Voting. Boarding a plane. Driving. Buying a drink. Filling out paperwork for a new job. These are all situations where showing a driver’s license or state-issued ID can be nerve-wracking or even dangerous for transgender people.
Ranjani Chakraborty, Lucas Waldron, and Ken Schwencke, ProPublica
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