John Oliver Explains Why Transgender Rights Have a Ways to Go
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Last night on Last Week Tonight, John Oliver devoted his main segment to the unbelievable indignities suffered by the transgender community, despite the various high-profile strides (Caitlyn Jenner’s Vanity Fair cover, Transparent’s Emmy win, Laverne Cox’s Madame Tussaud’s debut) made this year.
The transgender community faces so many serious challenges, from extremely high suicide rates and rates of harassment, physical assault, and sexual violence to lower earning margins, but on top of this, Oliver points out, the media is mind-blowingly insensitive—Barbara Walters, Katie Couric and Larry King have all asked transgender individuals way-too-personal questions about their anatomy.