Many people in the world are discriminated against and that is one sad fact of life. We must all do our utmost to fight that in any shape or form whether it be race, colour, religion, physical or mental handicap, gender whatever.
I do not thankfully find myself unduly discriminated against. However sometimes I feel that in the world of available funding for authors in particular I have come across certain bodies - no names supplied or I would be accused of having a personal axe to grind- who refuse to consider my applications just because I have no particular axe to grind in the first place. Other than lack of literary funding!