Pros And Cons Of Trans Women

When discussing injustices, it is pivotal--for the sake of true progressive social change--to include all oppressed groups into the dialogue. Transgender People tend to be heavily misrepresented and demonized. Because of transphobia, there

Transgendered people in America have made many great strides since the 1990s. They have encountered violence, lack of health care, and the loss of homes, jobs, family and friends. There have been many phases of the struggle of being transgendered in America over the years. The current phase we must be in now is equal rights. There are many variations of discrimination against the transgendered community. In our society we simply do not like what we do not understand. It is easier to discriminate than to try and understand. We are all created different and we should appreciate our differences. The change must come by addressing the views of the public. There is much justification in the unequal rights of transgendered peoples. The Human

It’s not hard to say that America has come so far into society and our freedom. How can our country forget when slavery ended in 1865 and gave women more rights in 1920. However, over time America has ignored the basic rights of transgender people. Transgender people are not any different from African Americans, or women. Why should they be treated any different, they're humans just like everybody else. They deserve the same basic treatment as a human rather than being treated like they're not from this planet. There are transgender people today who are getting harassed and tormented for just going into the bathroom for what they identify as. They should be able to go into a bathroom for which gender they identify as. Rather than making special bathrooms for transgender people that make them stand out and feel like they’re labeling themselves for using.

Transgendered persons can potentially lose their position in the military. Although other political leaders disagree with president’s trumps proposal. I disagree with the proposed actions that transgenders should be banned from the military, based on material and nonmaterial components. The terms Heterosexism, cultural relativism, feminist and standpoint theory will be used to support my decision.

The misconception of trans women is the accusation of not being a “real” women that can increase violence as a way of rejection. The behavior would consist of rejection, verbal abuse, or severe violence. The worse part of all is this act of crime is not reported because trans women are blamed for this brutality. “She brought it upon herself”, is the common response society has towards this criminal act. Victim blaming is present when a victim of a crime is held responsible or

According to the National Transgender Discrimination Survey conducted in 2011 that received responses from more than 6, 000 trans people, it was found that over half (53%) of them have claimed to have experience harassment not only at/in bathrooms, but other public accommodations as well such as hotels and restaurants and 10% of trans people have reported to have been physically attacked while at these facilities. (Tash par.1) These people are discriminated against almost every single place they travel to. No human being deserves to be treated this way as everyone is built relatively the same.

Just Add Hormones, by Matt Kailey (2005), shows how transpeople are perceived as ‘others’, but are really just people who just want to be accepted. All throughout the book, Kailey (2005) expresses that he tries to act like and be what men act like in order to gain the acceptance that every human being desires. Even in the push for rights of gays, lesbians, and bisexuals, transpeople are rejected and looked down on, even though, as Kailey (2005) puts it, “we share a common problem—we are all discriminated against because of our gender” (Kailey, 2005, p. 93). Furthermore, in general society, transpeople are perceived as sex offenders for going into a restroom, when in reality “we are in there for one purpose only, just like everyone else is,

In 2016, former president, Barack Obama lifted the ban of transgenders being in the military. Now the question comes up, should transgender be allowed in the military? This is a very “touchy” topic as when discussed in verbal debates, situations can become pretty heated. Recently, current president, Donald Trump reversed the decision and put the ban back on as he made the announcement on Twitter saying, the military does not need to be “burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgenders in the military would entail.” (Caceres). Several members of the military have voiced their opinions on why they think transgenders should be allowed in with no problem.

A large issue facing trans women today is the violence perpetrated against them. In 2003, fourteen murders of trans people were recorded in the U.S, most of them being trans women and people of color. (Bettcher, p. 280) By mid-October of 2015, twenty-one trans women, who were also mostly women of color, were murdered in the United States, and this number exceeds the amount of trans murders in 2014. (Wilkinson, “You Know What Time It Is”) It is important to remember that these are only recorded instances that do not count the murders that went unreported. The amount of these murders is increasing as more years pass. This violence is rooted in the idea of trans women are seen as deceivers due to the vulva-vagina-uterus anatomy being seen as the “normal” anatomy of a woman. This is explained in Talia Mae Bettcher’s “Evil Deceivers and Make-Believers”, as she outlines the “rhetoric of deception” throughout the article. In the article, she states “frequently connected to this appearance-reality contrast is the view that genitalia are the essential determinants of sex.” (Bettcher, p.281) Because of this, trans women are put in a double-bind to either “disclose ‘who one is’ and come out as a pretender or masquerader, or refuse to disclose (be a deceiver) and run the risk of forced disclosure, the effect of which is exposure as a liar.”(Bettcher, p. 283) The normalization of this anatomy being linked to femaleness puts added pressure on trans women to “prove” themselves, or else be

