...Labels People Identify With Have you ever heard of someone identifying themselves as a cisgender? Over the years many people have heard of the term transgender, but many have not heard of the term cisgender. Cisgender is just another term for someone who identifies with the gender they were born with. As compared to someone who is transgender who does not identify with the gender they were born with. When it comes to talking about these different genders it has become more of a relevant topic than most people would think just because of everything that has been going on in the world when it comes to the transgender topic. There are differences between the terms of cisgender and transgender but they are same as just being a label for a person. When it comes to the topic of transgender many people know someone transgender or are even transgendered but there are still some who do not. According to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary the term transgender...
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...debate on gay rights has been a huge political topic among those who are faced with the hard truth of no longer being protected fully as citizens. Transgendered, gays, bisexuals, and lesbian people are discriminated against in almost every aspect of their lives because they are not happy with whom they are as a man or a woman or by which partner they choose to be with. Groups representing the lesbians, gays, bi-sexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities have sprung into the public attention due to the fight for equal rights. Their claims amount to a call for freedom to live in the style they choose within the limits that they do not cause harm or interfere with the rights of others. The three sources were reviewed to determine what it is that the LGBT populations encounter in their lives. A huge problem LGBT persons face is the laws that stand them out among citizens. Author of From Identity to Politics, Craig A. Rimmerman, believes in the movements in the United States history for the gay and lesbian community. “The homophile movement arose within the context of a prevailing ideology that regarded lesbians and gays as perverts, psychopaths, deviates, and the like” (20). Ultimately, these labels were internalized, and society then formed negative stereotypes based on the belief of most citizens who did not understand the LGBT people. Most believe that the movement for LGBT rights began with the Stonewall Rebellion of 1969, but history has shown that was not the case (Rimmerman...
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...Ethical Considerations and Implications for Transgender Medicine In Western society gender and sexuality are believed to be binary and there is little room for variance. As the decades progress, more and more sociologists, scientists, and therapists are acknowledging that gender and sexuality are largely a social construct. With this new understanding, physicians are forced to grapple with how to treat gender-variant patients both physically and emotionally. As many patients seek to match their bodies with their minds, at times risky surgical and hormonal treatments must be prescribed. The physician is forced to weigh the risks and benefits to the patient and oftentimes it is the physician's decision that will determine if the transgender patient will complete the medical part of his, her, or hirtransition, allowing the individual to continue living his or her life in a body congruent with his or her gender expression. The psychiatrist’s recommendation for SRS and hormonal treatment is imperative in the process and this paper will examine the ethical implications of the essential causal diagnosis of Gender Identity Disorder (GID) and the recommendation of surgical treatment in order for patients to fit into the Western gender binary. A brief examination of co-morbidity of mental disorders and their affect on consent and provider views on competence and capacity are also warranted. Adolescent transgendered patients under the age of eighteen experience more difficulties with the...
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...INTRODUCTION Transgender, Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual are not words you would expect to hear when being associated with sports and the steady growing field of coming out stories within sports. For just a moment, lets thing about what these athletes are going through and how hard they fight to be accepted or a part of a team. The question can be posed that should transgender athletes have the same rights as other athletes? The NCAA as well as various other sport affiliations agree that they should. The NCAA implemented a less somewhat rigorous guideline in 2011; within that guideline four major questions are being asked. Those questions include:” Why must we address transgender issues in Collegiate Athletics Programs? Why focus on college athletics? Should the participation of Transgender student athletes raise concerns about competitive equity? What are the benefits of adopting fair and inclusive policies?” The purposes of the guidelines areproviding equal opportunities in all aspects of school programming are a core value in education. As an integral part of higher educational institutions, college athletics programs are responsible and accountable for reflecting the goals and values of the educational institutions of which they are a part. It follows that athletics program. “The NCAA Office of Inclusion provides or enables programming and education, which sustains foundations of a diverse and inclusive culture across dimensions of diversity including, but not limited to...
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...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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...For decades people have fought for black rights women’s rights and so on and so forth, but have we ever really fought for Transgender rights? Have you ever heard someone say “Trans lives matter,”? No, well you wouldn’t be the only one. So today we’ll delve into why Transgender people should have the same rights as Cisgender (cis) people. For starters, what exactly does Transgender mean? Well, according to Merriam-Webster Transgender is defined as: of relating to, or being a person whose gender identity differs from the sex the person was identified as having at birth; especially: of relating to, or being a person whose gender identity is opposite the sex the person had or was identified as having at birth. So basically Transgender is an umbrella...
