I’m the second speaker for the proposition team and our stand is transgender should be classified as the third gender. My first point is that transgender should be given a proper recognition in the society. Let’s be honest‚ there’s a good chance that you have not heard of Transgender Day of Remembrance. How often do we actually think about the “T” in LGBT? Over the years‚ there have been far too many cases of hate crimes that have been motivated by an individual’s sexual preference. Often‚ what prompt
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disturbing story‚ they found that 30% of transgender patients delayed or did not seek treatment due to the stigma they received as transgender people. While the United States is making progress toward fairer treatment‚ medical professionals lag behind making mistakes with names and creating a hostile environment for these people in clinics. We simply do not spend enough time training medical students about Transgender issues and this is problematic because transgender people tend to need more medical
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University who has a transgender daughter‚ Savannah‚ who is 5 ½ years old. The interview took place at Pearson’s home on June 12th at 6:00 p.m. and lasted for 30 minutes. I chose to interview with Pearson because she is a parent of a young child who has been transitioning to be a girl since she was 2 years old. My conversation with Pearson revealed the journey of transitioning to the other sex at a young age‚ and how teachers can make the journey more supportive and positive for the transgender child‚ their
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strong belief that decades of more open discussion of transgender persons’ problems by popular media managed to ensure their cultural acceptance in the same way as educative attempts made by media over last decades helped to reduce cultural prejudices against bisexuals or homosexuals. This comedian also challenged my belief that decades of discussion of this issue by media would inevitably result in substantial increase in awareness about transgender people and their needs. Nevertheless‚ contrary to
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The representation of transgender and/or non-binary individuals within video games has dramatically changed over the course of the past three decades alongside with the Lesbian‚ Gay‚ Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) rights movement. In saying that‚ due to the fact that I have already discussed the topic of the representation of the sexual orientation of individuals within the media who are not heterosexual‚ this chapter will have a focus on the impacts of transgender and/or non-binary representation
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In recent years‚ gender has become a controversial topic all over the world. Many of millennials have embraced the idea of accepting people of all genders‚ bringing the concepts of transgender‚ agender‚ genderfluidity‚ and others to light. However‚ with more publicity to these concepts‚ comes misinterpretations‚ confusion‚ and hatred towards those identities. Gender‚ according to Judith Butler’s article “Performativity Precarity and Sexual Politics‚” is a performance‚ meaning that each person
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world along with negative attitudes against the more “radical” forms of sexuality and gender-identity. The “veil” can be seen in African Americans‚ transgender‚ and bisexuals. The inner conflict African Americans felt with being of African descent in America; transgender and bisexuals also feel in a similar internal battle within their community. Transgender and bisexual members may be a part of GLBTQ‚ but they are more complex and less accepted. Thus‚ they are out-casted and unable to be who they are
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understand‚ but now imagine it happening to someone for their entire life. Laverne Cox‚ a transgender woman and actress‚ gives a powerful speech during ‘Creating Change 2014’ (an organization that brings awareness to the LGBT community) she talks about the violent injustices and police discrimination against the lives of transgender women of color as a way to spread awareness of the inequalities of transgender within the LGBT community to those who feel the T in LGBT isn’t as important. Throughout
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School Climate for Lesbian‚ Gay‚ Bisexual‚ and Transgender Youth Kosciw‚ Greytak‚ and Diaz (2009) examined variables that contribute to hostile environments in school from the size of the school district‚ the community it is located in‚ as well as state and government regulation. The hypothesis was formed over recent amounts of research that proved that schools in the United States are becoming dangerous and hostile for Lesbian‚ Bisexual‚ Gay‚ Transgender‚ and Queer youth. The research was gathered
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quiet kid who really wants to speak infront of the class. This is exactly how transgender people feel in the workplace. Many of the transgender people in the workplace‚ as described by the Out Now Global LGBT 2020 study‚ are scared to come out: “Almost one in two trans respondents feel that coming out will definitely or probably hurt their career prospect…” ( Higginbottom 2). An example of descrimination against transgender people can be seen more in certain work places: The financial sector has in
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