Transgender Issues

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

In the last several years the United States of America has shown progression towards equality for LGBT. With whole states being the frontrunners of support for LGBT rights it has become apparent that change is happening. In 2012 gay marriage was legalized in all fifty states, allowing many couples the ability to wed. Close friends of my mom were able to wed because of the law. Not only has there been steps taken for sexuallitys but, also for those who are transgender. In the last couple years the Transgender Community has seen discussion after discussion about the use of bathrooms. It has shown that there’s many who support trans bathroom rights and that the country is willing to move forward. Also on the chopping block of the transgender

The North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signs the House Bill 2, the Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act, which undo all previous non-discrimination legislation, to ban transgendered individuals from using restrooms which matches their sexual identification. The law asserts that they should instead use the restrooms which matches the gender listed on their birth certificates. Enraged civil liberties groups around the country has decry the move as backwards and one which may put the well-being of transgenders at risk. Transgendered individuals have historically been a small vulnerable subset of the population, they have often been meted with violence and hostility. They are seen as a perversion and a dearth of moral values and evidence of societal degradation. But like any other vulnerable groups in society, they should be protected, not vilified as perverts and deviants.

America prides itself on being one of the most open-minded and tolerant nations in the world. In many cases, it is true. America does allow “the pursuit of happiness” for many, including other religions, immigrants, and, most recently, homosexuals with the passing of the Supreme Court decision which now allows gay marriage throughout the nation. However, when faced with transgenderism, America remains ignorant. A phobia against transgender people is prominent amongst the American people. This hatred and misunderstanding was evident during Bruce Jenner’s transition to Caitlyn Jenner. People took to name-calling, used transphobic slurs, and even refused to call Caitlyn Jenner by the pronoun she felt comfortable with. Due to this is a high-profile

Trans sexual people do not consider the sex they were born with to the the right one. So in order to be happy and free they change the opposite sex. This transition can be quite impactful as people start to discriminate and taking away their rights. A perfect example is the case of Re Kevin (Validity of Marriage of Transsexual) [2001] FamCa 1074. In this case Kevin was a transsexual man who wanted to get married but the attorney general refused to legally grant him a marriage certificate. Even though he could own a passport and other legal document, he still was not able to get legally married. After numerous trials, Kevin was able to obtain his marriage certificate. This case is a perfect example on how we humans have started to evolve, and have learned about accepting people for who they are. Even though transsexual people are not fully accepted, inevitably they all

The transgender community makes up a controversial, growing culture in America. Promoting the idea of tolerance, self-love and acceptance, the Transgender community helps support a community that is statistically not commonly received well by the American people of 2015. Many view this uprising as a positive, revolutionary movement that aims to not only help the minority groups of America but progress mindset of all people from potentially

Transgender people just want to be able to find “affordable resources, such as counseling, hormone therapy, medical procedures, and the social support necessary to freely express their gender identity and minimize discrimination.” There are no intentions involving religion and the only “inconvenience” that there is, is the inconvenience transgender people have of facing discrimination and searching for resources that are affordable. Finding affordable resources for medical procedures and hormones for transition is difficult, especially if a person is unemployed and is experiencing demotions as mentioned earlier. Transgender people are constantly dealing with “direct or indirect experiences with discrimination, or assault. These experiences

Within the past couple of years, LGBT issues have been showing up more in our daily lives than ever before. Taking a closer look at the T in LGBT, there have been stories and articles about transgender individuals and this has triggered a large variety of emotions and opinions from people all over the world. Someone who is transgender is an individual who identifies as a gender that does not match the gender that is assigned to him or her at birth. One of the biggest stories that brought transgender individuals into the mainstream spotlight was the announcement that Bruce Jenner, an Olympic gold metal winner, is trans gender. This was broadcast to millions of people as he told his story in an emotional interview with Diane Sawyer. Laverne Cox, a transgender woman, has had a predominant role in the Netflix series “Orange is the New Black” for the past 3 seasons and has also helped spread awareness about the trans community. With all of these stories being seen by more and more people, there have been some that haven’t been very accepting of the transgender community. Transphobia can lead to aggression towards trans individuals, causing abuse that may cause physical and emotional damage. Trans individuals are being policed by not only society, but also by institutions.

