Transgender Concepts

In a New York Times story, “Emmert (NCAA President) said the N.C.A.A., college sports’ governing body, had used lobbyists to oppose the law, called the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. The law, which does not explicitly mention sexual orientation, prevents the state from forcing private individuals or corporations to do business in ways that violate religious beliefs”(Blinder) The opposition of a legally justified law expounding the first amendment right, is by no means related to sports, and is outrageous to think that taxpayers (through paying state taxes, and the state schools paying the NCAA), indirectly pay for opposition of their state governments is an egregious act. This is not the only time, where the NCAA has interjected into the political arena. As USA Today reported, “The NCAA announced on Monday the relocation of seven previously awarded championship events — including NCAA tournament games in Greensboro — from the state of North Carolina during the 2016-17 academic year as a result of the state's controversial House Bill 2.(Blinder)” It is intriguing that the NCAA is sanctioning a state, especially with a state with such deep basketball roots as North Carolina (specifically the monetary role North Carolina has) instead of hashing it out with the state government. The lack of defined respect by the

Different people have different ideas about what the term transgender means. Most describe a transgender person as someone who feels strongly that their gender is not the same as the sex they were assigned at birth. Transgender people feel and express their gender in many different

Many of the issues and concerns previously mentioned stem from the cons that come with the bill. The first con is financial: the state of Texas could potentially lose money from passing SB 6. High-profile sporting events often turn to Texas for a host state and those who the bill applies to and people who do not support the bill will likely boycott any events held in Texas (Mangan). For example, the NBA All-Star game could turn its focus to Texas for a potential host, but executives are already starting to factor in this bill in their decision-making as they do not want to host events where patrons will feel unsafe and unwelcomed. According to KTRK, executives of the league will “watch Texas and other states with similar bills” as they inspect states for potential NBA hosts. Should Texas be passed aside for this and other large-scale events, the state could undoubtedly lose a great deal of money and publicity. Another issue on the individual level lies with who the bill targets: those of the transgender community. While never specifically stated in the bill, a majority of people feel that it only targets transgender individuals as they are the only persons who identify as a different gender and would like to use the restroom of the gender they identify

According to the articles, transgender is when someone's gender identity, expression, and behaviors are not conforming with their biological sex.

In attribute to social stress, transgender people are more vulnerable to symptoms of depression and anxiety (APA). They also struggle with self-esteem, they ask themselves questions on why they should be who they are if society is saying NO.Understanding and compassionate mental health providers have often been an important part of that. This bill has caused so many to speak out, transgenders and their supporters have protested, made speeches, tweeted, they have done anything to get the word out for what they believe in. A transgender man, Joaquin Carcano, has definitely had a lot to say, but he spoke out because he is tired. He is tired of the discrimination and fear. Time shared his inspiring words that have captured the very essence

Kidd and Witten define the term transgender vaguely, stating it “describe[s] people who transcend the conventional boundaries of gender, irrespective of physical status or sexual orientation” (Kidd & Witten, 2007, p. 36). This term is a reference for the ‘other gender’ that is not particularly male or female. Currently, within the American society, there is a growing awareness of individuals who are transgender. Much of this awareness comes from LGBT movements and

The term transgender is used to define individuals who do not identify with the sex that they were assigned at birth. For example, if a person who is born female decides later on in her life that she would like to identify as a man, that person would identify as a trans-man, and would most-likely use the pronouns “he” or “him” when describing himself.

According to a website titled Transgender Student Guidelines, transgender is a term that represents an individual who identifies differently from what his or her biological gender is. In simpler words if an individual was born with male anatomy, then that individual feels identifies as a female, this clarification also

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

The most recent law causing problems in Texas for the LGBT community is the much discussed “bathroom bill,” which wants to make people use the bathroom that correlates with the gender on their birth certificate (causing discrimination and harassment against transgender people). Even though this law, were it to go in effect, would cause many big companies, like the NFL (Boren, 2017), to withdraw major events from Texas. North

What is transgender? The accepted and recognized definition of a transgender individual according to Webster’s dictionary is: denoting or relating to a person whose sense of personal identity and gender does not correspond with their birth sex. Gender fluidity and gender dysphoria are also common terms and

Many argued that this bill was important for the safety of women and children from men who could have been sexual offenders, pretending to be a transgender just to get inside of a woman’s locker/restroom. The opponents of the bill are the Democrats, civil rights groups and of course the LGBT community. These people feel as if the bill is discriminating, it’s an interference with the government’s rights, as well as causing the economy to be at risk of losing lots of money. Their argument is that there .haven’t been any reports about men dressing up as women just to commit a crime, and then later using the bathroom bill as a cover up or a legal defense. Many transgender women and men do not see the big deal about just going to the bathroom and leaving out. If anything they feel as if they would be the ones to undergo an attack if anybody. The state is looking at losing at least 4.5 billion dollars behind this bill . Many citizens of this community is disappointed with the mayor for allowing this bill to discriminate them. Major companies, airlines and other organizations are even reconsidering moving out of state. According to NCAA,which is the men’s basketball tournament, they have stated as of now they will just listen out and monitor the next events that happens with this bill, but they are also upset with the bill, because they would like for anyone who comes to their tournaments to feel welcomed and are treated respectfully

One of the most controversial decisions of the 21st century, North Carolina’s so-called ‘bathroom bill,’ or the more formal House Bill 2 prevents transgender people from using the bathroom of the gender with which they identify; which on the surface sounds like a reasonable thing to do - after all, as Senate President Phil Berger commented, no one wants to “...allow men to walk into locker rooms at YMCAs across our country and undress in front of young girls,” but the fact is that this new law targets and discriminates against a minority, hurts the already unstable economy, and creates more drama and hype around a situation that was, up to this point, considered normal. To put it bluntly, this intolerant law has no place in a country that prides itself on acceptance - which means one of the biggest reasons this law is unjust is because

Have you ever heard of the saying: if you got to go, you’ve got to go? For most people this phrase is true, but for transgender people, it isn’t that simple. Transgender people have been barred from using the bathroom of their choice, with bills and laws that are called bathroom bills. This is not only unfair, but it also accounts for physical and vocal harassment towards transgender people in the bathroom, in schools, and discrimination throughout the country.

In the 90s the term ‘transgender’ was coined. The term transgender can be considered as the umbrella, which includes people who are willing to defy the traditional societal expectations regarding gender (Molero & Pinto, 2015). It is a broad term that includes the transsexuals, intersexual, and also who do not confine to identify with the male/female gender category, and the people whose behaviors are largely different from the societal norms (Molero & Pinto, 2015).