of trans immigrants in LA County are homeless and 54% of transgender Latinas unemployed—rates far exceeding other populations.
Nearly three-quarters of surveyed trans and nonbinary immigrants in Los Angeles face poverty
New research from the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law, in partnership with the TransLatin@ Coalition, finds that about three-quarters (73%) of immigrant respondents to the LA County Trans & Nonbinary Survey—including 80% of trans Latina immigrants—live at or below the federal poverty level, compared to 44% of non-immigrant respondents.