Imagine walking up every day feeling like you’re living inside the wrong body, feeling trapped and depressed. Every day at least one transgender child wakes up feeling this way. Everyone has a gender. Whether you are born male or female, gender is something that affects us in our everyday life. We are constantly judged on how we act, feel, think and look, but what is the actual definition of gender? According to Oxford Dictionaries, “Gender is the state of being male or female (typically used with reference to social and cultural differences rather than biological ones). (OD)
In today’s society gender is based off the physical and genetic sexuality one is at birth. While most children identify with the gender they physically appear as, there …show more content…
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary definition is, “relating to, or being a person who identifies with or expresses a gender identity that differs from the one which corresponds to the person’s sex at birth”.(MWD) Historically the term “transgender” was used to identify cross-dressers and transvestites (people who wore clothing of the opposite sex). As time progressed the term began to include: FTM (female-to-male) transsexuals; MTF (male-to-female) transsexuals; and trnsgenderists (people who live as the opposite gender, but do not have sex reassignment surgery). Transitioning comes with many problems for transgender youth, but the biggest one is at what age is it socially acceptable for a child to self-identify. In order to solve this problem all states need to have laws that protect transgenders and give them the same rights as everyone …show more content…
Ryland Whittington a 6-year-old transgender boy publicly speaks how being able to be his true self has made him the happiest he has ever been; Jacob Lemay a 5-year-old transgender boy was able to transition at the age of 3 when his parents realize they needed to allow Jacob to live his life the way he wanted. Jacobs mother Mimi says this is the happiest she has ever seen her son. When a child is able to express who they really are, you can see the difference in them physically and
In today’s society gender is based off the physical and genetic sexuality one is at birth. While most children identify with the gender they physically appear as, there …show more content…
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary definition is, “relating to, or being a person who identifies with or expresses a gender identity that differs from the one which corresponds to the person’s sex at birth”.(MWD) Historically the term “transgender” was used to identify cross-dressers and transvestites (people who wore clothing of the opposite sex). As time progressed the term began to include: FTM (female-to-male) transsexuals; MTF (male-to-female) transsexuals; and trnsgenderists (people who live as the opposite gender, but do not have sex reassignment surgery). Transitioning comes with many problems for transgender youth, but the biggest one is at what age is it socially acceptable for a child to self-identify. In order to solve this problem all states need to have laws that protect transgenders and give them the same rights as everyone …show more content…
Ryland Whittington a 6-year-old transgender boy publicly speaks how being able to be his true self has made him the happiest he has ever been; Jacob Lemay a 5-year-old transgender boy was able to transition at the age of 3 when his parents realize they needed to allow Jacob to live his life the way he wanted. Jacobs mother Mimi says this is the happiest she has ever seen her son. When a child is able to express who they really are, you can see the difference in them physically and