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The article focuses on the attempted passage of the U.S. bill called the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA). The economic conditions of transgender people are discussed. The question of whether transgender people are truly a part of the gay community is examined. Many ENDA proponents are confident that U.S. President Barack Obama will sign a passed ENDA bill that includes transgender people. Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley stated that he is confident that the bill will not exclude transgender people.

The article discusses benefits of transgender sensitivity training to oppose employment discrimination related to transphobia in the U.S. Topics include the development of the evaluation system Corporate Equality Index by the LGBT organization Human Rights Campaign (HRC), comments by author Luca Maurer on the inclusion of transgender people in workplaces, and the use of neuroscience in transgender inclusion training.

An essay is presented on what it means to be a working transgender woman. It explores the author's experience being fired for insubordination in April 1997 after telling her employer that she was transitioning from male to female and would be coming to work as a female. Topics include the challenges of funding her transition while unemployed and of finding employment as a trans woman, and her experiences of discrimination in the workplace, which included verbal abuse by her superior.

The article looks at U.S. companies that have implemented transgender-friendly policies. Retailer Macy's provided employee training for serving transgender customers. Automobile manufacturer General Motors attended the Southern Comfort conference on transgender issues and has developed transgender-related training materials. Pharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers-Squibb provides employee health insurance benefits covering HIV medications, mental health counseling, and hormone therapy.

This article is focused on Diego Sanchez, the legislative assistant to U.S. representative Barney Frank and the first openly transgender person to work in a federal congressional office. Sanchez will work to pass a version of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) that is inclusive of transgender employees.

This article reports that the movie theater chain Megaplex Theatres in Utah, which refused to screen the film "Brokeback Mountain" in 2006, has a transgender employee, Ayla Rowley. Rowley began working for the company before she had fully transitioned in 2006, and has received support from Kathy Farrow, the manager of Megaplex human resources.

The article focuses on the U.S. district court in Washington D.C.'s decision to side with David Schorer, a soon-to-be female-to-male transsexual, who's legal name is Diane Schroer. She was about to undergo sex-reassignment surgery but her bosses at the U.S. Library of Congress revoked the offer, but the court ruled that she was discriminated against on the basis of sex. It was the first time a transgender person had won a lawsuit in such a manner. Information on arguments put forth by the American Civil Liberties Union is also provided.

The article focuses on the fear many transgender people have of being fired at their place of employment based on their gender identity. Particular attention is given to Ally Howell, a highly educated transgender woman, struggling to find employment. In August 2003 she was fired shortly after she discussed with a human resources executive adopting a gender-identity antidiscrimination policy. Information on computer network resources for companies that accept and seek out transgender people is also provided.