In the United States when a baby is born it is assigned a sex based on the genitalia seen and the chromosomes present in the baby. The baby, seen as either male or female, is then treated as such: molded with stereotypically male or female characteristics. However, more than 3 babies of every 500 born will identify with the gender opposite to which they are assigned at birth, society defines these people as transgender individuals.
From a neurological perspective transgender people experience significant trauma just from being assigned the wrong gender at birth: bullying, anxiety, depression. However, although this dysphoria is a direct result of the doctor’s’ actions, our current society treats the gender binary as increasingly necessary and …show more content…
The people identified as Hijra in Indian culture are individuals that are don’t identify with either male or female attributes (“The Hijras of India: Cultural and Individual Dimensions of an Institutionalized Third Gender Role” Nanda). Similar to the Two Spirit individuals Hijra is a largely sacred term, having strong ties to indian religious practices. In Chapter 12 more information about the Hijras is given, “A commonly told story among hijras, which conceptualizes them as a separate, third gender, connects them to the Hindu epic, the Ramayana” (Nanda Chapter 12). The tale references how a King named Ramayana told all the citizens, referring to them as “ladies and gents” to go away. However there were people that were not apart of these categories, the Hijra. They stayed in the same spot for more than a decade and then Ram found them, meditating, and blessed …show more content…
It normalizes the behavior that is so dangerous for transgender individuals, harassment, bullying, discrimination. These bigots now have legal precedent for their discrimination, and can hide behind the guise of justice. Unfortunately, this is the reality of the society we live in, horrific behavior is normalized and just contributes to the suffering of transgender individuals; these people are now at increased risk for suicide, depression, and other mental illnesses because of the fear and discrimination present in their daily
From a neurological perspective transgender people experience significant trauma just from being assigned the wrong gender at birth: bullying, anxiety, depression. However, although this dysphoria is a direct result of the doctor’s’ actions, our current society treats the gender binary as increasingly necessary and …show more content…
The people identified as Hijra in Indian culture are individuals that are don’t identify with either male or female attributes (“The Hijras of India: Cultural and Individual Dimensions of an Institutionalized Third Gender Role” Nanda). Similar to the Two Spirit individuals Hijra is a largely sacred term, having strong ties to indian religious practices. In Chapter 12 more information about the Hijras is given, “A commonly told story among hijras, which conceptualizes them as a separate, third gender, connects them to the Hindu epic, the Ramayana” (Nanda Chapter 12). The tale references how a King named Ramayana told all the citizens, referring to them as “ladies and gents” to go away. However there were people that were not apart of these categories, the Hijra. They stayed in the same spot for more than a decade and then Ram found them, meditating, and blessed …show more content…
It normalizes the behavior that is so dangerous for transgender individuals, harassment, bullying, discrimination. These bigots now have legal precedent for their discrimination, and can hide behind the guise of justice. Unfortunately, this is the reality of the society we live in, horrific behavior is normalized and just contributes to the suffering of transgender individuals; these people are now at increased risk for suicide, depression, and other mental illnesses because of the fear and discrimination present in their daily