High exposure to benzene disrupts and seriously damages blood cells in the body which led to many cases of leukemia. Benzene, to this day, remains one of the highest leukemia-causing factors.
The following letter was contributed to The Signal by the Texas Transgender Nondiscrimination Scholars (TXTNS). The Executive Director of TXTNS, Josephine Tittsworth, is a UHCL and UH alum.