...an interest in transgender issues particularly: issues in the how transgender issues are handled in the school system, and scholastic sports. I think in these times it is important to be aware of fluid issues such as this. Using the term fluid might seem an oversimplification, but in my view, I have seen with my own eyes how quickly society can change. This can be seen in the idea of transgender issues in school and sports displayed in the recent news. Of the issues covered in recent events are transgenders using the appropriate bathroom, and where should a transgender be able to participate in sports. Why should I question this issue overall, are not boys: boys and girls: girls...
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... especially transgender women under the rug. Trans women have always been marginalized if not totally excluded from the feminist movement. These exclusions are extremely glaring in the Trump administration, as trans women who have an extensive collective and individual history of battling for their rights. Women and the LGBTQ community do not have equal rights in America. Both communities are involved in changing this reality, but they are not working together towards this common goal. In a piece done by Mollie Lam, Why LGBT Rights Matter for Gender Equity, she discusses that "There were troubling moments in the history of women’s movements when some feminist leaders hesitated to support LGBT rights or rejected women who were transgender. But we have come a long way, and those days must remain in the past....
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...According to a recent study conducted in Canada, Transgender people are 29 percent more likely to commit suicide than the average person(Bauer2). This is an astonishing statistic because there are far too many transgender people committing suicide. Issues regarding the transgender community are not only present in Canada, but all over the world. Transgender have been ignored for far too long, and it is time for them to become an open topic that everyone feels comfortable speaking about. The history of the prejudices goes back to ancient times and is present today. There are many causes of the prejudices against transgender people. These prejudices have affected transgender people in many ways. There are many solutions to solve the transgender...
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...University Scholastic League (UIL), the organization that creates rules for almost all athletic and academic contests for public schools in the state of Texas. The committee is hostile to changing their ruling that requires students to compete with athletes of their same gender, based on their birth certificate. Protecting Texas Transgender Athletes Sports play an essential role in the lives and development of children. As the Vice President for the National Alliance for Youth Sports explains, “Sports are the greatest tool we have in today’s society to help children develop positive character traits and life values.” Not only are they great for health and fitness but sports have been proven to boost self-esteem,...
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...------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Assessment 3 ------------------------------------------------- Working Across Difference With Transgender ------------------------------------------------- And Transsexual Individuals ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Student Name:------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- Clare J Clayton | ------------------------------------------------- Student Number:------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- S2847347 | ------------------------------------------------- Date Submitted: | ------------------------------------------------- 1st June 2015 | ------------------------------------------------- Working Across Difference With Transgender ------------------------------------------------- and Transsexual Individuals Transgender, transsexual and trans individuals have long experienced multi-layered non-acceptance and need support to work across difference to achieve optimal well-being. An...
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...In readings, George Chauncey’s “Why Marriage, ” and Riki Wilchins’s, "Time for Gender Rights"” the texts explores the struggles for equal LGBQT rights, and teaches us a lesson about a philosophical concept built on ideals of freedom, equality, and human dignity on LGBQT community. These articles show statics of how throughout our history, there has been a long history of denying basic rights to certain people, but by coming out it is even necessary for atheists and humanists. However, by coming out, it transforms the transgender society. Most LGBT community experiences anti-LGBT language and harassment related to their sexual orientation and gender expression, and they often feel unsafe. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people...
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...Women & GLBT Throughout most of history women generally had fewer rights and career opportunities compared to men. Being a homemaker taking care of the home and children were viewed as a woman’s most important job. Historically throughout many cultures and religions women have been viewed as intellectually inferior as well as a source of temptation and evil. A man, in early history of the United States, actually owned his wife and children as well as his marital possessions. During the 1960’s several federal laws improved requiring equal wages for men and women doing equal work, but discrimination still persisted. The status of women in the United States today has improved considerably compared to previous generations. Women today have caught up to men in college attendance, and now women are more likely than men to gain a college degree. Women in the United States are working more and the number of women in the labor force is nearly equal to men. Gains in education and involvement in the labor force have yet to translate in to wage and income equality. Unmarried and divorced women holding the responsibility of raising and supporting their child is to blame for women’s lowered earning. Women today are less likely than in the past to be the target of violent crimes, including homicide. Examples of concepts or constructions of masculinity and femininity in society and in the media are that men are to be masculine by being strong, brave, and dominant. Society and the media...
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...Current Events Impact on School Counseling Profession Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting occurred December 14, 2012 in Newton, Connecticut. This was one of the deadliest mass shooting at a grade school in the history of the United States. A 20 year old male, Adam Lanza fatally shot 20 children and 6 adult staffers. Lanza also shot his mother. Lanza committed suicide by shooting himself in the head. Lanza had significant mental health issues which psychologist say did affect his ability to live a normal life. (www.CNN.com). Today there are has been more than 100 school shootings since the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary. (www.schoolsecurity). Traumatic stress and psychological distress play a major role in counseling children. School counseling has become even more valuable in the U.S. due to traumatic events such as school shootings. School shootings have had a major impact on students, families and communities. There is a more security and law enforcement present at schools across the US and metal detectors in schools also. School children are being taught how to prepare if there is a shooter or shooters in schools. Due to the increased acts of violence in schools and the need for intensive intervention in student issues, school personnel, school boards, and communities are recognizing the need to provide effective prevention and intervention programs to address social, emotional, and academic needs of students. (Davis, T., 2015, Exploring School Counseling). In the next...
