Gender Non Conformity

The mental health of individuals in the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered) community is something that is a serious problem. For most of the history of the United States and many different parts of the world LGBT people faced much persecution and in some cases even death. This constant fear of discovery and the pressure that one feels on oneself when “in the closet” can lead to major mental distress. Research has shown that people who identify as LGBT are twice as likely to develop lifetime mood and anxiety disorders (Bostwick 468). This is extremely noticeable the past couple years in the suicides of bullied teens on the basis of sexual identity and expression. The stigma on simply being perceived as LGBT is strong enough to

The transgender population often have complicated medical needs and encounter numerous health disparities including discrimination, lack of access to quality health care and social stigma. Some health disparities include various chronic diseases, cancers, as well as mental health issues (Vanderbilt University, 2017). Transgender individuals are at increased risk of HIV infection with their rates being reported “over four times the national average of HIV infection, with higher rates among transgender people of color (Grant, Mottet, Tanis, 2011).” In addition, they usually do not have health insurance (Makadon, 2017) and have a lower probability of preventative cancer screenings in transgender men (AMSA, 2017).

1. Why do people get so angry when people don't conform to gender behavior? For example, "girly" men and "butch" women.

Throughout history, it is evident that inequalities and disparities are part of health systems and society. Even after all the success of activism, such as the work from the human rights movement and campaign, inequalities and disparities are still evident today. Especially within minority groups, such as LGBTQ* (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) individuals – this is not to say that LGBTQ are the only categories when it comes to sexual orientation and gender identities, thus it is followed by a * – and racial groups. Furthermore, it is evident that within minority groups there are specific micro-level groups that experience unique and sometimes even greater amount of inequalities and disparities. For example, the micro-level group of transgender individuals from the LGBTQ* community is one of the many minority groups that experience both medical and social disparities and inequalities.This paper will discuss both the medical and social inequalities and disparities that Transgender Individuals face, including structural violence and intentional violence.

Whether we consciously notice or not, doing gender is occurring everyday within our society. Every interaction we have with another individual is doing gender. Doing gender has become a part of our every day lives the same way without realizing it the same way we breathe air without really paying attention that we are breathing. The meaning behind this is that it is occurring unconsciously. Candace West and Don Zimmerman coined the term doing gender in an article they composed. West and Zimmerman argued that gender is something that humans created. As humans, we have the urge to categorize and define everything. If someone was not in favor of their gender role or did something that was not deemed correct for that gender, this person would be committing an act of social deviance. This paper will discuss what doing gender means along with other attributes of doing gender. These attributes includes what pushes us to do gender, why we do gender, the results of doing gender along with discussing what the boys in C.J. Pascoe’s article of Dude you’re a fag accomplished. This essay will discuss what doing gender is along with what causes us to do it and finally what doing it accomplishes.

LGBT population have higher rates of depression among the youth. Statistics of depression compared between LGBT and the general population in Australia depicts that 57.2% of transgender and gender diverse were diagnosed of depression and 11.6 % had experience depression in their lifetime respectively (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2007). Moreover, mental health among the LGBT is known to be poor in Australia as 36.2% of transgender and 24.4% of gay, lesbians and bisexual Australians met the scale of having major depression in 2005, and 6.8% when compared to the general population. Dejection among transgender women (male to female) under age 30 was on a high rate in La Trobe university study constitute

In the United States Transgender women (individuals who are sex-assigned male at birth but identify as female) experience high rates of severe depression due to pervasive discrimination that they face in society. According to Hoffman (2014), when compared to the general population, Transgender individuals experience much higher rates of depression with estimates as high as 62% (as cited in Clements-Noel, Marx, Guzman, and Katz, 2001). Due to these high rates of depression, Transgender women are at increased risk for overall negative health outcomes, which severely limits them from living happy, healthy, and productive lives. According to studies by Nemoto, Operario, Keatley, Nguyen, and Sugano, (2005) there is a growing understanding of the

