transgender

Examples of transgender in the following topics:

• Discrimination Based on Sex and Gender

  • Transgender inequality is the unequal protection and treatment that transgender people face in work, school, and society in general.
  • Currently, transgender individuals are not protected in 33 U.S. states from being fired for being transgender or not conforming to gender norms.
  • Transgender people regularly face transphobic harassment and violence.
  • According to the National Transgender Discrimination Survey, the combination of anti-transgender bias with structural and individual racism means that transgender people of color experience particularly high levels of discrimination.
  • Specifically, black transgender people reported the highest level of discrimination among all transgender individuals of color.

• Gender as a Spectrum and Transgender Identities

  • Transgender is independent of sexual orientation; transgender people may identify as heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, pansexual, polysexual, asexual, or any other kind of sexuality, just like cisgender people do.
  • It is difficult to determine the prevalence of transgender people in society; however, it is estimated that 2–5% of the U.S. population is transgender (Transgender Law and Policy Institute 2007).
  • The umbrella of transgender identities includes many different and sometimes-overlapping categories.
  • Not all transgender individuals choose to alter their bodies or physically transition from one sex to another.
  • The flag above is the marker of transgender pride.

• Gender Dysphoria

  • Many people who are diagnosed with gender dysphoria identify as transgender, genderfluid, or otherwise gender non-conforming in some way; however not everyone who identifies as transgender or gender non-conforming experiences gender dysphoria.
  • Many transgender people and researchers supported the declassification of GID, arguing that the diagnosis pathologizes a natural form of gender variance, reinforces the binary model of gender (i.e., the idea that there are only two genders and that everyone must fit neatly into one of these two genders), and can result in stigmatization of transgender individuals.
  • Many people argue that the distress associated with gender dysphoria is not caused by any disorder within the individual, but by difficulties encountered from social disapproval of transgender identities and alternative genders.
  • Without the classification of gender dysphoria as a medical disorder, sex-reassignment therapy may be viewed as cosmetic treatment—rather than medically necessary treatment for many transgender individuals—and thus may not be covered.
  • While the diagnosis of gender dysphoria may perpetuate stigma against transgender individuals, it may also be a necessary tool for accessing transition-related therapy.

• Privacy Rights and Sexuality

  • It specifically refers to the protection of the rights of people of diverse sexual orientations, including lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people (although it is equally applicable to heterosexuality).
  • Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights in the United States have evolved over time and vary on a state-by-state basis.

• Gay and Lesbian Rights

  • Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people and their allies have a long history of campaigning for what is generally called LGBT rights.
  • Various communities have worked together, but also have worked independently of each other, in various configurations including gay liberation, lesbian feminism, the queer movement, and transgender activism.
  • As the police prepared to arrest many of the customers, especially transgender women and cross-dressers who were particular targets for police harassment, a crowd began to gather.
  • Angered by the brutal treatment of the prisoners, the crowd attacked, led by transgender women of color Marsha P.
  • While some of the early leaders of the movement were transgender and non-binary people, these gender identities were often eclipsed by the fight for gay and lesbian rights, and it would take several more decades before transgender rights would make headway.

• LGBTQ Civil Rights

  • Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) people have attained many civil protections, but are still subject to discrimination.
  • The LGBTQ rights movement refers to the efforts of individuals and organizations to improve the social and legal standing of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBTQ) people.
  • Despite the long history of non-heterosexual sexual practices and non-conforming gender roles, the concept of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) rights did not become widely used until the second half of the twentieth century.

• Development of Gender Identity

  • In many Western cultures, individuals who identify with a gender that is different from their biological sex (for example, they are assigned female at birth but feel inwardly that they are a boy or a gender other than a girl) are called transgender.
  • Some transgender individuals, if they have access to resources and medical care, choose to alter their bodies through medical interventions such as surgery and hormonal therapy so that their physical being is better aligned with their gender identity.
  • However, many transgender, genderqueer, or genderfluid individuals are not able to embrace their true gender identity until much later in life, largely due to both societal pressure to conform to the gender binary and the societal stigma associated with transgender identities.

• Defining Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

  • Those who identify with a role that is different from their biological sex (for example, they were born with male sex characteristics, were assigned as a boy, but identify today as a girl, woman, or some other gender altogether) are often referred to as transgender.
  • The term "transgender" encompasses a wide range of possible identities, including agender, genderfluid, genderqueer, two-spirit (for many indigenous people), androgynous, and many others.
  • The standard model explains that gender is categorized into two separate, opposing sides, being either masculine or feminine, again completely excluding those who are intersex, transgender, androgynous, and so on.
  • Those who identify with a gender that is different from their biological sex are called transgender.

• Marriage Equality and the Courts

  • While the achievement of legally-recognized marriage equality was an important step forward for the rights of same-sex couples, LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) people continue to face immense obstacles to equality in the United States.
  • These obstacles take the form of discrimination (in the workplace, by landlords, in health facilities, in education, and in public accommodations), violence, and disproportionate rates of poverty and homelessness, especially among transgender youth and transgender people of color.
  • Department of Education ruled that schools receiving federal funds may not discriminate against transgender students, and a board within the Department of Health and Human Services decided that Medicare should cover sexual reassignment surgery.

• Administering Hormones

  • Hormone replacement therapy for transgender, gender variant, and transsexual people introduces hormones associated with the gender that the patient identifies with (notably testosterone for trans men and estrogen for trans women).