Probably a dumb set of questions but here goes. Does being transgender affect the chances of employment? Are employers more open to hiring trans people these days? What has your job experience been like?
not a dumb question at all, actually. the truth is that anyone who presents outside of the gender binary has a more difficult time getting work, even counting people who just happen to dress more androgynously. However, Trans people definitely do have a more difficult time finding work, and if you come out in the US in a state where there is "At Will" employment, you may find yourself without work. It happens. As for my own experience, I can definitely say that I have had difficulty finding work. I am currently in school, but even looking for summer jobs, or work when I was between my previous program and this one (currently doing post-grad work), has been difficult. I live in Canada, which is generally a much more accepting place, and there is still this difficulty, so I can only imagine the difficulty that someone would face in other, less accepting places.