Transgenders have suffered an immense amount due to new House bill 2 which states that every transgender must use the bathroom based off of their gender on their birth certificate as said in the article "Map helps trans people find safe bathrooms in North Carolina" written by Gabriella Sorto from CNN. This new bill was gratified on March 24th and has put a tremendous amount of pressure on Transgenders since now they feel uncomfortable and unsafe using the bathroom due to their gender identity. In the article Sorto speaks of Emily Waggoner, who is a transgender herself that has created a map on Google for those of the trans community to find a safe and content place to use the restroom. Although this map is helping many in the community it is exceedingly despairing that one must use a map to find a safe area to use the bathroom, which only takes minutes but they must struggle because of the New House Bill. Additionally, many can agree that the "bathroom law" is ridiculous and it simply isn't fixing anything, it only ridicules and derides trans people and someone who can agree with this is Samantha Bee. In the article "Samantha Bee Blasts North Carolina's 'Transphobic' Bathroom Law" it talks about the opinion of Samantha Bee and her thoughts on the bathroom law and I would hope many people agree with her opinion. She states "Thanks to you, North Carolina citizens can now expect lots of privacy" meaning that now because the House Bill was

In fact, according to studies, although discrimination is prevalent among the majority of the transgender community, a transgender person of color is discriminated against more than a white transgender person, and an African American transgender person has it way worse than any other transgender population. The issue at hand is whether or not transgender individuals deserve to be treated with the same respect as any other person and have laws to protect them. Transgender people deserve to have rights that protect them and make them feel safe in society because they’re forced to use public facilities that don’t match their gender expression which could be dangerous for them, because they’re oppressed, violated and dehumanized only because they’re expressing who they really are, and because they aren’t treated as equal citizens, resulting in the denial of fundamental things like education, housing and employment. On the other hand, some people believe that transgender people shouldn’t have laws put in place for their benefit because they think that allowing transgender people access to facilities that correspond with their gender identity would be an invasion of privacy of the other people using the

In America today, change is occurring all the time. It seems so simple just to make a change in the world or within ourselves, but in reality, the people of our society are terrified of the idea of change. Change can come in many ways, such as in technology, education, the workforce, etc., but a big change that seems to be an issue in the world today is the idea of change in gender, also known as transgender. Transgender can be defined as, “denoting or relating to a person whose sense of personal identity and gender does not correspond with their birth sex” (Merriam-Webster). People struggle to wrap their head around those who are transgender because it is not what they were taught growing up. Even though being transgender is becoming more and more familiar today, the concept of changing gender is difficult for people to obtain and is negatively impacting society and the workforce today.

After discussing what the discrimination against transgender people is, the article offers a look into the side of those who support laws to protect the rights of transgenders and those who oppose those same laws, giving the audience plenty of insight into both sides of the issue. Lastly, the article concludes with how the transgender community faces everyday challenges that are sure to continue through time

The transgendered women and men have always been here, however, they are experiencing oppression. But they are not purely identified as the products of oppression (Stryker & Whittle, 2006). It has been claimed by that authors that “it is passing that’s historically new.” The meaning of passing is hiding and invisibility. Transgendered people should have the freedom to live their life freely and show who

Transsexualism started with a few men that were trying to be different from the others. Magnus and Benjamin were the first surgeons to perform gender altering surgeries. They changed the world forever and will help many that are uncomfortable with their gender, for centuries. Since then, there have been groups have collectively researched to see the different viewpoints of people. The Huffington Post took a survey, asking many different questions to see how people feel about transsexuals. Overall the results were that more people supported transsexuals. Surveys like this are great ways to influence how we should move forward with the transgender movement. Along with that, a lot of people get blurred when it comes to the line between L, G, B, and T. "The transgender population has not received anywhere near the same cultural exposure as the gay community. 'For more and more people, gays and lesbians do not seem strange—but the idea of denying them rights does,' Gray wrote. "Such a breakthrough seems unlikely for the transgender movement…. There are only around 700,000 transgender people in the United States, compared with around eight million gay, lesbian, and bisexual people. They are invisible in a way that other minorities are not.'" (Transgender Rights: Should federal, state, and local governments take steps to protect transgender rights? 3) That is one of the biggest reasons why transsexuals don't get their rights. People just compare how different transsexuals are worse. Through all of the years of controversy over Transgenders, there have been people that picked up the idea and have supported this vastly moving

Transgender inequality is a big thing in the 21st century. The population consists of ,115 000 to 450 000 people. All those humans beings who have been fighting for their rights in this world, who try to be excepted for who they really are they should not be hiding their identity from others that will be discriminating them every time they come out of the shadows. They should be free to go out to do daily tasks and have the confidence of being themselves every day.