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    lot of places around the world more and more people are coming out as “Transgender.” The term transgender means that the person’s gender identity does not correspond with the gender they were assigned as having at birth. From personally having a transgender boyfriend I have since realized that these people experience a lot of discrimination in and from society. Many people simply just do not understand what the term transgender means and they see it as someone just “wants to be a man” or “wants to

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    Today, the transgender bathroom policy is a popular topic in politics. If put into effect this law would allow students to use the bathroom that corresponds with their gender identity. When a student can’t use the bathroom they prefer, it conflicts with basic human rights. Every student should have the opportunity to be him or herself in a learning environment; no matter what gender they are assigned at birth. To be accepted by your peers is also a very important concern to the transgender community

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    Transgender people recently have been better acknowledged and represented in American media and politics. In spite of this growing recognition of Tran’s people in popular culture, discrimination and true acceptance by the American people of this different lifestyle is still a process that has some time to go. 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

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    Transgender people go through many obstacles in their lifetime. Transgender have a hard time identifying themselves and their gender expressions. The term transgender is a bigger word used to associate with transmen or transwomen whose binary gender is the opposite of the sex they were assigned at birth. In addition, the term genderqueer can fall in the transgender category. Another term that may be categorize under transgender is third gender people. The term transgender is used for those individuals

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    People who identify as a transgender person oftentimes make other people feel uncomfortable because those individuals are not aware of what is acceptable

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    that the 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 the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail. Thank you. (@realDonaldTrump) Sparking a worldwide controversy, President Donald Trump reinstates the military ban on transgender individuals. On September 20, 2011, President Barack Obama

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    Transgender is a metaphorical umbrella term that covers a person whose self-identification, anatomy, appearance, manner, and/or expression is different from the sex assigned to them at birth and does not fit with societies interpretation for the norm of gender roles. Included in the transgender umbrella are transsexual people, non-binary gender identities, and cross-dressing (LGBT Youth, 2017). Transgender individuals are often the target of discrimination, injustice and social stigma that can

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    Should Transgenders be Allowed to use any Bathroom they Choose? My topic is Should Transgenders be Allowed to go in any Bathroom they Choose? My opinion about this question is that transgenders should not be allowed to go in any bathroom they chose because no one would want to see a man in the women's restroom or a female in the men's restroom. “It's clear that a transgender person being forced to use a bathroom that is designed primarily for one sex rather than another would be disadvantaged

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    When transgender rights are being talked about the topic of bathrooms is usually included. This is a controversial debate in the U.S. People who do not support or approve of a transgender using the bathroom that they identify with are concerned for public safety. Sexual assault, embarrassment, and much more are reasons why. In the article “3 Myths that Shape the Transgender Bathroom Debate” there is a claim that transgender people could assault people in the bathroom. The fact is that there is no

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    There is a big debate going on in the United States right now: Should transgender people use the bathrooms of the gender they identify as? Transgender people must be able to use the bathrooms that are for their gender. Any transgender person should use the bathroom they identify with because the sexual assault claims are lies, it will open up new thoughts about the equality for genders and sexualities, and it will help them feel more accepted while also letting them be their true selves. Giving people

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