The term “transgender” is relatively new‚ in fact‚ it was only in 1952 that the announcement of the first transsexual reassignment surgery made national headlines. Transgender refers to individuals who express their non-conforming differences in relation to society’s boy or girl conceptualization of gender from birth. This term encompasses all human beings who identify as crossdressers‚ drag queens/kings‚ transmen‚ transwomen‚ masculine women‚ feminine men‚ and people who are born with ambiguous
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Casey Perkins Dr. Dowling Rhetoric and Composition II 1 December 2014 Transgender Students on College and University Campuses Across America According to a survey of 75 undergraduate and graduate students from 61 different college and universities across the United States zero students indicated that their college or university included gender identity or expression in its non-discrimination policy (McKinney). Transgender individuals are treated unfairly on college and university campuses. Most
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Transgender Bathrooms Controversy Discrimination has always existed in our society. No matter how many attempts we make to repeal it‚ it always finds an opportunity to keep going. African American people have been the ones who have suffered most from this atrocity rejection. Society used to exclude them for the simple fact of their skin color. The racism and discrimination have always been linked‚ and those who believe that are superior to the rest are the pioneers to spread them to the world. Besides
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Transgender is the state of one’s gender identity (self-identification as woman‚ man‚ neither or both) not matching one’s assigned sex (identification by others as male‚ female or intersex based on physical/genetic sex).[1] Transgender does not imply any specific form of sexual orientation; transgender people may identify as heterosexual‚ homosexual‚ bisexual‚ pansexual‚ polysexual‚ or asexual; some may consider conventional sexual orientation labels inadequate or inapplicable to them. The precise
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Which Restroom? Many Transgender people get abused‚ hurt‚ picked on‚ and bullied for using restrooms. No human should suffer that much just to relieve themselves. The conflict with this is Transgender people sometimes get mistreated when they try or use a gender specific bathroom. This for one is inhumane‚ disrespectful‚ and assuming the wrong. Why should transgender people be able to use any restroom they like‚ 1) you/they are human and its okay to feel like that 2) Gender dysphoria can be helped
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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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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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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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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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