Transgender

In February this year, the Trump government took its first critical ant-LGBTQ guideline stance, by rescinding a guidance that safeguarded transgender students from profiling in interstate sponsored schools, and most contentiously, asked schools to allow trans students utilize the restrooms and locker room that match with their birth gender. It was the restroom segment that made the policy so contentious amongst conservative policymakers, prompting states to file litigations against the Obama…

Outline Summary - “Documenting the undocumented: Toward a queer politics of no borders” by Melissa Autumn White Questions being asked Is the promise of migrant mobilization achievable? By what means is it worth it? Main argument Author argues that the fight for queer no borders is worth taking the risk despite the drawbacks of not being able to take down the entire oppressive system. She references examples from the “Let Alvaro Stay” campaign videos and Julio Salgado’s portraits to show how…

After watching the documentary, I noticed that transgender people often go through a series of changes, both physically and psychologically. And during many times transgender people become anxious and depressed, and they most often start having some suicidal thoughts, and there are some people that might face bullying and self-dislike such as the girl in the documentary. According to Capuzza (2015), he proved some studies that was conducted on the transgender people showed that these types of…

"From the moment we are born gender organizes our world into blue or pink. "It seemed nature had played a cruel joke on me." Gender identity disorder. NOT a phase. "My child is a boy. It 's not my fault he is transgender and it is not his fault." Freaks of nature, hate their bodies, violence, drug abuse suicide based on society rejection. "Typical family. Six year old boy transgered. From the minute he could speak, he made it clear he wanted a dress. "No mommy, good girl." "Mommy when is the…

Previously, there was a ban that stated transgender people could not serve in the United States military. On Thursday June 30, 2016, the Pentagon announced that they intend to do away with the ban. Their decision is based off “principle.” The announcement was made by Defense Secretary Ash Carter. He has been studying different sides of the issue for almost a year. “Why is this a big deal?” one may ask. This is because the ban will remove one of the last military service barriers, while repealing…

struggle. From her accident she feared that her life was not at its fullest potential and that is her reasoning for becoming a female. Since the transition she could no longer continue her racing career because of society’s current understanding of transgender…

and that a person can be whomever they aspire to be. Transgenders are included, they feel very strongly about this issue and fight for who they are. It appears the government is treating people with gender identity issues just as colored people were treated in the past. Sadly, they are discriminating against them and not giving them the same rights as everyone else; they should not be required to fight for them. Truthfully, I believe Transgender people should have the right to choose which…

This fear is completely understandable and it would be ignorant to believe that it isn’t a possibility; but in reality, there is no evidence of this ever happening in any of the states that have already passed laws in favor of transgender bathroom rights. Michael D. Evora, the executive director of Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights; Karen Richards, the Vermont Human Rights Commission; Jim O’Neil, spokesman for the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights in Opportunities; William…

LGBTQ Inequality in America People inequality has been present throughout American history. One of the biggest issues nowadays besides women and racial inequality is lesbian, gay, bisexual, Trans, and queer (LGBTQ) inequality. Here are some facts. Some states do not even recognise queers or others in the spectrum. Also the first World Pride occurred only half a year ago. Gay marriage is allowed in forty out of fifty states. Suicide rates are highest among LGBT n America. So, is true…

In contemporary society, where everyone craves for an individual identity, socially approved principles of femininity and masculinity, resulting from female and male bodies respectively, have presided over the chance of self-expression for each person in both the civic and personal dome. Femininity and masculinity are structured and well thought-out in a divergent binary, which causes to be the mishmash of male/feminine and female/masculine “atypical” and publically obnoxious while crossing…