Transgender

for equality and feminism. Everyone deserves to be treated the same. Gender should not affect equality. Gender is usually only seen as female and male. Gender is also usually only used to refer to people that are cisgender. That would mean that transgender does not count as a gender. However, transgendered people are valid and should be included. This is one of the reasons why I believe gender is a spectrum. Some people do not feel 100% female or 100% male but that does not make their gender…

has just passed a bill which aims to allow transgender minors to change their original name and gender on their birth certificates. On Friday, Quebec approved a bill to change the Civil Code and help transgender teens officially change their name and gender. The province’s Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms will also be reformed to prohibit all forms of discrimination based on gender identity, The Huffington Post details. The approval of the transgender bill in Quebec is similar to the reform…

is once again trying to push for a law, making transgenders use the bathroom of their birth gender. Previous laws that have tried to discriminate against transgenders using bathrooms of their birth gender have backfired. Transgender laws are unnecessary and hurtful for Texas because it’s impossible to enforce, will hurt the Texas economy, and does nothing to counteract public safety concerns in bathrooms. One of the biggest problems with the transgender bathroom law once it passes is how will it…

of beliefs that precedes one’s ability to cope.” Being able to define oneself, being aware of oppressive forces in order to identify transgender-positive messages, connecting with a supportive community, and developing hope for one’s future are all empowering coping mechanisms identified by the community (Singh et al. 2011). Despite the mistreatment that transgender adults…

In 2016, Obama promised Transgender Americans and Transgender students, that they would protect them and they would do anything that made them feel empowered as humans. He stated that they would be allowed to use any public restroom and any school restroom. Trump decided this was an example of federal overreach ,and he vowed to undo it when he was elected. Federal civil rights law, prohibits sex discrimination. The band also goes with gender identity. Trying to take their law away shows that…

bisexual, transgender, questioning, etc.) have been found to be twice as likely to attempt suicide than their peers. The LGBTQ+ youth are also at an increased risk to show signs of suicidal thoughts, actions, and behaviors. LGBTQ+ youth also report higher rates of bullying than heterosexual youth (“LGBT Youth”). When talking about suicide, lesbian, gay and bisexual students are often measured separately from transgender students. This is because of the difference in statistics for transgender…

Is the out coming law of transgenders not being allowed in the U.S army is part of having equality or not? President Trump announced on Twitter first about the ban against transgender in the United State military. Trump cited “tremendous medical cost and disruption” by transgender services in the United States military as his reason for the ban. He decided on this decision when the Capitol was quietly arguing about all the money going to transgender medication and therapy for those who were in…

inerrant or objective to social values. The recency with which non-binary and transgender identities have come into social discussion has sparked controversy due to the way in which transgender identities challenge a long accepted societal idea of a strict gender binary. Many people have thus turned to science to find answers. Online forums and blogs are full of questions and comments all wondering “Has science proved transgender identities exist?”. While the question itself is misinformed due…

in conversation with transgender people, it is not just talking about the idea that these people need hormones or sex change surgeries, they are human too and could need therapy or some kind of prescription drugs for various mental illnesses. These issues related to healthcare for transgender people are not “adequately addressed by professionals” (3512) because they are not educated on how to care for these people, or do not care to learn. “It is difficult for a transgender person to get a good…

A common topic of discussion lately has been transgender rights, specifically when it comes to bathrooms. The more conservative side of the spectrum argues that transgender individuals using the bathroom assigned to the gender they identify with endangers the safety of others. While others say by denying them the right to use the gender they identify with is an act of open discrimination. By denying transgenders basic human rights, such as using the bathroom that they identify with, it…