Thailand vs. ‘Kathoey’ | 2 november 2010 Table of Contents I. Introduction……………………………………………………………………………….... 3 I.I. What is ‘Kathoey’…………………………………………………………………………. 3 I.II. How does one become ‘Kathoey’?.................................................................... 4 II. Power distance index (PDI) in ‘Kathoey’ culture………………………….. 5 II.I Power distance in the workplace………………………………………………….. 5 II.II Power distance in religion………………………………………………………….. 6 III. Masculinity vs
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MW 2:50 class Gender Project The film XXY (really not a Y‚ but an X that has a leg snapped off) follows the life of Alex‚ a 15-year old intersex person struggling with her gender identity. She was born with both male and female genitalia‚ and because of this her family moved to a small seaside village in Uruguay to avoid stigma and prejudice that Alex would undoubtedly face in Argentina. She lives with her mom and her dad who is a marine biologist and has also written a book on sexuality.
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What I love about “Luna” is it’s one of its first narratives of it’s time written for young adults. It includes in my opinion one of the best literary explanations of what it’s like to be transgender‚ (““It’s horrible because you want to be this person you are in here‚ “ I pressed my heart‚ “and here”. I touched my temple. “But you can’t because you don’t look the way you should. You look like a guy. And that’s what people expect you to be. Every day you have to put on this act‚ play a role‚ and
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Here in America‚ there are many issues that need fixing that often many people do not realize‚ for those issues to not apply to them. Instead‚ they apply to the minorities. Those minorities are not to be ignored‚ because even though in comparison to the majority‚ their voices are small‚ those small percentages still make up a lot of underprivileged people. These minorities are college students‚ members of the LGBT community‚ and women. In my four years of being your president‚ I plan on making many
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The book Middlesex‚ written by Jeffrey Eugenides‚ is an intriguing and unique read. This book brings up many subjects that people avoid talking about that are connected to human sexuality. Relationships‚ cultural background‚ and sexual orientation are a few important topics that are mentioned in the book that can relate to human sexuality. Human sexuality is filled with subjects that can easily effect our day to day lives and it drastically impacted the story in Middlesex. A relationship can be
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interpreted as a hindrance to women’s fight for quality: “although gender performativity is certainly a powerful tool in the battle against homophobia and other types of sexual discrimination‚ it may also inhibit certain strands of feminist and/or transgender politics by foreclosing the essentialist coordinates that serve to ground them.” However‚ queer theory must be interpreted to explain the fluidity of gender roles‚ norms‚ and constructs through the exaggerated performance of gender roles. His main
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For this article I have chosen to use Shani Mootoo’s Moving Forward Sideways Like a Crab. I have selected this novel for its rich text that explores the dilemmas faced by a transgender person as they explore their own gender identity‚ digging deep into their intersectionality and commitment to starting life anew as a man. As the story unfolds‚ with the strategic use of contrast between life in Toronto as Sid and life in Trinidad as Sidney‚ elements of oppression that are unique to trans people
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You either are transgender or you aren’t. No one is allowed to choose their gender identity and consent has absolutley no bearing on passive state‚ such as being transgender. The children are who and what they are whether or not you deny them the actualization of this self image. As for your remarks about mental disorders‚ "Now it’s natural‚the norm almost."‚ makes it sound like you think it would be better if Homosexuality‚ Transgender and furries should classified as mental
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The Endocrine Society’s CLINICAL GUIDELINES Endocrine Treatment of Transsexual Persons: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline The Endocrine Society 8401 Connecticut Avenue‚ Suite 900 Chevy Chase‚ MD 20815 301.941.0200 www.endo-society.org Commercial Reprint Information For information on reprint requests of more than 101 and commercial reprints contact: Authors: Wylie C. Hembree‚ Peggy Cohen-Kettenis‚ Henriette A. Delemarre-van de Waal‚ Louis J. Gooren‚ Walter
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Gender: An Ambiguous Factor Referencing the role that gender played in early twentieth century rural life made for an interesting character dynamic in this play. Susan Glaspell’s Trifles presents a murder mystery with a slightly twisted plot. The play itself‚ at first glance‚ seems simple enough. A man is murdered‚ his wife thought to be the murderer. An investigation is forged in their quaint farmhouse. However‚ the men are unable to find anything that leads to a motive. But then the twist! The
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