Transwomen Stereotypes

The hate crime of Brandon brought national attention to the ideal and possibility that someone would want to change their gender. For many people, this was their first time even hearing about trans people and the violence against trans people. After his death, his identity was challenged and argued even though there are quotes from him saying he felt like a man trapped inside a woman's body. As Karina Eileraas puts it “Transgender violence targets both men and women, but Brandon Teena's case highlights its particularly brutal effects on FTM transgender individuals. Boys Don't Cry provides a clear political incentive to integrate feminist, gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender concerns in the analysis of violence against women...Serious risks accompany any attempt to invest the body with particular 'truths' about gender and sexuality”. Brandon was not fully accepted in life or given the support he needed but he is remembered in death and his story continues to inspire many people whether trans or not.

In the hit show Orange is the new black there are lots of sexual tensions. For example one of the oscar nominated characters in the show is Laverne cox. Cox plays as an inmate in jail and she is her truth on the show which is transgender, and she is a phenomenal actress. Cox took a lot of negative talk when she first started on the show, but the show has multiple lesbian and transgender characters. Laverne Cox is an advocate speaker and goes on tours to speak to gay and transgender people. This is a positive thing to do to help some of these kids and adults realize it 's okay to be different, nothing is more important than living as your true self. Cox said in an interview, “ to love a transgender, is revolutionary.” “With more than 50% of transgender teens commit suicide before they even turn 20 it is clear that the societal inclination to generalize gender identity based on physical attributes present at birth results not only in the denial of basic human rights, but appears to be the impetus for this startling epidemic of suicide,” according to

Transgender people are a diverse population of individuals who cross or transcend culturally defined categories of gender ( Bockting ,Miner, Romine, Hamilton and Coleman, 2013). The world is evolving and people need to become acceptance of others especially transgender individuals. Transgender individuals are a group of people most vulnerable to workplace discrimination (Bailey, 2013) due to those that are prejudice or dislike the ideal of those unknown to them. Therefore, for those people that are not aware of how to confront their prejudice or biases towards people that are transgender, they should be more open minded to understand and accept diversity. There is a lot we need to learn about this phenomenon so having the willingness to understand

The next day he announced having gender identity problems since being and child would now be referred to as Chelsea Manning, but being in a military prison they would not provide her with medical care that a transgender person may need. Early in 2013 a transgender schoolteacher Lucy Meadows killed herself after being ridiculed in the Daily Mail column by Richard Littlejohn. On August 24, 2013 an Australian transgender activist and revolutionary socialist Amber Maxwell took her own life after years of transphobic oppression. Australian surveys of LGBTI people have found suicide rates between 3.5 and 14 times higher than their heterosexual counterparts. (Laura

Gwen Araujo, a transgender woman was the target of brutal hate crime, and her case is a prime example that illustrates a more subjective, personal experience of transphobia and transmisogyny. Such a situation, as pointed out by Dr. Linda Heidenreich, happens when "normalized gender roles is central to what makes a person human" (Heidenreich 60). Gwen Araujo was a woman born with as a male, but their family was supportive and encouraging of her gender identity. However, she had gained sexual partners as a teenager. On the morning of October 4th, 2002, she was sexual active with some men were from the group consisting of Jason Cazares, Michael Magidson, José Merél, Jaron Nabors, and one of their female acquaintances named Nicole Brown. Before the murder, the group of men discussed their sexual experiences and eventually the topic shifted to Gwen’s sex. Merél shouted at Araujo, asking "Are you a fucking woman or a man?" (Heidenreich 59). Then, Brown took Araujo into the bathroom to check whether she was a woman

Serano recalls her own experiences of being sexualized to shed light on how trans identities are sexualized. The story points out how a person’s transition from one gender to another, or being trans itself can be viewed as sexual solicitation, rather than a result of their own identity (Serano 257). The sexualization of trans people is based on a societal viewpoint that centers itself around male heterosexuality, as Serano expounds:

Texts included those identifying a murder victim as wearing clothing, jewelry, and/or makeup associated with a gender other than the one they were labeled at birth; naming a murder victim as transsexual, transgender, a cross-dresser, or a transvestite; and/ or describing the victim of fatal violence as a man in a dress, a man posing as a woman, passed as a man, a woman posing as a man, female impersonator, or a woman who is really a man. (Schilt, Westbrook.

