Essays on Transgender

The LGBT Community tackles violence and discrimination and sometimes tortured, even killed because of who they love, how they look, or who they are. Gender identity and Sexual orientation are meaning aspects of ourselves and they shouldn’t be reasons for discrimination. Rights are important for everyone individually so as an intergroup the LGBT community is…

Relatively little research exists on the experiences of LGBT individuals who are incarcerated. In fact, Mogul, Ritchie, & Whitlock (2011) note even the lack of emphasis by the larger, mainstream LGBT movement, as well as larger national discussions regarding policing, on LGBT individuals’ experiences of policing and incarceration. The authors say, “Yet beyond the efforts…

Human rights are something many take for granted, and I can’t blame them, because human rights should be applied to all people no matter what. However, This isn’t always the case. Sometimes, people think that a certain characteristic of a person makes them inferior, and therefore unworthy of being treated fairly. Not only is that…

Spanning the history of humanity, groups of people have come together to fight for their civil rights and the chance at a better life. The United States had a series of revolutions with many wronged minorities demanding equality. Among these groups of people, women were a major group seeking liberation. The Feminist movement, both the…

I learned so much from the articles, and the panelists, I feel that I am expanding my personal views. One could say my personal growth. I once felt that like the rest of society; to be transgendered is a horrible thing, and very little good can come with it. But after reading and talking to…

In this essay, I will be discussing the core arguments made in an article about the South African female athlete Caster Semenya and the crises she has faced over the years in society and in the world of athletics because of her gender. This article is one of many that goes to show prejudices held…

Judith Halberstams lecture focused on the issues regarding transgenderism/transsexualism, feminism/trans feminism (FTM), and the relationships between them. The lecture mainly addressed the necessity of trans feminism and reasons for its absence in the present queer and feminist communities. Trans feminism is necessary for all trans individuals. Leaving femininity behind creates a problem for FTMs. Growing…

Gender roles are separate patterns of personality traits, mannerisms, interests, attitudes, and behaviors that are regarded as either ‘male’ or ‘female’ by one’s culture. Gender roles are largely a product of the way in which one was raised and may not be in conformance with one’s gender identity. Research shows that both genetics and environment…

There are different transitioning processes, being sexual reassignment therapy, including sex reassignment surgery or hormone replacement surgery. To begin transitioning there are personal choices that need to be discussed with family or at least doctors/surgeons. Although there are choices to be made many people say the significant parts of the transition is coming out for…

Has it appeared LGBT youth and students are treated differently? LGBT stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender though it is not limited to those groups. There are hundreds of LGBT youth in America alone that face daily struggles due to those that lack acceptance emanating from their family and peers. There are a several…