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    not a witch, it cannot be proven. Transgenders are persecuted because of their identity. They 're misunderstood. In Philadelphia while in custody 16 year old transgender was harassed by a staff members. Paragraph three shows this that The 16 year old girl was being harassed, “ She said, staff and residents harassed her despite A judge 's order that she be addressed by her preferred female name and female pronouns.” (Wood, 2009, Para 1.) 16 year old Transgender was not getting treated fair…

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    There have been a few mainstream films whose protagonist is a transgender man but have starred cisgender females. The depiction of transgender men is important but the issue has arisen concerning whether or not it is appropriate for the films to star cisgender women. Some argue that is is a positive since it prevents transgender men from going through the trauma of having to return to pretending to identify as a gender they are not. One effective…

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    Jenner's Gender Transition

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    blishes that she wants her series to focus on the increased acceptance of transgender people. She says, “People don’t understand looking in the mirror, and nothing seems right, putting on clothes that you just don’t really identify with. This is about getting to be who you really are” (Greco “Watch a New Promo for Caitlyn Jenner’s Docuseries”) Although most reality TV shows are viewed as superficial, I Am Cait serves to educate. The programming documents Jenner’s gender transition, her changing…

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    what the guest speaker talked to us about, transgender people face dramatic challenges every day. They never know where they fit in at. Some statistics he shared with us were that hate violence happens to every one of twelve people for white transgender and it gets worse for transgender of color, for them hate violence happens to every one of eight. One really shocking thing that our speaker shared with us is that there is no law against murdering a transgender individual, the person could say…

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    Why are most people now ok with gays when transgenders are still left in the darkness of discrimination and hate? There is a large amount of evidence that supports all the discrimination, refusal of work and all the pain, for all of the harassment. Why are people so transphobic and homophobic when they are just normal people like the rest of them? There is Discrimination, refusal of service, and pain and suicide that transgenders and gays face all through their life. High amounts of…

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    man or a woman, black or white, or cisgender or transgender, the fight for equality lives among us all. Transgender people are pushing equality further and further. But is this topic getting out of hand? Is their push for equal rights actually equal? Or can these “equal rights” cause more issues? Transgender restroom use means, “to allow bathroom access on the basis of self-identity, not biological sex” (Moore). The states that already allow transgender restroom use include Arkansas, California,…

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    set in place that prohibit discrimination based on sexuality or gender orientation. However, in the United states gender neutral restrooms usually cause controversy because people do not understand the need for them, and they do not approve of transgender people or nonbinary people. However, having available one-stall gender neutral restrooms will make more people comfortable with using a public restroom, because it is a single stall restroom. Therefore, gender neutral restrooms will not only…

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    The binary is determined at birth according to biological sex, but it is also common belief that it is necessary for people to exist at all. However, people have historically identified with different genders regardless of biological sex; such as transgender, genderqueer, and nonbinary. In spite of not identifying with the binary there is still a high expectation that people must perform these traits to successfully pass as a man or woman. Society values its ability to limit people to labels and…

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    Their lives need a desperate change and they need to live in dignity. The human resource of transgender people is being wasted. It should properly put to the use for the benefit of the country.” As long as the community has no opportunity to pursue education, they will be in the dark. The following are some more reasons that will underline the need of education for LGBT: 1. Most of the transgender members in India are beggars or sex workers due to the lack of education. If they are educated they…

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    Social Work And Diversity

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    Social Work and Diversity University of Arkansas at Little Rock for Dr.Crisp This paper will examine affirmative practice with Transgender Individual. I begin with information about how to define the Transgender population followed by information about the knowledge, attitudes, and skills for practice with them. You will learn what transgender is and what they have to cope in daily base life. is an umbrella term for persons whose gender identity, gender expression or behavior does…

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