Argumentative Essay On Transgender

Transgender personnel have already served with distinction in todays military and deserve the opportunity to be recognized for who they are. Removing the institutional barriers that prevent transgender personnel from serving openly, gives them the same opportunities their brothers and sisters in arms already experience, will unlock health care benefits and treatments that have not been previously provided, yet the most daunting task will be figuring out the leadership and logistics challenges for transgender integration.

Considered to be one of the most important and prominent figures in trans history, Christine Jorgensen was a pioneer in her own right. Jorgensen first garnered major attention when she became the first American to bring attention to gender reassignment surgery in 1952, after travelling to Denmark for the procedure. Going on to become an actress and a writer, Jorgensen’s story was what brought trans issues to the forefront of America’s mind, and opened up a national conversation, framing many aspects of how future generations would come to think of the transgender community.

To relate her study to other findings, it only seems fair to use the piece written by Laurel Westbrook, (and herself) Kristen Schilt. This reading is called “Penis Panics: Biological Maleness, Social Masculinity, and The Matrix of Perceived Sexual Threat.” This reading is being compared to her book because it shows a lot of similarities with her outcomes. Although this does not look at the field of work, it does shed light on their everyday lives and actions. To be specific, this reading points out that even being transgender comes with unfairness. Society has made their own beliefs which seem to go along the lines that trans men are harmless, but trans women are potentially harmful. As stated in the reading, it seems trans women are looked

In their respective pieces about the transgender community, Mari Birghe’s piece falls short due to its lack of detailed examples and its heavy reliance on eliciting sympathy from the reader to persuade as well as its failure to see the other side of the argument while Elinor Burkett’s piece proves far superior due to its multitude of extensive examples in addition to its surplus of concessions.

In the book Becoming Nicole states, “But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height… The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the lord looks at the heart” (Nutt 1). I chose to read this book because I want to learn more in why transgender people change themselves and how people act towards transgender people. In the book Becoming Nicole by Amy Ellis Nutt talks about a young boy named Wyatt changing himself into a girl named Nicole.

Intellectualism – “(It is) the doctrine that reason is the ultimate criterion of knowledge, and that deliberate action is consequent on a process of conscious or subconscious reasoning. It is the excessive emphasis on abstract or intellectual matters, especially with a lack of proper consideration for emotions. Through the system of patriarchy, women are often subjugated and discriminated against because of their perceived emotional processes. Intellectualism is a major component of the academic industrial complex, and promotes professional knowledge and status over lived experiences” (The Anti-Oppression Network, 2014).

Over the weekend, my family and I went to a restaurant in downtown Cincinnati called The Senate. A few months ago they had gotten a great deal of backlash when they promoted a taco/sausage menu item they named the Bruce Jenner 2.0. Being back at the restaurant brought up a discussion of it which led to a debate from my mother on trans bodies. She does not discriminate against trans people but believes that there is no trans identity, you either identify as male or female and whichever you choose is your choice but if you switch, you should do so to the full extent involving surgery. She was extremely adamant that Caitlyn Jenner should not call herself a woman if she was choosing to keep her penis but modify all other parts of her body and identity. She is adamant that Caitlyn is still a man because she is choosing to be a woman and yet not complete gender reassignment surgery.

This story shared by a girl named Victoria Ramirez who lives in California demonstrates the lack of support and brutal discrimination individuals who transition or who have transitioned face daily because they break the socially norm of the meaning of gender and gender identity. Victoria Ramirez had worked for Barnes

Introduction “That was the one thing that no one could take away from me was my music.” This sentiment, as uttered by a young girl named Rie, is one with which many musicians can identify. Singers in particular would find common ground with the girl’s love of choir, a space in

Protecting our country is the military’s main goal. Soldiers spend weeks away from home to go through basic training, where they are changed mentally and physically to have the mindset to protect our country. Months to years pass by until a soldier can see their family again after being deployed; they are unable to come home whenever is necessary for them. Being in the military means having a strong mental mindset, and being able to commit to a time commitment for many years, that people going through the transgender process do not have the ability for.

North Carolina was the first state to make the law of transgender being able to use public restrooms in public buildings and schools. This law should have been made because everyone is human no matter the skin tone, race, gender, appearance and furthermore. Not accepting a person for their appearance is discrimination because it does not make them any less of a person. Letting transgender use the restroom according to the gender they were born with show that there is no discrimination against a person appearance, that there is equality, and keeps from chaos.

Transgender faced scrutiny for wanting the right to do something as simple as serve in the armed forces. In the same instance, heterosexual people serve in the armed forces and take the right to serve for granted. Even though people that consider themselves transgender faced discrimination, they still chose to fight for the right to risk their lives for their country. Many transgender choose to serve in the armed forces to show people that they are worthy of the same rights as a heterosexual individual; therefore, they are trying to earn the status as being equal in this part of our society as well as the rest of society. They want to give back to this country, also. Through education and the change of policies, this has become a goal

“We need ethics to help us decide what to do in situations not covered by laws: for example, areas beyond the reach of law, such as personal relationships, but also in situations, such as biotechnology or the internet, that are so new that the legal system has yet to catch up” (Goldburg, 2009).

I think that these veterans who are returning home from Iraq and other intense war missions need to be given some sort of leniency. By no means am I saying that I believe that they should be completely resolved of their crimes that they commit when they come back from war, however I do believe that it should be majorly taken into consideration that they have fought in war. The courts should look at their criminal records before they left for war, testimony from commanding officers and higher ranking military officials on their character and behavior in the military, and whether or not they successfully completed professional counseling and therapy programs when they returned from war. We ask these individuals to go fight in foreign countries

Gender Dysphoria affects adolescents and adults. When a person starts to experience distress due to their assigned gender at birth, that individual can clinically be diagnosed as having Gender Dysphoria. According to the DSM (2013), a person who suffers from Gender Dysphoria will have a strong desire to get rid of their primary characteristics. As a result, the individual starts to develop aspects of the opposite sex in which the person would like to transition. Therefore, the person would like to be treated in the gender in which the person is transitioning.