Transgender

United States history. As early as the 20th-century people were working discreetly until the Stonewall riots of 1969 for the acceptance of people who are gay in society. The Stonewall Riots were a major turning point for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) community. It was beginning of societal awareness of the persecution and needed rights of the LGBT community. This seminal conflict eventually led to increased social acceptance and legal rights for this community and by 2015, gay…

Summary of Real-World Problem Many people struggle with problems relating to gender identity. These problems often include harassment, discrimination, and acts of violence. Oftentimes, the harassment can result in suicidal thoughts and actions. Gender is a social construct that people use to define the difference between masculine and feminine in an individual. Similarly, gender identity is known to be a fluid spectrum, because people are often not completely fulfilling the norms of their…

Question 4 The issue of police brutality is sickeningly present in America and highly controversial. Instead of being flooded with feelings of relief and safety upon seeing a member of the police force, people of color feel anxiety and fear. Will this police officer harass or question me with no valid reason? Will they attempt to search my body or violate me? Will they even try to kill me? Black individuals are the most prone to acts of unnecessary police violence. In chapter 5, they discuss…

The ideal man has been ever changing. In modern society, the classic male appears tall, chiseled, and strong. How does this image impact a man 's view of himself? According to one study, males who see men doing performance-based activities actually felt worse about their appearance, vs men who had just viewed an image of a muscular looking man, posing. “ ...participants who viewed the performance-focused images actually reported poorer overall appearance satisfaction and poorer fitness…

a particular way, and thereby to impose upon it the dichotomous category ‘sex.’ Sex, then, is no longer the raw material from which culture produces gender. Instead, sex is in some important sense an effect of gender” (17). When thinking about transgender individuals, then, this would mean that from their gender identities comes their sex. There is still a tension here, however, because physical attributes like genitalia and hormone production are evident before conscious thought. How could…

story about her daughter, Victoria experienced countless violations to her basic human rights while she was held in prison. As she was horribly subjected to inhumane treatment, her story now serves as a testament to the prison system, that any transgender person will not be subjected to the same treatment that Victoria faced. As a human, no one should be treated inhumanely, or denied any rights due to gender, citizenship, or even as a person who violated the law. Victoria is not a criminal and…

On many occasions, the attitude that the parents manifest towards homosexuality, lesbianism, and transgender have to do with their social values, and in their religious customs, so the rejection is evident. For the same reason, if Mary interacts with her family, and just negative and harmful responses she obtained, the chances are that what she obtains…

“there are only two types of therapies for minors that are notable and that are controversial at present. One is ex-gay conversion therapy and the other is transgender hormone therapy, and I hardly believe that Tony Perkins was putting a plank in the Republican Party platform endorsing the rights of parents to provide their children with transgender hormone therapy.” Many LGBTQ+ citizens are concerned, perhaps rightfully so, about what the Trump-Pence era holds in store for the rights they have…

friend what's an interest that I have. They were confused because shouldn't I know myself, but without fail they answered. “Oh your funny, loyal, compassionate, you lead by example, you love music, you're persistent, you are hispanic and you're transgender. You have so much to write about!” And it hit me, I work to build everyone up and making sure they're…

developed oddly and my voice started to change drastically. My mother and father took me to the examination room and found out that I was transgender. Since my mother and father worked for Corneria’s government, Corneria’s government had a very stern rule for Transgenders and that rule is if there is a transgender living in Corneria, the government would make the transgender serve as a slave. The slaves would do people’s…