On the contrary, to victimizing trans men, we can see how we treat trans men in comparison. Moreover being a man in our society is the best situation one can be in. Society sees trans women as the epitome of not being a man. However, they are also less of a woman because they are not biologically women and can never be even if they get a sex change. The reason for this is because they are pretending to be women within society. We inherently use masculinity and femininity to treat people differently and in particular behavior. One way we can see this is by comparing how we act towards trans men in comparison to trans women. In Kristen Schilt and Laurel Westbrook research we can see that trans men are more accepted within males because trans

Transgender women should be allowed in women-only places for many reasons because, violence against trans women, not being accepted and discrimination towards them should stop. To begin with, male violence towards the trans woman should come to an end. Normally, trans women are victims of violence due to transphobia. For example, “A 2005 study, found that 50% of transgender women had experienced intimate partner violence in their lives.'' (Sophia Banks, CBC News, 2017, ‘Banning Trans Women From Women-Only Facilities Punishes Them For The Sins Of Others’). Male violence against trans women is a reason why trans women should be allowed in women-only spaces. Next, trans women don't feel accepted in society. They feel excluded and don't feel involved

Recently, especially with the most recent presidential election in November of 2016, there have been multiple debates on whether or not the U.S. should have transgender bathrooms in public places, such as rest stops and restaurants. That was one of the issues that the presidential candidates of 2016 argued on. A large majority believed that there should be transgender bathrooms provided by the Federal Government, but if you were to think about it, would we make taxpayers pay for these facilities whereas they’re not even Transgenders or would we take money out that’s supposed to go to the military for an issue that’s not even that big of a concern?

Working outside of the home was rare for women at a time and was wrong if it was done. Women that did work outside of the home were not taken seriously being seen as less intelligent than men and less able to cope with stress (Harrington 16). They were “physically and intellectually inferior” so women weren’t usually allowed to face the outside world (Collins 4-5). Women were told if they worked, they would be taking jobs away from men that needed to support their families, but in reality most women who worked did so to support their families as well (Harrington 17-18). The unemployment rates surpassed men’s 4.7% to 2.8% in the 1960s (Ward 101). It was thought that women had no real ambition to work (Harrington 16). Though it wasn’t typical for a women to work, it was said the poor and single women should work until they were married (Chafe 21). Even then it was a stretch for a woman to work considering single women were seen as prey in the workplace (Nies 15). The usual jobs women were stuck into were teachers, nurses, and secretaries (Kesselman 31). Even if qualified, women couldn’t work high-level federal jobs (Nies 46). A lot of the time, women wouldn’t even receive credit for the jobs they did (Povich 78). Not only were women stuck in jobs they didn’t enjoy, but they were also paid less and were not provided with health or retirement benefits (Harrington 18). They were being denied the right to show potential in what they did and felt restricted because of it (Senker

The LGBTQ+ community is growing and new aspects of their culture are emerging. They are humans and members of the community as much as heteronormative people are. The words and pronouns they use to identify themselves change as more information about their feelings and preferences are documented and as the terms reach the pop culture stage. Historically, words claimed by members of the community have been used against them as insults. The word “gay” gained a negative connotation when teens and young adults alike, started criticizing the actions of their peers saying, “That’s gay”, after an activity or action that an individual deemed too feminine for a male to perform. Another seemingly ambiguous term/word that gained a negative connotation was “homo”. The phrase “no homo” was coined by individuals who felt that they much reestablish a “hetero-platonic” relationship with a peer after giving them praise, or making a comment.

As of 2015, up to 700, 000 adults in the United States are transgender. Transgender is when a person’s self-identity does not conform unambiguously to conventional notions of male and female gender. For instance, have you ever had to decide between: if you care more for your safety or dignity while choosing which restroom door to open? Well, if your answer was “no” you have been living a comfortable life compare to transgender people. Every day more than 700,000 people (worldwide) struggle with this simple normal human necessity. “All I want to do is be a normal child and use the restroom in peace” (“America.”). Reading this quote is heartbreaking, asking to be “normal” should not even be thought of. Transgender people should be allowed to