Define Gender Norms

People who define gender norms have existed in every culture throughout time. However, the term “transgender” is relatively new, dated to the mid-1990s. Often, transgender people are not well understood by the general population. It is useful to think of the word “transgender” as an umbrella term that encompasses many people who live substantial portions of their lives expressing an innate sense of gender other than their sex assigned at birth. As more people are revealing that they are transgender. They want to be treated like they are one of us. We should give them more respect, less criticism on their beliefs, and give them equal