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...Born This Way - A Research Paper on Transgender Everyone has a gender; it is a thing affects everything in our lives. It affects how we act like and look like every day. However, have you ever thought about what is gender? Gender is the thing that describes the characteristics that a society or culture delineates as masculine or feminine (Nobelius). Today, most of the countries define gender base on the physical and genetic sexuality at birth. There is at least one transgender person, whose self-gender identity is different from the assigned gender sex at birth, in each 100 people (NCTE). Under the rules of our society, there are at least 70 million people living in the world without their identity. Loss of identity also comes with life-threatening discriminations and inequities to them. To solve this serious problem and to improve the harmony of the society, gender’s definition should be redefined to include transgender and not only base on the physical sexuality at birth. Before everything else, the most important question is: what is transgender? From the definition of Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, transgender is the state of one's self gender identity not matching one's assigned sex which based on physical sexuality at birth (GLAAD). To be easier to imagine, I would use a simple example. Imagine that your name is Tom. One day, while you are sleeping, someone assigns “Peter” as your name. After that, everyone starts calling you “Peter” while you can never...
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...Discrimination against Transgender Individuals Outline I. Introduction A. Opener: B. Thesis Statement: This research paper will be discussing about discrimination against transgender individuals in society, at work, and in marriage as well as in family. II. First of all, there are discrimination against transgender individuals in society. A . Transgender individuals face discriminatory barriers to full equality 1. face difficulties meeting their basic needs 2. having their gender identity respected B. Transgender individuals face more severe discrimination than LGB individuals III. Besides that, there are also discrimination against transgender workers. A. Costs of discrimination 1. transgender individuals were fired without reason 2. transgender workers experienced unfairness A. B. High risk of unemployment and poverty IV. There are discrimination in marriage and in family. A. Discrimination in marriage 1. cannot stay in a marriage if gender is changed 2. parenting issues after transition B. Discrimination by family members V. Conclusion: Discrimination against Transgender Individuals What is LGBT? LGBT stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender. Lesbian stands for a woman who is romantically, sexually or emotionally attracted to woman, gay stands for a man who is romantically, sexually or emotionally attracted to man while bisexual stands for an individual who attracted...
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... gay, bisexual, and transgender community is one of the most unique subcultures out there because it focuses on something that most people take for granted: their identity. For most in this community, questioning that identity starts at a young age. They will notice that something is different about them, and some know right away how they are different. For others, it can take years to find themselves. Even if someone does know from a young age who they are, they can be met by obstacles in the form of society, their culture, and even their parents. Though LGBT community has faced a lot of discrimination and prejudice, through the building LGBT community and positive media representation, the community has seen a lot of improvement....
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...colleges and universities and to provide financial assistance to students (Law and Higher Education), it was not until an amendment in 1972 which stated, “schools receiving federal money may not discriminate based on a student’s sex” (Overview of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972). It took seven years for the legislative body to determine the civil rights of many were being violated, and it was only recently, the U.S. Department of education under the Obama administration issued guidelines clarifying that Title IX’s prohibition against sex-based discrimination extends to claims of discrimination based on gender identity (Find Law). This brings us to the highly national watched transgendered case of Gavin Grimm. A transgendered male, Gavin openly faced his gender issue with the support of his mother by his side during his sophomore year in high school. After informing the administrative staff of Gavin’s gender identity, he was allowed to use the male restroom. However, other parents did not agree with the school’s implementation of this decision and voiced their concern. Disregarding Gavin’s...
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...Vanessa Smith Professor James Williamson Psychology 6 April 2013 Transgender between Boys and Girls While researching articles and sources about transgender between boys and girls, I found several articles and authors who published books about the topic that I felt to be interested in reading and researching. (Transgender is a global term that encompasses, cross dressers, transsexuals, and transgenderists). However, when taken to mean transgressively gendered, and transgender can be seen as encompassing anyone who feels uncomfortable with, dislikes, or resists John Wayne/Marilyn Monroe gender stereotypes). In growing up in the state of Tennessee I was very young but knew of girls my aged that did not like to play with dolls or do girly things. I often notice with this girl named Lillian which is my best friend as of today she liked everything little boys like to do. For an example watching her play boys sport like football, basketball, playing marbles on the ground with boys to me that wasn’t what girls would participate in. On the other hand I did not understand why she was different that all the rest. It was until I invited her to go the church with me and she answered me with reply of no. I asked her why and she stated she doesn’t wear dresses she only prefer pants. In this interpretation, there is good evidence that the intangible feeling we have of being male or female is actually far less susceptible to hormonal influences than either our sexual orientation or our...
