World chess federation bars transgender women from competing in women's events
apnews.com
The world’s top chess federation has ruled that transgender women cannot compete in its official events for females until an assessment of gender change is made by its officials.
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"90% of the country's land area has never seen a trans person in real life..."
Do you have a link for this?
Anecdotal. You don't encounter many LGBT folks in rural areas, the stigma is still too strong. You would get physically assaulted in certain situations. Trans folks are unheard of, except in media.
It's not until you get closer to urban areas that they become a little safer and more comfortable expressing themselves.
90% is just a rough estimate of the ratio of urban to rural.