Culture of Transgender People as Sex Workers: A World Inside a World
Culture of transgender as sex worker: a world inside a world
Introduction:
Gender is often confused with sex. Sex generally refers to anatomy and biology whereas gender refers to qualities and behaviours society expects from a female or a male. These roles are learned, change over time and vary enormously across and within cultures[1].
There are not too many people in the world who can say they’ve been both a mother and a father. But Jennifer Finney Boylan, née James Boylan, can (Beth Greenfield 2012)[2]. What this is called a matter of sex and gender which based on biological and social role division. However, one who wants to change their sex or role took step towards notion of transgender. Transgendered people are individuals of any age or sex whose appearance, personal characteristics, or behaviors differ from stereotypes about how men and women are “supposed” to be (Jamison Green)[3]. While people self-identify as transgender, the transgender identity umbrella includes sometimes-overlapping categories. These include transsexual; transvestite or cross dresser; gender queer; androgyne; and bigender[4]. In most of the part of the world we have not much statistical data which indicates accurate or estimated population of the transgender. However, an estimated 3.5% of adults in the United States identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual and an estimated 0.3% of adults are transgender (Gary J. Gates, Williams - April 2011)[5]. While, it is estimated that .2 to .4 percent of the world population can be transsexual or transgender. Since two to three decades researcher have been focusing on transgender lives with reference to the various aspects. Most of the places around the world transgender have not faced normal attitude from the society and they have less space with in their culture. They really face challenges to form their self-identity against that identity which they have since their birth and acquired in society on the basis of gender roles. Transgendered
Introduction:
Gender is often confused with sex. Sex generally refers to anatomy and biology whereas gender refers to qualities and behaviours society expects from a female or a male. These roles are learned, change over time and vary enormously across and within cultures[1].
There are not too many people in the world who can say they’ve been both a mother and a father. But Jennifer Finney Boylan, née James Boylan, can (Beth Greenfield 2012)[2]. What this is called a matter of sex and gender which based on biological and social role division. However, one who wants to change their sex or role took step towards notion of transgender. Transgendered people are individuals of any age or sex whose appearance, personal characteristics, or behaviors differ from stereotypes about how men and women are “supposed” to be (Jamison Green)[3]. While people self-identify as transgender, the transgender identity umbrella includes sometimes-overlapping categories. These include transsexual; transvestite or cross dresser; gender queer; androgyne; and bigender[4]. In most of the part of the world we have not much statistical data which indicates accurate or estimated population of the transgender. However, an estimated 3.5% of adults in the United States identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual and an estimated 0.3% of adults are transgender (Gary J. Gates, Williams - April 2011)[5]. While, it is estimated that .2 to .4 percent of the world population can be transsexual or transgender. Since two to three decades researcher have been focusing on transgender lives with reference to the various aspects. Most of the places around the world transgender have not faced normal attitude from the society and they have less space with in their culture. They really face challenges to form their self-identity against that identity which they have since their birth and acquired in society on the basis of gender roles. Transgendered
References: ----------------------- [1] http://www.stroud.gov.uk/info/gender_equality_scheme.pdf [2] http://shine.yahoo.com/parenting/transgender-author-jennifer-finney-boylan-went-from-dad-to-mom--how-it-changed-her-family-162811616.html [3] http://www.thetaskforce.org/downloads/reports/reports/TransgenderEquality.pdf [4] ^ Ryan, Caitlin C; Futterman, Donna (1998). Lesbian and Gay Youth: Care and Counseling. Columbia University Press. p. 49.ISBN 0-231-11191-6 [5] http://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/Gates-How-Many-People-LGBT-Apr-2011.pdf [6] http://www.bayswan.org/Trans.html [7] http://www.bayswan.org/Trans.html