1) I wasn't aware couple meant literally in the past 20 years and not the past handful (which to me would be anything within recent memory). 2) Transgender peo

1) I wasn't aware couple meant literally in the past 20 years and not the past handful (which to me would be anything within recent memory). 2) Transgender people do not have the legal protections that people of color do. There have only recently been laws to protect transgender people to be employed, have healthcare, etc. on the federal level- and what protections exist can be easily stripped away due to "moral disagreement" of the employer. You cannot refuse as an employer to give a black woman healthcare because you have a "moral disagreement" with her being black.