trying to get and hold down a job as a trans woman in 2026 feels like trying to get a job with multiple felonies

fuck i just got fired from starbucks cause my
management figured out i was trans shortly after i started and just turned on me. one of my old coworkers confirmed what they were saying behind my back before they let me go.

every job i've been applying to which is literally just entry level food service has been denying me
left and right, even fast food. i have over 9 YEARS of experience in the food industry and i can't even get a job at wendy's. i'm doing my best to turn my life around but gaining and securing work as a trans woman is just destroying every chance i have at getting my footing. i'm tired. i'm tired of the humiliation ritual that is seeking employment and the abuse that comes with gaining it.

i just got out of homelessness and it seems like im going to get thrown right back in now that i lost my job.