Over the years, the controversy of transgender has changed and blossomed into an ongoing topic of discussion. The real question however, is what makes someone transgender to begin with. According to Kate Bornnstein in My Gender Workbook, you are transgendered if you don’t fit perfectly in the gendered pyramid, are gaining a different perspective on gender, are questioning or studying gender, or has the desire or courage to own their transgressions against gender is transgender. I agree with Bornstein, I feel like if you ever have to question yourself or your identity and then study or research it then you are transgressing. Transgender to me is finding something out about yourself you don’t like and then allowing yourself to be open to change
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Though most people we scared about openly admitting they were transgender, two women were not and became known as transgender activist of their time. This two strong minded women being Christine Jorgensen and Laverne Cox. Christine was a US Army GI in World War two. She began her transition into a women in 1951 in Copenhagen, Denmark. She became the first widely known transwomen to undergo sexual assignment surgery. This sparked the interest of nearly everyone in the U.S. She was brought on different television shows, and was able to explain herself and answer many questions that the world had to throw at her. The world in a way accepted her which gave hope to everyone that was in fear of transitioning into who they wanted to be. Likewise to Christine, Laverne also gave hope to those who are transgender now or hoping to become transgender. She is a transgender woman who has made many moves in the celebrity world as a transgender woman. She is proud of who she has become. In a way she has showed the world what being transgender is really about. She shows that being transgender is not a “handicap.” She showed this by being the first transgender female on the cover of Time Magazine and received an Honor by GLAAD with her work as an advocate for the transgender community. She is able to use her fame and success to advocate and support the LGBTQ community anyway she feels necessary. These two women were not afraid of the change and everything that came with being transgender, but through their own decisions in life they were able to influence others to take that next step they
Though most people we scared about openly admitting they were transgender, two women were not and became known as transgender activist of their time. This two strong minded women being Christine Jorgensen and Laverne Cox. Christine was a US Army GI in World War two. She began her transition into a women in 1951 in Copenhagen, Denmark. She became the first widely known transwomen to undergo sexual assignment surgery. This sparked the interest of nearly everyone in the U.S. She was brought on different television shows, and was able to explain herself and answer many questions that the world had to throw at her. The world in a way accepted her which gave hope to everyone that was in fear of transitioning into who they wanted to be. Likewise to Christine, Laverne also gave hope to those who are transgender now or hoping to become transgender. She is a transgender woman who has made many moves in the celebrity world as a transgender woman. She is proud of who she has become. In a way she has showed the world what being transgender is really about. She shows that being transgender is not a “handicap.” She showed this by being the first transgender female on the cover of Time Magazine and received an Honor by GLAAD with her work as an advocate for the transgender community. She is able to use her fame and success to advocate and support the LGBTQ community anyway she feels necessary. These two women were not afraid of the change and everything that came with being transgender, but through their own decisions in life they were able to influence others to take that next step they