Transgender is a term that is used to categorize a group of people who identify as the opposite gender than they were born as. These people are just normal people who believe that they were born into the wrong sex. Linda Thompson wrote, “Being transgender, like being gay, tall, short, white, black, male, or female, is another part of the human condition that make each individual unique, and something over which we have no control. We are who we are in the deepest recesses of our minds, hearts and identities. So, if we can't choose what we are why do we discriminate against transgender people? Transgender people are a group of people who deserve to have the same rights that cisgender.
Transgender people should be able to play in sports with
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Lyle Denniston has written about many articles for the constitutioncenter.org. He is a reliable source because he has been a journalist for 63 years. Not only has he been a journalist but he also has reported on the supreme court for 50 years now. Dennistion has also written two books about the court system and about America’s constitution. Denniston’s audience is supposed to be people who are transgender and also people of the court system. In his article Transgender People Allowed to Join Military discusses how Trump is trying to get transgender people banned from being in the Military. He states in his article that “The total ban on transgender individuals serving or joining was announced on Twitter by President Trump last July, to completely undo a policy of the Obama Administration that would allow those individuals to continue in the ranks or to join.” Denniston also discusses that Trump has two federal agents who have block Trump's attempts to ban transgender people from joining the military. Right now their are going to be some extra rules for people who are transgender to be able to join the …show more content…
These people should not be able to use a bathroom that they identify as, however they should use the bathroom that they were born as. Emma Green the author of Half of Americans Don’t Think Transgender People Should Be Able to Pick Their Bathroom, states in her article that
“Americans are still divided on transgender rights and identity. In a new study from Pew Research Center, 46 percent of respondents said transgender people should be required, presumably by law, to “use the public restrooms of the gender they were born into.” Fifty-one percent of those surveyed said the opposite—that transgender people should be allowed to use the restroom of their choice.”
During the article Green uses many examples of surveys done by other places as well. Some of her examples are a CBS survey, Gallup poll, and even a New York Times poll. She uses these examples to show how each public poll done is not 100% accurate. Her audience are those who want to know how likely it is for transgender people to get their rights Emma Green is a reliable resource because she writes for The Atlantic. She writes about many different topics such as religion, policy, and politics. Even though there are these polls out there saying that transgender people should not have the right to use the bathroom of their choice. There is more evidence such as the evidence from Trotta that shows us why these people should
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has issued direction expressing that victimization transgender leaseholders or homebuyers in view of sexual orientation character or sex generalizations constitutes sex segregation and is precluded under the Fair Housing Act (FHA). Although this policy has been established many transgender individuals are still discriminated against, targeted and
It brings up the complication that if someone is not Trans and feels uncomfortable in their own restroom their discomfort is to be ignored. The biggest problem with this is that “If any of this makes a child uncomfortable, the administration's response is "too bad." According to the letter, a transgender student's discomfort must always be accommodated, but if another student feels similar discomfort, those concerns must always be ignored because the administration has pre-emptively deemed all "others' discomfort" unjustified. When a young female says she feels uncomfortable or even unsafe sharing bathrooms and locker rooms with males, she isn't being discriminatory, and her complaints shouldn't be dismissed as veiled bigotry by the same Education Department that has preached to schools the importance of creating environments where students feel secure. ”(Pruitt)
Christian author Madeline Kirksey said she was fired as the manager of Children 's Lighthouse Learning Center because she refused to go along with parents who decided to recognize their little girl as a boy. A six year old girl has been attending a private school in Katy, Texas for the last four months as a little girl. The child’s parents are a same-sex couple, two men, who “decided” that she was transgender. The child’s parents cut the girl’s hair short and workers at Children’s Lighthouse were told to begin calling the girl by a boy’s name.
In 2010 the NCAA passed a policy where transgender male (female to male) athletes with testosterone treatment can compete on men's teams, but they lose eligibility for women's teams unless the team is mixed. Whereas transgender female (MTF) athletes on testosterone suppression medication may continue competing on men's teams but must complete one year of treatment before becoming eligible for women's teams. (NCAA, 2022). Essentially, any transgender student-athletes not undergoing hormone treatment, participation in their sport is based on their sex assigned at birth. Transgender athletes who identify as female and are not undergoing testosterone treatment have the option to join either men's or women's teams, whereas transgender athletes who identify as male and are not utilizing hormone treatment are not permitted to take part in women's teams (NCAA, 2022).