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...Specifically she identifies the historical, political, psychological and social influences that led to the Stonewall Riots, which are largely regarded as the spawn of the gay rights movement. Poindexter, in her examination of gay history, argues that the Stonewall Riots were not actually the beginning of the movement; rather, she suggests that they were an integral turning-point in a long struggle towards gay rights. Furthermore, she describes the sociopolitical model that was utilized during this climactic uprising, which was largely influenced by earlier indigenous rights movements that occurred near that time. Her article emphasizes the importance of understanding the events that led up to the Stonewall Riots and how the use of a collective mobilization as way of achieving liberation for marginalized groups came to be (Poindexter, 1997, p.607-615). Of the LGBTQ+ community’s long battle for liberation, Poindexter states, “There is evidence of tremendous courage of gay...
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...Sexism is a problem that every person will experience at least once in the life. The oppression can be as simple as a joke, to as a serious as rape or death. This bias is hidden in stereotypes and in common practices, or it can be front page news. Gender discrimination is so ingrained into our society that it will always be commonplace in our everyday lives. The main reason for its continuing in our society is the history of ignorance and misinformation. Sexism is the discrimination or prejudice of a person based on whether that is a man, women, or transgender. Women have the hardest struggle against sexism. These prejudices can affect them in hundreds of ways from the workplace, home, and their safety while out and about. Nationally, women are subject to horrible mistreatment such as domestic violence and sexual assaults. Globally the amount of abuse to women is disgusting. War rapes, gendercide, genital mutilation, honor killings are not only being done to women, but are being accepted as a part of some cultures. The main issue most women face daily is inequality between men and women faced in the media, workplace, marriage, and many other important areas. It’s not only that women need to be accepted in everything they want to do, but also the...
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...restroom, safety becomes a major concern in those moments. Recent laws have been passed allowing individuals who are transgender to use same restroom respectively stated on their birth certificate. In doing this, traditional values of the American system are tested, due to the controversy of this situation. As growing humans, reality begins to make sense as we retain information that is seen correct and unflawed. Be as that may, traditional gender codes can be seen as belief system needing to be revamped based on its’ current situation. Deborah Blum states in her essay The Gender Blur: Where Does Biology End and Society Take over, she discusses,” XX makes female, XY makes male. There are two important — and little known — points about these chromosomal matches. One is that even with this apparently precise system, there’s nothing precise — or guaranteed—about the physical construction of male and female. The other point makes that possible. It appears that sex doesn’t matter in the early stages of embryonic development. We are unisex at the point of conception.”(521). With this relative point being made, one would argue the inevitability of this circumstance to surface. During our fetal state in life, the specifics of our gender aren’t immediately established until months later. After our gender is established, we are then...
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...As a white teenager in California, aside from his difficulties with being accepted as transgender, Oliver identifies as belonging to the mainstream culture in Los Angeles. Looking at immigration status, socioeconomic status, race and culture, Oliver generally fits into the majority group or what is considered the privileged group. Although these factors may not be at the forefront of therapy, these factors cannot be overlooked in therapy. As a therapist, one could not assume that just because a client is in the majority or privilege group does not mean that it is not salient to the client and should still be taken into consideration. Cultural Topic - Oppression/Privilege According to Abberley (1987), oppression of minorities is a reflection...
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...Worksheet Search the Internet for information related to the following: • Women’s rights organizations • Equality organizations • Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) rights organizations Note. You may also refer to the Internet Resource Directory of Racial and Ethnic Groups. Complete the following table with notes and thoughts related to your findings: |Site |Thoughts/Notes | |http://www.wic.org |Women have been thought to be the weaker sex throughout history. This website details the events that | | |have lead up to the present time. It shows how much women have had to overcome to get where they are | | |today. | |http://www.hrc.org |Human rights have evolved over the years. This website has great positive information on human rights | | |and support. | |https://www.aclu.org |Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender have projects that work towards those to become a free America| | |from discrimination. These projects are put into place to allow them to live...
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...Bradley Manning's statement that he'll no longer be a "he" but rather a "she" named Chelsea Manning sets the Army private on a path that most transgender individuals have taken. But for many unfamiliar with the "trans" community, such an announcement raises a host of questions. Just getting a count is difficult, but a 2011 report from the Williams Institute, a think tank on sexual orientation and gender identity, suggests nearly 700,000 transgender individuals live in the USA. An online fact sheet from the American Psychological Association defines "transgender" as an "umbrella term for persons whose gender identity, gender expression, or behavior does not conform to that typically associated with the sex to which they were assigned at birth." But even mental health professionals who specialize in gender identity say there is much about being transgender that is unclear, so classifying it for treatment purposes is challenging. "It's different from other mental disorders," says Jack Drescher, a New York psychiatrist who was part of the American Psychiatric Association's work group on gender identity, which revised the latest manual of mental disorders, the DSM-5. "Usually with a mental disorder, we try and change the person's mind," he says. "This is the only mental disorder where the treatment is changing the body. In a typical mental disorder, we try to make those symptoms go away. Here the treatment has emerged to align the person's body to match their gender...
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...Summary: “Romancing the Transgender Native: Rethinking the Use of the “Third Gender” Concept” by Evan B Towle and Lynn M. Morgan examine the concept of “third gender” in U.S. anthropological scholarship and fine it to be a useful, as well as popular, though problematic, term because its inherent ambiguities are well-suited to its historical moment; at a time when large segments of the U.S population are encountering cultural differences around the globe. “Third gender” signals both tolerance for diversity and adherence to Western categories of personal identity. The authors note the term “third gender,” is being replaced by or conflated with the newer term “transgender.” Towle and Morgan consider popular transgender writing on “third genders” to make several errors....
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