Though much has been said about the difficulties transgender people face, especially during their transition, there has been little study of the disparities experienced by transgender people of color (TPOC). It is my aim in this paper to explore these difficulties that are experienced exclusively or disproportionately by TPOC. To do this I will compare and contrast their experiences to those of transgender individuals who are not people of color (TNPOC). While I will primarily focus on male to female and female to male transitions it is important to note at this juncture…
