Transgender individuals are often oppressed‚ harassed and sometimes even victims of murder because of what they are… transgender. Types of harassment include people purposely misgendering them by using the wrong pronouns and refusing to use their preferred pronouns‚ people using offensive‚ derogatory names towards them‚ and students being bullied for being transgender. Though it is still an issue of people invalidating a transgender person’s pronouns‚ universities are starting to implement other
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My goal today is to instill the need for transgender rights into the youth of our nation. The National percentage of trans students that feel unsafe at school today is 75% and the percentage of trans people and gender nonconforming people that have attempted suicide is 41%. Thats a very high number compared to the national average of 4.6% of attempted suicide. The Reason I brought this up is because‚ the national average of trans students who have attempted suicide should be nearing zero because
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being gay‚ lesbian‚ bisexual‚ or transgender was viewed as a mental disorder‚ because of this policies within the U.S. military mirrored these views. When homosexuality was officially removed as a mental disorder in 1973 it took the military until 2010-2011 to make any substantial policy changes in regards to homosexuality. With the repeal of “Don’t ask don’t tell” it allowed homosexual personnel to serve openly in the military‚ however it still forced Transgender personnel to live in the shadows
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The Progression of Transgender Rights in the Workplace Since 1975‚ Congress has considered amending Title VII to include a ban on employment discrimination based on sexual orientation. Most of the first employment discrimination cases brought by transgenders were dismissed because there is no federal law designating transgender as a protected class‚ or specifically requiring equal treatment for transgendered people. Until recently‚ Title VII’s lack of legislative history and failed
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According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary‚ transgender means of‚ or relating to‚ or being a person who identifies with or expresses a gender identity from the one which corresponds to the person’s sex at birth. Children have commonly developed their gender and identity roles by the age of three. At such a young and tender age‚ it is important that schools be prepared to handle situations these children may face as well as give them the support they may need. In 2013‚ a 6 year old boy from Colorado
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I believe we need to treat transgender people equally just like we treat heterosexual people. It’s not by choice they assigned a gender at birth. For them their own inner gender identity does not match the sex they were assigned at birth. The essay‚ Transgender Portrayal Representation in Media‚ shows that more than a half of people mentally got effected by the influence of the media. Misleading of media hurts transgender people. I wish we could live a world everybody treated equally regardless
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LGBTQ youth report at least one suicide attempt within the last year because of our cruel actions and words. People who are transgender shouldn’t be ridiculed against just because they are different. Schools need to respect everyoneś rights and make accommodations within the existing facilities where everyone can feel comfortable and accepted. Furthermore being transgenders in this era of time is without a doubt not easily accepted. Schools need to help all students feel more comfortable by providing
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Jazmin Chavez May 29‚ 2013 Speech and Debate Research paper: Transgender children “ I don’t look like a little girl. I am a little girl. This is what five year old Josie Romero claimed in National T.V (Innes 5) Biologically Josie was born as Joey a male but now she identifies herself a female (1). Many accuse and criticize Mrs. Romero‚ Josie’s mother for tolerating her child to switch genders at such an early stage in her child’s life. Nonetheless‚ common sense seems to dictate that a child’s
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the womb and discriminate others; but there’s one specifically discrimination that is trending fastly through the United States and that is transsexual discrimination. Transgenders have to face being “different” but in all reality they are being themselves and in this world so cruel they cannot just live a “normal” life 65% transgenders had experienced public accommodations discrimination. A greater risk of adverse emotional and physical symptoms based on the results of participants in the study identified
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an era‚ when people weren’t understanding nor accepting of transgenders. Leading to many people being uneducated about transgenders and gender identity disorder. So‚ the film itself has no blame on the portrayal of gender dysphoria because it came out in a time where people were still becoming educated on it. However‚ it shows many obstacles that transgenders had to go through to get to where they’re today. Brandon’s one of many transgenders who have lost their life to a senseless hate crime and “Boys
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