The Acceptance Of Transgender Service Members

According to Beacon Law.org, the motto states that “The Beacon is a place where services are being provided to help restore dignity, self-respect, and hope to Houston’s poor and homeless”. However, discrimination against the transgender population in The Beacon Day Center has increased significantly over the past six months I began my intern, I attended Tuesday and Thursday at the agency. I observed 10% of the transgender clients of The Beacon Day Center are affected through this problem. The Beacon

system, many despaired populations have several health disparities as well, meaning they are at a disadvantage when attempting to access proper healthcare. One population in specific that is despaired due to many components is the Lesbian, Gay, Transgender, and Bisexual community, commonly referred to a LGBT. This population is mixed with individuals of various race, gender, income and many other qualities and was created due to sexual orientation. The sexual orientation of this group is described

Transgender Diversity Assignment Members of the LGBT community have battled with societal norms since the beginning of its emergence. Here the focus will be specifically geared to the transgender members of the community. Vocabulary around the issue has changed over time as well as the meanings and connotations. Through history there have been may terms associated with gender nonconformity: 1) Transvestite: first used in 1910 to describe a person who dresses in clothing of the opposite sex, traditionally

major debate about transgenders and their right to serve in the military. Many transgender individuals bring with them well documented mental and emotional issues that require a serious commitment of time, money, extended therapies, and trainings. Coupled with a very public and open battle with suicide are all reasons why transgender individuals should not be allowed to enlist in the military at this time. b. What is transgender? The accepted and recognized definition of a transgender individual according

that they are in. These people who are generally referred to as transgender, struggle everyday with feeling out of place - feeling confused about which bathroom that they should be in or which section in the store they should shop in. 1 in 30,000 males and 1 in 100,000 females rank high on the Benjamin scale, the scale that is used for the identification of persons experiencing gender dysphoria

set forth by the Veterans Administration create an opportunity for more inclusive health services for LGBT individuals outside of the VA. With the abolishment of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Policies, LBGT veterans are now considered in the services offered at the VA. As the Veterans Health Administration becomes more inclusive, there is potential for the military service policy, excluding enlistment of open transgender individuals, to be abolished (Sharpe & Uchendu, 2014). The VA currently has fifteen facilities

15,000 transgender individuals currently serving in our Armed Forces whose life will be impacted when the policy changes go into effect which will lift the ban allowing transgender individuals to serve openly in the US Armed Forces. This much anticipated policy change comes after the Don’t

United States Government will not accept or allow Transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military. Our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming victory, and cannot be burdened with tremendous medical costs and disruptions that transgenders in the military would entail. Thank you.” This statement left me with more of a questions than answers, and it became necessary to research the information. How does being transgender make our military forces less focused? How does

pushed the boundaries of their respective school’s policies on transgender rights and have forced these institutions to institute policies to address these issues of equality on campus. My research will highlight the myriad of ways that higher education has addressed transgender rights on their campuses. The Department of Education (under President Obama) set out a policy under Title IX that defined how schools are required to treat transgender students. Colleges and universities that receive Federal

certain positions, with little to no issue. As of last 2016, transgender citizens were included and were permitted to serve openly. However, President Donald Trump has recently imposed a ban that would prohibit transgender individuals from serving in the military. While support groups on both sides of the issue have voiced their opinions, those who support the ban cite medical costs and mental health as palpable reasons to prohibit transgender soldier from joining the military, while those who oppose