Transmisogyny is when other men or women don't consider trans women to be actually women and consider them less than and discriminate against their gender identity, many people think this way. In the prison many women are both verbally and physically abusive towards the character Sophia Burset. It gets so bad to the point she is terribly beaten up by another inmate in “Trust No Bitch” that she ends up in solitary indefinitely to ensure her “safety”. This illustrates the cisgender people feeling like they are allowed to harass trans people. Rather than justifying the discrimination, the show is showing how all of the people in the prison are being closed minded, how no one is obligated to share their anatomical or medical history and that Burse and how the guards are unable and uneducated on how to deal with the situation. Another time in episode “Lesbian Request Denied” the same character, Sophia Burset, was in line to get her hormones. As everybody in the prison is required to take the medication they need. Due to the careless decision if the prison they tell her that she will no longer be given hormones, however older characters are still given hormones. This storyline went on to show how there was transphobia within the administration of the prison’s administration that was deeply rooted and could not be fixed, but related the character to anyone today who experiences transphobia. But rather than separating Sophia and

Transgender representation in scripted television shows is vital in helping transgender individuals to shape their self-identity. While more and more popular shows have featured transgender characters in recent times, it is still uncommon to see a transgender character on television. Because of this, it is important to note that viewers that are not well informed about the transgender community will have their views influenced by the characters that they see on their screens. This aspect does not just

From Silence of the Lambs to Psycho, horror films have long demonized transgender characters. These negative representations often lead to an increase in violence within certain communities.

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.

The use of new media has transformed the way in which we receive the latest news content, but, despite this new form of media, we still do not receive every breaking news that occurs in the U.S. The article “Rise in Number of Transgender People Murdered” by Keira Andrews and Jeff Simmons, highlights the ongoing issue of transgender murders, specifically black trans women in the United States. The authors discuss the rates of murders in the U.S within the general population and compare it to those rates of black trans women, which surpass the general population rate. It is also important to consider the fact that these statistics are not completely accurate, mainly due to the fact that the death of transgender individuals are undercounted, thus

In well-known fairy tales the males and females characters are often portrayed in the same light. The male characters are often described as the hero with strong masculine traits while the female characters are portrayed as the damsel in distress. Throughout the years fairytales have been casting the same stereotypes for their characters. In the story Beauty and the Beast the author de beaumont depiction of what an ideal woman is lays in Beauty. She is meant to embody the role of a feminine, humble caretaker, lover, and savior. The author depicts males as provider’s, however, it is clear that the men in the story are dependent on a positive female figure for life. Beauty’s disappearance threatens both her father and beast with death, symbolizing

The depiction of transgender women characters in mainstream television has been offensive, insulting and derogatory. An article from GLADD called “Victims or Villains: Examining Ten Years of Transgender Images on Television”, examines 102 episodes and storylines on mainstream television that contained transgender characters since 2002. Of these, more than half were characterized as containing negative representations of transgender. In 2007 only 1% of television series had a recurring transgender character, which has slowly increased to 4% in 2013.

How women are perceived by others, and how women perceive themselves, impacts their leadership roles in the work place. Stereotypes and gender biases are themes women have been dealing with for centuries. How women are perceived by social medial and television have been influencing how they are treated by men, and how they view themselves when it comes to taking a leadership role in their organization. According to Omega Institute (2012), “The rapidly shifting landscape of new media and technology, including reality television and celebrity culture, continue to reinforce gender stereotypes” (p. 1). This leads to men still growing up viewing women as home makers versus bread winner. With more women entering leadership roles in the work place they lack the respect from men due to how these men have grown up to know the typical role of a man and woman. Men tend to feel belittled due to the gender stereotypes seen on television, and this leads to women struggling to succeed as a leader with the lack of support from their male counterparts. Lack of confidence with women in the workplace is also influenced and effected by how women are perceived in social media and television. According to Steele (2005), “Exposure to stereotypic commercials persuade women to avoid leadership roles” (p. 276). As young women grow up seeing the typical gender stereotypes they lack ambitions to break the mold and