June is nominated as the LGBTQ(lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) Pride Month when people in the LGBTQ community celebrate their identity and LGBTQ-friendly people show their support to them. However, LGBTQ issues, especially in social media, are still under strict monitor and sanction from government in China. In June, 2017 in Beijing, new regulations implemented policies to prohibit portrayals of homosexuality. The China Netcasting Services Association (CNSA) employed “professional censors” to “take down any considered not sticking to the correct political and aesthetic standards” (“China, par.1). Aiming at acknowledging citizens more knowledge about LGBTQ community, NetEase News of China published videos about LGBTQ community’s …show more content…
However, I hesitated to take initiative in exploring transgender issue, fearing that I would be deviated from mainstream values. I could not imagine how transgender people feel about themselves. What challenges they face in reality? And what kind of person they are if we look beyond their “gender”? I knew literally nothing about transgender people, until I met Wen.
It was in the first semester in 11th grade. The day started just like any other with my classmates slowly filing in to the classroom. Those students already in their seats were chatting when suddenly a silence spread through them as something caught their attention.
It was my classmate, Wen, who had always seemed a little introverted but otherwise perfectly normal. He walked into the room with a calmness that defied the shocked faces fixed on him. His mustache shaved off, he wore the skirt and blouse uniform the girls of our school wore.
The discussion amongst my classmates raged through the morning. As I began to acclimate to the situation, I became confused and even indignant in response to Wen’s actions. “Why is he dressed like a girl? How dare he?” I posited as I silently deliberated with myself. On the one hand, it seemed like common sense to me that guys shouldn’t wear skirts, while on the other hand, I had always thought of Wen as really nice guy who was always kind and helpful
It was less than a second, maybe half a second, but it changed everything. It was late at night after a soccer game. I was laying down in my room, coloring in a picture book, when my parents called me downstairs. After my sister and I walked downstairs, we were told to sit on the couch. Apparently my parents had something important to tell us, i didnt really realize what was going to happen because I was younger, so I sat on the couch smiling widely.
On the first day of the second year of fifth grade. It was horrible everyone new people from when they were in fourth grade . I felt all alone in a corner. I knew no one ,then the teacher comes up . She said " Hi I will be your teacher this year". I said " Hi I will be one of your students this year".
The reading in this assignment made me understand and appreciate the lives of others. Transgender are just like you and me. They have the same goals and inspirations. However, their hardships are more drastic then normal. I got the chance to be educated on trans 101 with this assignment. I have taken so much away from these readings. It has helped me be more understand of what transgender go through. Having the opportunity to have the two articles side by side to make my notes and analyzing. Finding the connections between the two and disconnect from society to transgender communities.
One day in 7th grade at 6th block it was almost time for Eogs to begin actually they were the following monday and i was talking to natalie.Mr.Clark was talking about something that really bored me ,so talking to natalie was pretty much my only option.I really should of payed attention but you know it was almost the end of the year and no one really payed attention.He wanted us to take notes so i pulled out a bunch of paper.Everybody kept asking me for paper so i got very annoyed.
Since the beginning of the year, I’ve been attending most Transmissions meetings. Transmissions is a community-based club for transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming people and allies at Rutgers University. In this reflection, I’ll be speaking about the meeting I attended the previous week, where the main discussion revolved around internalize and externalize transphobia and self-care. This was a very sensitive topic for myself as well as most others who attending the meeting.
At the time, I was only 5 years old. It was my second week of kindergarten, I was not exactly comfortable yet. School was in session and I was playing house, being the dad of course, because I worshiped my father. The loudspeaker came on for teacher to check their emails or turn on the tvs. I turned around and my teacher was on the floor, her hands were to her face and her black eye liner dripped down her cheeks. Some of the students walked over and hugged her, teachers began to congregate. What was going on? Why were teachers all heading to the hallway and screaming for us to do the same? The ground underneath me shook and I began to cry. I didn’t know what was happening.
During my eighth grade year, my homeroom teacher called me over to his desk. He informed me that he had read several of my papers and was intrigued with the way my mind worked. My
I was sitting in English; it was fifth period, and it was an average day. The teacher was going about her lesson, and
I believe the government structure of China is the most contradictory to the U.S. government structure. To begin with, China is a Communist State. The president of China is elected by the National People’s Congress – current president elected with 2,952 votes out of a possible 2,987. The members of the People’s Congress are “elected” from the various municipal, provincial, and regional people’s congresses, with only members of the CCP being eligible for election – thus, ensuring the CCP’s ruling status. In the U.S., in theory, the president is elected by the people in an open and free election (I use “in theory” because of the debate over Electoral College versus popular vote).
Some rulers ruled in different ways. Some ruled smart, some ruled in a manner that was not wise, and some ruled harshly against the people of china.
I remenber it was a random day when I was studying in junior high school. That day I went back to my school as usual but it was a bit different is that I had my favorite Art class on that day. In Asia, nearly all the schools have the same dull education system so having an Art class was the most exciting thing to me at that time. It is the only class I can enjoy myself and do whatever I want. On that afternoon, our Art teacher showed us brunch of
The film touches upon topics covered in the “Frequently Asked Questions about Transgender People” section of the National Center for Transgender Equality website (Transgender, 2009). The topics that are touched upon include what it means to be transgender, how someone knows they are transgender, the difference between sexual orientation and gender, gender transitioning, and medical
Xi Jinping is the top leader in the Communist Party of China and he’s the President of the People’s Republic of China. Additionally, according to (Timmons, n.d.), he worked up the ranks and touched all the right bases within the bureaucracy in order to become a major player in the Chinese Politburo. By 2013, Jinping was elected General Secretary of the Communist Party, Chair of the Military Commission and President of the People’s Republic of China. Moreover, according to (Economy, 2014, p. 80), Jinping articulated a simple but powerful vision for the country which was the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation. In fact, he rejected the communist tradition of collective leadership and instead established himself as the top leader within the tightly centralized political system. After just a few years in office, he has proven himself to be a transformative leader by
Government official were chosen by how qualified they were and by whether or not they did well on the examination
Statistics of the Chinese government (NBS, 2015) shows that the monthly wages of its migrating workers is ¥2864 RMB, approximately £3500 a year. At the same time, the wage levels of the Chinese migrating workers have continued to rise in recent years (see Appendix 2). Comparing these figures with Chinese per capita annual income of £1300 (WB, 2014), female factory workers seem to enjoy relatively good wages. However, these figures miss to calculate the shadow price on wage gap between them and their different counterparts.