Transgender

Borrowing the genre of melodrama, Almodóvar’s award-winning film, All About My Mother (1999), features transgender and post-queer study of sexuality. Apart from presenting two pre-op transgenders, the film renders a variety of “abnormal” intimate relationships, including the protagonist, Manuela’s family without a father, Huma’s ultimately failed lesbian relationship with Nina, and the family formed at the end of the film, constituted by Manuela, Rosa’s baby, and queer girlfriends. These unusual…

Have you ever felt oppression? Have you seen people kicked out of their homes, beaten, or bullied to the point of suicide simply for a part of who they are? These are all issues that affect people within the LGBT+ community. Transgender and gay people alike both suffer for practically no reason. Trans-people can be told that they’re “not a real girl/boy” or that they’re just trying to be a special snowflake. Gay people can be kicked out, fired from their job, beaten, and all for just the…

Winfrey's show expressed "I didn't think I would turn out period" she clarified that her greatest feelings of dread surfaced when she quieted her psyche. Ellen feared judgment by society and anxious of being dealt with diversely since she is a transgender who likewise loved ladies. Sex abuse doesn't permit you to be who you need to be generally because of dread … Fear of individuals who practice their energy and ceasing on you for being…

With the multiple readings this week, let me commence with Is This the Right Elementary School for My Gender Nonconforming Child? Not only did I anticipate the content when I saw my Professor’s name on the article, but the appealing language was hard to overlook. I appreciated the disclosure of Martin’s case, a four and a half year old, with a nonconforming gender identity and was transitioning from preschool to the neighborhood school, Cynwyd Elementary, with his second grade sister, Veronica.…

The Transgender Desegregation of Restrooms There has been a long and hard-fought effort in this country to provide equal rights for citizens that would afford them the expectation that they will not be discriminated against based on gender and would allow these individuals similar and unrestricted access. This was put into federal law by the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and efforts continue to establish a constitutional amendment to solidify these and other equal rights. The federal…

a woman.”, and “You’re really a man.” using the tools Bettcher provides in Trans Identities and First-Person Authority. Bettcher explains what the first person authority is and how it is useful for the transgender community while mainstream uses of gender and sex negatively affecting the transgender community. First person authority is things that happen internal to a person, such as their thoughts, beliefs, emotions, and desires. These are things others cannot object, and you do not have to…

In the twenty-first century, society has become more open-minded and tolerant to change and to ideas that are new or different from their own. For example, the controversy over whether same-sex marriage should become legal has been resolved and legalized in most of the U.S and will soon become licensed and recognized in other countries. Unfortunately, not everyone can accept this change, some still fight again the legalization of gay marriage. The relationship between the different types of…

risk for HIV infection, or physical abuse. Because of the homophobia they face, they are four times more likely than other youth to commit suicide (Cochran 775). American homeless youth/adults that identify as being LBGT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) are constantly facing discrimination proving their experiences to be less ideal compared to their heterosexual counterparts, through rejection, harassment, and being forced to conform. “Where did we go wrong? How can you choose to live this…

Symbolic interactionism functions with three main ideas, the first being: “Humans act towards things on the basis of the meanings that these things have for them” (Blumer, 1969, p.2). People will react to different types of things based on their own experiences with them. It is completely objective, depending on the person’s own personal feelings. Everyone’s meaning attached to a symbol can be different. The example of different symbol meanings that Blumer provides the reader with is a tree.…

information has helped me to better understand myself and to empathize with my clients more effectively. By addressing the current social issues involving the Transgender community and their use of public bathrooms of their choice, one can see the effects that the lack of power or the systemic oppression has on an individual’s and/or the transgender community’s feelings and behaviors. Accordingly, two movies from The Global Peace Film Festival; The If Project, and The Pearl of Africa will be…