The issue of transsexual homelessness and health has been subjected to debate in the recent discussions that underline the paradigms of safety. The people who identify with a gender that is distinct from which is assigned to them at birth are at a greater risk for being subjected to social isolation, emotional and physical trauma, infectious disease, chemical dependency, discrimination, infectious disease, and the limited access housing, employment opportunities, as well as healthcare. Homelessness is the compounding factor to all these risks facing transsexual individuals (Rew, Whittaker, Taylor‐Seehafer Smith, 2005). A misunderstanding of gender variance has resulted in many having negative attitude towards transsexual individuals to the extent of rendering them homeless. The analysis in this paper is aligned to the issue of homeless among the transsexual persons by investigating the entire spectrum of the issue. In a general analysis the paper will highlight the extraordinary conditions that lead to transsexual individuals experiencing homelessness besides the same reasons that the other ‘normal’ individuals are rendered homeless- the inability to afford housing, addiction and mental health problems, being abused physically and being estranged by their own families (Rew, Whittaker, Taylor‐Seehafer Smith, 2005). This paper covers the issue of homelessness among transgender in the realms of the different ages, the psychological effects, and the reasons why they are

The literature children read reflects the sort of values adults wish to instill on future generations. Today we can see the gender norms from the past are still alive today. Gender norms are the set of ideas society holds on how men and women should act. For instance, men work and women are in the kitchen. These cliche norms come from the continued teachings to children who become adults and teach their children.

Two broader themes of codes were identified, including conflation encounters and reactions to a stigmatization of transgender individuals based on the confounding of sexual orientation and gender identity. The second theme included inter-dependence experiences and identify changes associated with the intersecting relationship of gender and sexuality among transgender individuals. Participants included 45 individuals who identified as transgender and gender non-conforming. Gender and sexuality intersect in different ways for transgender and gender non-conforming

In this article, Dr. Sabin, Dr. Riskin, and Dr. Nosek analyze both implicit and explicit attitudes held by health care providers in terms of lesbian and gay patients. The authors based their research on prior findings that identified the Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community to be a minority population that was found to be at a higher risk than heterosexual people to smoke, use alcohol and illegal substances, attempt suicide, and experience depression. Prior research also identified chronic stress among this population, mainly caused by their minority status, legal barriers to health insurance, providers lack of culturally competent training, and experiences and expectations of discrimination. Furthermore, the prior research also found this population,

Transgender individuals are at higher risk for “certain chronic diseases, cancers, and mental health problems (Vanderbilt University, 2017).” Transgender individuals who consume cross-sex hormones, and undergo sex-reassignment surgery have a greater risk for depression, anxiety, STDs, mental health issues, suicide attempts, victimization, and substance abuse (Grant, Mottet, Tanis, 2011), additionally, they usually do not have health insurance (Makadon, 2017). Furthermore, HIV rates are reported “over four times the national average of HIV infection, with higher rates among transgender people of color (Grant, Mottet, Tanis, 2011).”

Conceptions of idealized and appropriate feminine qualities are majorly constructed by the dominant patriarchal discourse that judges female behaviour with reference to gender-based social norms. Incarcerated within the patriarchal disciplinary system, the female bodily act becomes a subject of highly structured regulations whose “inspecting gaze” forces it to be infantilised or penalised. Living under the custody of their offenders, women are the target of a manipulative process that strives to condition them, training them to believe in its established qualities of femininity. Through a systematic surveillance of their behaviours and thoughts, the oppressive controlling system turn women into “docile bodies” which are emblematic of conformity and submissiveness. “[L]argely interpellated by

Although Gender Identity Disorder (GID) and homosexuality has been in the American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) for many years, I was personally unaware of the controversy that surrounded it. I realized that I needed to educate myself in the issues and changes that have occurred in the DSM regarding GID and homosexuality over the years.

What is gender nonconforming? Is it the same thing as being transgender? The answer is no. According to GLAAD (2017), gender nonconforming and transgender are umbrella terms, therefore, gender nonconforming people do not always identify themselves as transgender and not all transgender people are gender nonconforming. Gender nonconforming is a term used to describe people whose behavior and/or appearance is different from prevailing expectations of masculinity and femininity (GLAAD, 2017). Transgender is a term for people whose gender expression and gender identity are different than the gender they were assigned at birth (GLAAD, 2017).