Azerbaijan
No job, no flat: trans people in the margins in Azerbaijan
Discrimination against trans people in Azerbaijan has very direct economic impacts, with many struggling to find jobs or flats, and ending up at risk through black market work and precarious housing. Durdana, 29, was born and raised in Baku. She left home seven years ago, after coming out as trans. In the years since, she has been arrested, rejected from housing and employment opportunities for being trans, and, in the past two years, failed to find any work after the one stable employer sh