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...AN EXAMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST TRANSGENDER AMERICANS IN THE WORKPLACE HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EMPLOYMENT, LABOR AND PENSIONS COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED TENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION HEARING HELD IN WASHINGTON, DC, JUNE 26, 2008 Serial No. 110–99 Printed for the use of the Committee on Education and Labor ( Available on the Internet: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/congress/house/education/index.html U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 43–027 PDF WASHINGTON : 2008 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2104 Mail: Stop IDCC, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate 0ct 09 2002 10:55 Dec 17, 2008 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 G:\DOCS\110TH\HELP\110-99\43027.TXT HBUD PsN: DICK COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR GEORGE MILLER, California, Chairman Dale E. Kildee, Michigan, Vice Chairman Donald M. Payne, New Jersey Robert E. Andrews, New Jersey Robert C. ‘‘Bobby’’ Scott, Virginia Lynn C. Woolsey, California ´ Ruben Hinojosa, Texas Carolyn McCarthy, New York John F. Tierney, Massachusetts Dennis J. Kucinich, Ohio David Wu, Oregon Rush D. Holt, New Jersey Susan A. Davis, California Danny K. Davis, Illinois ´ Raul M. Grijalva, Arizona Timothy H. Bishop, New York ´ Linda T. Sanchez, California John P...
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...Legislating the Family: Heterosexist Bias in Social Welfare Policy Frameworks Amy Lind University of Virginia Studies in Women and Gender Program This article addresses the effects of heterosexist bias in social welfare policy frameworks on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals and families in the United States. It discusses the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA), the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), federal definitions of family and household, and stereotypes about LGBT individuals. It argues that poor LGBT individuals and families lack full citizen rights and access to needed social services as a result of these explicit and implicit biases. Key words: Welfare reform; family policy; civil rights; gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT); heterosexism Welfare reform is fundamentally about family policy—about promoting and privileging particular kinds of families, and about penalizing and stigmatizing others. (Cahill and Jones 2002: 1). Two pieces of legislation were passed in 1996 that set an important tone for family policy in the United States: The 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA), an act that expanded welfare-to-work programs throughout the country, restricted people’s access to public assistance, and crystallized the broader restructuring of public-private boundaries; and the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which defines marriage as a legal union between a man...
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...How transgendered women experience life on campus Qualitatitive research Introduction This reflective report is based on a research question which states how transgender women experience life as students at the University of Cape Town. Hence it is well known that the LGBTQIA people are socially not acceptable in many other ways due to historical discrimination, social stigma and lack of legal recognition of relationships and gender identity (ACON, 2006). This reflection will touch on some main points of this group’s responses on their thoughts, feeling and how they have experienced life on Campus identifying as transgendered women. Participant recruitment I recruited two interviewees to participate in my research interview and they are both from the (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, Queer, Intersexual and Asexual) better known as LGBTQIA community and they are both transgendered. They are both students at the University of Cape Town, and are part of the Rainbow UCT society. They were between 18-25 years and are activists of the LGBTQIA rights movement. My first interviewee was a 22 year old woman who identifies as a transgender female. My second interviewee was a 20 year old female also identifying as being transgendered. I used purposive sampling to select individuals that were mostly relevant to the question this included that my participants had to meet the study requirements meaning they had to be women and be transgendered and how they can relate...
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...(WHO), as being “the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age” that are “shaped by the distribution of money, power and resources” (World Health Organisation, 2014). According to Pega and Veale (2015), SDHs include education, occupation, income, gender, ethnicity/race, sexual orientation, and gender identity. It should be noted that sexual orientation was added as an SDH by the authors due to an article by Logie (2012), who found that people from lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, or queer (LGBTQ) sexual orientations faced pronounced negative health biases. The authors argue that gender identity should be added as an SDH, as it was found that prejudice, transphobia, and other violent and biased behaviours aimed at transgender people resulted in differential amounts of societal exclusion for groups of people defined by gender identity, encompassing healthcare scenarios. These socially conditions cripple transgender people via social exclusion, and benefit non-transgendered people through social inclusion. Although gender identity itself does not predict health status, it socially stratifies the population into different exposures to SDHs such as transphobia. Gender identity draws equal comparability to items on the SDHs list like sexual orientation (Logie, 2012) and ethnicity (World Health Organisation, 2008) by discriminating on the basis of racism or homophobia. These are socially constructed forms of discrimination, and as such are deemed avoidable, remediable...
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