Rachel and Heather are both transgender women who have been friends since high school,and they live in different cities in the Midwest.Rachel was recently threatened with eviction by her landlord when the landlord found out that Rachel is transgender,and Heather is now afraid that her landlord will do the same if her transgender identity is discovered.Heather is experiencing which of the following?

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Heather is experiencing stigma awareness, the fear and awareness of the negative attitudes and discrimination towards transgender individuals that may affect her own life. This is a common experience for many transgender individuals who are aware of the prejudices that exist against their identity. Rachel, on the other hand, is experiencing discrimination and possible housing insecurity due to her transgender identity, which is a form of external prejudice or discrimination. Neither microaggression, cultural stereotyping, nor internalized transphobia fully capture Heather's experience in this scenario.

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