America's Transition Research Paper

In a recent podcast regarding a transgender high school student being forced to change in the nurse’s office instead of in the locker room with other students addressed the controversy regarding the treatment of members of our society who identify as LGBTQ. Throughout the podcast, multiple individuals have voiced support for the school’s decision to isolate the transgender student when changing. Do to the opinions voiced in the podcast regarding this case, I realized that the treatment of the high school student is only one example of the existing discrimination towards those who identify as LGBTQ. As such, I intend to explore the controversy of LGBTQ and our obligations that we have as members of the same society. Throughout this paper, I

Thesis Statement: The terms “Transgender, gay, and lesbian” has made their way around the world, fast. American’s have turned these terms into a household conversation. According to http://www.marieclaire.com/culture/, there are about 700,000 plus estimated people that identify themselves as transgender gay, and lesbian in the United States. All people deserve love and happiness no matter the race, sexual preference, or religious views.

Although Thomas Jefferson swept the election of 1800 and witnessed the collapse of the Federalist Party in 1812, it was Alexander Hamilton’s political and economic views which proved predominant in the subsequent 19th century. The expansion of capitalism and industrialization– the development of new railroads, canals, and manufacturing factories in the North– not only contributed to the end of Thomas Jefferson’s Agrarian Yeoman era, but ultimately proved crucial to the Union’s victory during the Civil War. Nevertheless, by no means had Thomas Jefferson’s views vanished from the political landscape of the United States by 1865. The Louisiana Purchase in 1803, Indian Removal Acts in 1830, and Homestead Acts in 1862 were all early examples of Jefferson’s geopolitical vision for territorial expansion. By comparing the advancement of territorial expansion, development of a capitalist economy, and democratization of society and politics, this paper posits that although Thomas Jefferson’s geopolitical views were still present in the political landscape by the late nineteenth century, it was Hamilton’s economic and political views which were prevalent.

Media coverage of transgender people and their medical transitions appeared as early as 1952. Sweeping headlines across the country, including in The New York Times, Christine Jorgensen became a household name because she was the first American to ever to have a sex change. Former Army Private Jorgensen was featured in the December 2nd, 1952 article “Bronx ‘Boy’ Is Now a Girl”. For her sex changed she had to travel to Denmark. Although people had begun to speak publically about transgender people and it was a known mental and medical condition, it wasn’t until 1966 when Doctor Henry Benjamin published The Transsexual Phenomenon, that doctors in the United States had a guide to follow in terms of treating transgender

An important study that has been conducted, by Julie L. Nagoshi and her team, is the first piece of evidence in this essay that allows us to see how homosexuals, heterosexuals, and trans genders view themselves. The idea of sexual orientation was also very connected, by the participants involved in the study, to the definitions of gender identity and gender roles as well as previous research and theories compared to present day studies. Nagoshi and her team summarize that gender roles are the way society believes someone should act only based on if you’re male or female, gender identities as executing roles that are masculine or feminine according to the genitalia one was born with, and transgender as breaking both of those views

Disclosure of transgender identity is one of the most challenging yet personally liberating pronouncements that an individual can share with others. Verbalizing their self-identity can be a struggle for transgender individuals due to fears of social disapproval, rejection, loss of loved ones, discrimination, ostracism, verbal harassment, and violence (Shira Maguen, 2007).

Transitions always happen in everyone's life, maybe it's a happy event or a wrong decision that you have made. Although many of the transitions are harsh and difficult for many people, it's needed for everyone develop and become a better human being, both in the past and now. That is to say, I personally passed through many situations that I will never forget such as "my bicycle training", knowing about my future and most importantly, my current learning in the US.

The article addresses what are transgender and are they reinforcing sexist stereotypes. This article reviews the aspect of gender and whether or not transgender individuals are trying to change modern gender roles back to traditional roles. As transgender are individuals who were born as a men but, changed to be a women. For them to be a women they would go to the extreme of portraying the true self of a women. This follows up with the stereotyping of women because not all women go to the extreme to be a women. There are even females that are tomboys but are still women at heart. At the same time, this articles evaluates what become of transgender as they are also the ones who became nonconformists against the roles they are born with at birth.

Transgender equality has faced a crisis that in some cases, cannot be explained or justified. Many will wonder about the ins and outs of being transgender and the

Over the course of this paper, we will take a comprehensive look at information regarding the Transgender community issue in reference to four key sociology concepts. First, we will review information highlighting how transgender people come to the forefront of the public eye as well as the bathroom use uproar sweeping the nation. Next, we will review facts showcasing how transgender people go against the social norm of associating gender with a person’s given birth sex. Thirdly, we will review information showcasing the cultural inconsistencies throughout the nation when it comes to the acceptance of transgender people. Fourthly, material will showcase the actions transgender people must face in several states throughout the nation when they partake in social deviance through body alterations. Next, data highlighting how groups on each side of the issues are struggling to gain social control over the public opinion of the transgender community. Now, the transgender issue in America incubuses a plethora of sociological concepts; however, the four key concepts listed above will allow readers to understand the major issues society has with acceptance of this community.

Regardless if someone agrees or disagrees with what someone does with their life, most people understand that life is precious no matter what. One controversial issue that appears in many people’s life is gender dysphoria, which is defined by the American Psychiatric Association as, “involve[ing] a conflict between a person's physical or assigned gender and the gender with which he/she/they identify” (“What Is Gender Dysphoria?”). In some individual’s opinion, the solution for gender dysphoria, which is when individuals transition to the gender they identify as, should not exist. People going or wanting to go through this transition identify as transgender, shortened as trans. Regardless if people agree or disagree with the transition, the

The Transgender community is now the topic of pop culture discussion. From Bruce Jenner making his reveal as Caitlin, to many transgender awareness campaign, it is no longer hidden from the public eye, but what has society done to help welcome this new community. Like in the sixties early seventies the gay community has been bash socially and lawfully, it has taken over forty years for the gay community to make as many strides as they have today from the recognition of gay marriage to the militaries use of the don't ask don’t tell law being formally repealed. Although the gay community struggles have seemed to disappear the Transgender community is still struggling. Some of this is due to the fact that people don't have much knowledge of this community. Being Transgender a

Disclosure of transgender identity is one of the most challenging yet personally liberating pronouncements that an individual can share with others. Verbalizing their self-identity can be a struggle for transgender individuals due to fears of social disapproval, rejection, loss of loved ones, discrimination, ostracism, verbal harassment, and violence (Shira Maguen, 2007).

All these facts prove that some American journalists and television hosts do not even have a basic understanding of sensitive topics and stereotypes, which must not be raised during a conversation with a transgender person what in turn demonstrates the extent, to which negative stereotypes and ignorance are widespread in popular culture. Oliver also argues that such a lack of awareness provokes prejudices against transgender people in popular culture and results in a very hostile attitude towards them and subsequent discrimination or other problems, including increased risk of poverty, physical and verbal abuse as well as suicide attempts. Oliver's observation also demonstrates that the situation with cultural acceptance of transgender people

The first publicly transgender person came out in the 1920s and the idea of transitioning