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    policies of right and wrong, and promote righteousness. Unfortunately, through the eyes of transgender students, this is rarely the case. Although The Title IX law is supposed to defend them from discrimination, sexual harassment, and bullying (Source A), the success of this vague list of rights is nonexistent. The Title IX law, a statement that sounds impeccable, paints a picture of security that transgender students crave. At schools, the federal Title IX law protects transgender students in

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    The term transgender covers a broad range of people who do not identify with the gender listed on their birth certificate. There is controversy about the tolerance, acceptance and equality of transgender people by cisgender people. It ranges from rejection to full inclusion. At first glance, equality seems to depend upon tolerance. Both are good things. Really, who doesn’t applaud equality and tolerance? Who does not want to be seen as fair and tolerant? It leads to acceptance of differences and

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    Public restroom assaults committed by transgender people are statistically not an issue. Supporters of gender identity rights state no evidence that lead to attacks in public restrooms. Many men and women believe that allowing transgender citizens to enter the bathroom of their choice is going to put members of our society at risk. As Battle of the Bathrooms was written, many people fought against this mindset. According to Jeffrey Ian Ross, a criminologist, “There is not any anecdotal evidence

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    When Barack Obama was president, he passed a law allowing transgender kids and teens, across the country, to use the bathroom of their gender choice. As you know, Donald Trump has been elected President. He took the law back saying that it was too difficult and complicated for the states to follow these guidelines. So, if you really think about it, transgender kids and teens, have no support from the government, and no one is standing up. When I think about the problems and how the United States

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    Discrimination against Transgender Individuals Outline I. Introduction A. Opener: B. Thesis Statement: This research paper will be discussing about discrimination against transgender individuals in society, at work, and in marriage as well as in family. II. First of all, there are discrimination against transgender individuals in society. A . Transgender individuals face discriminatory barriers to full equality 1. face difficulties meeting their basic needs 2. having their gender

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    January 2017 The Battle of Transgender Equality Everyone is given a gender the moment they are born. At birth they are either one of two genders: masculine or feminine. This gender everyone is assigned affects many of our day to day actions and our looks. However some people may evolve differently as they grow up and may not fit the rigid boundaries set for the sex they were assigned at birth. In recent years there has been a boom in a third considered gender: the transgender population. However with

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    Caitlyn Jenner, formally known as Bruce Jenner, is a good role model to the younger transgender society. Transgender people should be as accepted as everyone else is because so many people do not accept something that is not considered the 'norm'. She has increased visibility of transgender right and shows that you should be confident in who you are. Caitlyn Jenner has now given young transgender people somebody to relate to. These are some of the many reasons why Caitlyn Jenner is a good role model

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    TRANSGENDER IN SPORTS The existence of those human beings who do not confirm to their gender has been documented throught human history .The term transgender is deeply rooted in Indian history, it has been an umbrella term. The problems that transgender are facing are more of a psychological rather than a social problem. They are still not accepted and recognized in the society. Transgender is a term for those people who do not fall either under male category or under female category. Transgender

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    The transgender community is an integral part of the LGBT community, although there are slight differences. The purpose of this paper is to bring to highlight such differences and discrimination that the transgender community faces. The Merriam Webster’s dictionary defines being transgender as “of, relating to, or being a person (as a transsexual or transvestite) who identifies with or expresses a gender identity that differs from the one which corresponds to the person 's sex at birth.” Typically

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    the aspect of identity discrimination, American society plays a big role in keeping those that are different isolated from the rest of the world. Today’s society suffers huge from a spectrum that focuses power on discrimination. In this spectrum, transgender individuals are perceived as people that are most damaging than lesbians, gay men, and bisexual people. Transgendered people are

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