However, even though the court made a ruling, not all people agree with their decision. In regards to both cases, there are still many people that openly oppose their decision. There is continued discrimination against same sex couples and women who chose to have abortions. Despite the legalization of gay marriage and abortions, states still pass law that make in incredibly difficult to do either of those things. Both cases also illustrate the ongoing fight for civil rights in america.
transgenders have the right to join the military unless their personal actions violate any other restrictions. In addition, there is no real
This past October an intersex U.S. Navy veteran, Dana Zzyym, gained national attention after they were denied a passport. Zzyym identifies as neither male nor female, so they were denied the right to a passport after refusing to select a gender box on the application. After the denial Zzyym filed a federal discrimination lawsuit on the grounds that it is a constitutional violation to force an intersex person to select a gender box. Their argument is that gender, or lack of thereof, has nothing to do with travel, so why should it restrict or force people to declare a gender marker they do not identify as. Zzyym’s case finally brings to light how significant two little boxes can truly be, especially for those who live their lives outside
Policies can be passed but everyone has their own opinions. Although Target openly supports the idea of transgender’s usage of bathrooms,they will have to face the remarks of the customers and possibly losing
Do you shop at Target? Do you use their bathrooms? Should transgendered humans be allowed to use whichever one fits their identity at that exact moment? Well this might be a question you don’t sit and ponder about, but in the past 4 weeks, this conversation has been the hype all over the United States. Male, Female, or even both, I personally don’t care which bathroom you use.
On March 23, 2016, the controversy bathroom ban was signed into order by our former Governor Pat McCrory. The conflict first arose in Charlotte, the state’s financial center. In March the city council passed an ordinance that transgender people may use the bathroom, according to the gender with which they identify. It has cost the state millions in lawyer fees and in entertainment revenue loss.
In the Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson wrote “We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men a created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuits of Happiness” (Jefferson). Everyone has the same rights as others, but the problem in this century is the lesbian, gay bisexual, transgender community (LGBT) does not have the equal rights as “straight” citizens do. Reasons why they may not have these equal rights is because of the government may be embarrassed to give these people their rights to be equal cause the government will lose the respect and strength of the other countries and theirs. Along with most the world’s population believes
The Stonewall Riots are said to mark the beginning of the modern LGBT rights movement, and it was largely initiated by transgender women of color. Over the next few decades, legislation would be enacted to aid the cause for equality. By 1977, trans athletes could play on the teams of their gender identities, and by 1993 anti-discrimination laws were extended to transpeople in Minnesota. In the 21st century alone, transpeople were getting invited to the White House, playing in college sports, and serving as judges, all without having to hide who they were (“Milestones in the American Transgender Movement”). Hardships are still all too common, unfortunately, but much progress has been made nonetheless, and the fight continues to this
Transgender students are denied the right to feel comfortable and included while others enjoy that right. There may be many more students that enjoy this right than are denied it, but under the 14 amendment, the government cannot “deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws,” not even the minority. All students
In class, we learned about different types of groups, and how they are viewed from the world perspective. The importance of the gender and sexuality being socially constructed does matter, and it let people choose their identity. In class, we learned about so many different types of gender groups, and one was transgender. Transgenders people are usually people who do not identify with their gender, and prefer the opposite sex.
Gender neutral bathrooms will always be a topic of discussion in everyone lives, however the emotional and economic toll the restrooms would have on others could change someone’s life for the worse. If transgender male and females used their biological corresponding gender facilities, we could lessen those tolls to a minimum. The IOC has tried effortlessly to expand the opportunities for transgender athletes, but just reducing the amount of hormones in the athlete cannot change that they will always have an advantage over non-transgender competitors. One may see the tenacity and the empowerment of transgender movements unnecessary and annoying, but hopefully in future, everyone will see that these peoples stories should inspire others to stand up for what they believe