Gender Identity In Queen Hatshepsut

Many may wonder what being a transgender person really is, a lot of people may see or refer to it as someone who has gone gender transformation, or is confused with who they are. The word transvestite is very much used when referring to a person who identifies with the opposite gender, the word 'Transvestite' itself originated in 1910 by the well known German sexologist Magnus Hirschfeld, who also founded the Berlin institute which was where the first 'sex change' surgeries took place. 'Transsexual' was not used until 1949, the word 'transgender' not until 1971, and 'trans not until 1996, but they all refer to the same thing. The idea of being transgender goes as far back as 1503 BC to the Egyptians. It was believed that their second

1. This opinionated article How Changeable Is Gender? by Richard A. Friedman in the New York Times is a based on various sets of studies done to people in the transgender community, which makes up about 0.3% or 700,000 people in the U.S. In the article, he mentions studies whose results support and contradict his point of view. For instance,a study done in 2008 to 77 "young people" (5-12), both boys and girls, showed that an immense number ( over 50% of the boys) no longer had any sign of gender dysphoria a.k.a gender identity disorder. By these results, Madeleine S.C Wallein, who conducted this specific case study heavily makes us second guess if kids (5-12) with gender dysphoria are stable enough to be certain of who they "think" they might

Transgender is “an umbrella term for people whose gender identity and/or gender expression differs from what is typically associated with the sex they were assigned at birth”. (GLADD online). Research shows that transgender youth face more trauma both physical and emotional, by society due to their gender identity. ( Huebner, Diaz & Sanchez, 2009) (Koken , Bimbi, & Parsons, 2009).

Transgenders face several challenges throughout their transition of being expected. MacNish & Gold-Peifer (2014) defined the term transgender as an umbrella term used to describe variations of gender identities derived from your expected birth gender and societies expectations of that gender.

Gender Identity Disorder is classified as a mental dysphoria that describes patients that have a strong desire to identity with the opposite sex. GID marginalizes and infringes on the civil rights of transgender people (Winters). GID categorizes all of transgender people into one group. This type of medical conclusion leaves the transgender community into feeling isolated and targeted. There is no scientific evidence or data to back up this disorder, and there have been no studies that show transgender is linked to environmental, genetic, or other factors. Some scientific reasoning can be related to the chromosome pool, and the lack/abundance of Y and X chromosomes. Gender identity disorder can be deteriorating in many ways. Transgender people are given these titles that have nothing to do with mental health, only personal preference, and are targeted because they do not fit within the social

Transsexual and Female-to-male (F-T-M) Men- This subgroup includes those whose biological sex is female but identify as men.

“Transgender: of, relating to, or being a person whose gender identity differs from the sex the person had or was identified as having at birth; especially :of, relating to, or being a person whose gender identity is opposite the sex the person had or was identified as having at birth” (Merriam-Webster Dictionary). In the world today, there are many people coming out as transgender, and many accepting it. Due to the fact that this is becoming a common thing, gender reassignment surgery is as well. Many may wonder what a gender reassignment surgery is, and if there are symptoms from it. People may also

Gender identity is one’s own perception of their own gender, which is often (incorrectly) considered as either male or female. A person whose gender aligns with the sex they were assigned at birth is generally described as “cisgender.” This is in opposition to transgender men and women, who are identified by the gender they identify as, and not the one they were assigned at birth. Transgender identities that are not male or female are called “nonbinary” or “genderqueer.” There is a wide range of nonbinary identities, such as genderfluid (regularly moving between genders), agender (not identifying with any gender) or third gender (identifying as neither male nor female).

The term transgender includes any individual who identifies or expresses their gender identity with a different gender then the one they were assigned at birth. Two generally used terms are male to female (MTF) and female to male (FTM). These terms indicate a transition from the first gender to the second gender (Figure 1.1). The concept of social gender and psychological gender are also important factors that impact an individuals gender identity. Social gender refers the presentation of ones identity within a public setting (i.e. clothing, speech, etc.) and psychological gender refers to how one actually identifies with a specific gender (i.e. male or female) (Lombardi, 2001). For the purpose of this paper the focus will be on transgender women (MTF) unless otherwise stated.

Much confusion exists between the terms transvestite, transgender, and transsexual. A transvestite is a heterosexual male who wears traditionally feminine clothing. The layman term for transvestite is “cross dresser”. A transgender person is one who experiments in dual male and female roles opposite to birth gender. In contrast to both, a transsexual is a person with the condition gender dysphoria who changes their physical, natal gender to the opposite gender.

Often times you go through life, being confused about what to wear, what to eat, or what you just learned in class. However, many people are constantly categorized to be confused about what their whole life and purpose is, because they cannot be placed in one of the two socially accepted gender categories- male or female. This idea or “disorder”(Medical Dictionary) is commonly known as being transgender. I do not think that there are only two categories for gender; I believe that there are people who are not considered to be only male or female, but both. Due to different religions, influences, social structures, and expectations, people can be put into hiding and therefore never establish a distinct and accepted place in society. In the ongoing controversy, I believe society continues to make the transgender community and essentially any other difference in humanity an uncomfortable subject, which is easily converted to the individual being confused about their social identity or gender.

In the words of Ellen Wittlinger regarding transgender “...you can only lie about who you are for so long without going crazy” (“GoodReads”). It is a shame that society would force a person to hide their identity but many have concealed themselves in order to conform into social norms. One group that has been socially marginalized and forced to hide their true selves are the transgender community. The definition of transgender is “Appearing as, wishing to be considered as, or having undergone surgery to become a member of the opposite sex.” (“Free Dictionary”) People have many prejudices and ideas of what transgender is but many times these are erroneous. Transgender people have been in society since it began but have been forced into

The transgender community is an integral part of the LGBT community, although there are slight differences. The purpose of this paper is to bring to highlight such differences and discrimination that the transgender community faces. The Merriam Webster’s dictionary defines being transgender as “of, relating to, or being a person (as a transsexual or transvestite) who identifies with or expresses a gender identity that differs from the one which corresponds to the person 's sex at birth.” Typically, this is what it entails. To put it short, someone who is transgendered is someone who does not identify with the gender they were assigned to at birth.

Transgender is a term that is used to describe men and women who were born a certain sex, but feel their true gender is the opposite. Some live completely - or part time - as the opposite sex. There are also some transgender people that get sex reassignment surgery, completely changing their gender. While the definition of transgender is not yet fully agreed upon and is indeed still changing on a regular basis, there are some elements that seem to remain consistent:

For many years the fight for gay and lesbian equality has been heard, fought for, and in most cases succeeded. However, a relatively new group known as Transgenders, boys transforming into girls or girls transforming into boys, are now fighting for the same equality and acceptance. Gender Dysphoria, also known as Gender Identity Disorder, is a mental illness on the rise in America. Politics has found its way into the LGBT community more and more over the years, leading most politicians to side with or against the group. Although most Americans are familiar with what a transgender technically is, few know the science, statistics, or reasoning behind it.