Transgender American’s have been denied an extremely basic human right for far too long the right to use the bathroom that they correctly identify with. The debate has been front and center recently in the media with certain ‘bathroom bills’ being brought to light. This has created a stigma that transgender Americans compromise the privacy and security of gender conforming Americans while occupying a college campus bathroom. Courts continue to discourse this issue‚ while certain states introduce
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with an individual’s biological genitals. However‚ it is this attitude that regards cisgender as the norm which leads to the denial of rights for those who are trans. Transgender individuals are being excluded because their assigned genders do not match their identified self-genders. Issues of individuals identifying as transgender are often categorized as mental illnesses‚ rather than physical transitions. Medical transition is a personal choice for each and every individual – not all trans people
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In this day and age‚ people are becoming more comfortable with coming out as being the opposite gender. This raises many issues‚ such as what bathrooms this subgroup of people should be allowed to use. There are quite a few Americans who oppose Transgenders using bathrooms of the gender they identify with‚ and it is becoming a bigger issue with every new day. Should they be allowed to use the bathroom of their choice‚ or will that end up making more problems for people? There have never been cases
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Transgender is a term that is used to describe men and women who were born a certain sex‚ but feel their true gender is the opposite. Some live completely - or part time - as the opposite sex. There are also some transgender people that get sex reassignment surgery‚ completely changing their gender. While the definition of transgender is not yet fully agreed upon and is indeed still changing on a regular basis‚ there are some elements that seem to remain consistent: 1. Not identifying with the
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The history of the transgender community is not an overly positive history‚ however to truly understand the community‚ it is vital to understand the problems that were once faced by advocates of transgender equality. The first instance of the transgender community in the United States media followed Christine Jorgensen’s journey as a trans woman. Being a World War II veteran‚ Jorgensen faced alot of heat from the media and society. Having her life broadcasted through the newspapers and radiostations
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Brooke Forgetta Professor Ghilaine McDayter November 20‚2010 Discrimination of Transgeders within America “Every single day‚ lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual and transgender people get fired from their jobs simply because of who they are. When employers discriminate‚ we all lose because hardworking‚ qualified Americans are out of a job. We need everyone to tell Congress clearly why ENDA needs to pass and pass quickly. The march is a great opportunity for people to get resources and skills to make
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a challenging time for a transgender individual‚ as there are many difference changes happening both physiologically‚ and psychologically. People who consider themselves to be transgender often do not disclose their gender identity‚ for fear of judgement or discrimination. (Alegria‚ 2011). The National Transgender Discrimination Survey has shown that 50% of all transgender individuals who took the survey felt that their healthcare provider lacked appropriate transgender health knowledge‚ and those
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Within the last few decades the LGBT+ community has expanded tenfold‚ they have gained rights‚ sympathizers‚ and have become a force with power to achieve. This past year they have earned the right for same sex marriage‚ but the transgender community has suffered greatly with the levels of injustice and prejudice coming from the right wing. Up until the last decade or so there were only two open‚ accepted genders and within this time the gender identities have increased infinitely‚ Facebook.com
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year old “transgender” who pretends he is a 6 year old girl. He abandoned his wife and 7 children to go live with his “adopted parents.” Horrifically‚ there are real children in the house with this pervert. They have been forced to take part in the role play. Obviously‚ the children should be removed from the home and all of the adults involved should be committed to a hospital for the criminally insane. But really‚ this transaged transgender is no different from any other transgender. The two things
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sectors‚ creating and supporting culturally appropriate programs that focus exclusively on political and public rights for the transgender community (Lerner and Robles‚ 2016). As a social worker dedicated to equality and as a Transgender male I am the main contender to lead this cause‚ increasing my social worker role to predominantly social justice issues for transgender individuals and continuing to stay informed about policies and procedures that affect my community (Lerner and Robles‚ 2016).
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