This article predominantly demonstrates the manner in which familiar ties and structure are subjected to various forms of erosion due to the open non-normative nature of an adolescent’s sexual preference and subsequently their gender identification. The author, Brandon Robinson PH. D, illustrates the qualitative methodologies he utilizes in depicting the correlation between not solely familiar […]
One of the most overlooked questions of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is the gender of the creature – due to the fact that many readers assume that the monster is a male – because it is never explicitly expressed through Victor Frankenstein’s intentions. Many feminist and scientific critics argue that Shelley reveals the unstable, conflicted aspects […]
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Get startedWe became not a melting pot, but a beautiful mosaic; With different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, and different dreams. said our 39th U.S. president Jimmy Carter. The United States is not only a multi-racial country, but also a place with different sexual orientations. In terms of gender and inclusion, we talk about […]
The United States military is sacred to the American soldier. For the past 300 years, millions of men have fought for the freedom of his native land and people. The freedom to speak, to practice religious services, and to live. But does the freedom to live mean to live how you want? Does that imply […]
Imagine waking up and not feeling equal to what you see in the mirror. How you are on the inside is the complete opposite of what’s reflected back to you. Now imagine trying to use the bathroom that` equates with what you identify as and who you are and being turned out because who you […]
Most people don’t have to think about which bathroom to use. They use the one labeled men’s or the one labeled women’s, for their whole lives it’s been a simple decision. For transgender individuals, however, it is not that easy. With the transgender rights movement gaining a lot of attention in recent years it has […]
A Nurse’s Guide In Caring for Transgender and Gender-Variant Youth Abstract With the increasing number of transgender youth and families who seek medical care, they often initially turn to their primary care provider, pediatrician or nurse practitioner for guidance. As creating and maintaining a positive identity is a developmental step for all adolescents, trans youth, […]
The world today faces many redefinitions. These redefinitions include issues such as right of life, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Redefinitions present themselves in a variety of situations like marriage, school systems, and multiple professional careers. People assume these issues will not affect their lives. The reality is redefinitions shape much of culture around them. […]
It was normal day in Copenhagen the capital of Denmark in 1926. As any other day people will be seeing shopping in the local market and other people working as usual. Einar Wegener and Gerda Gottlieb were a regular couple like any other. Happy married for 6 years with a bright future and what is […]
Historically women were excluded from higher education, but in the mid-19th-century women’s colleges were founded in order to give women access to higher education. For many years high school girls have not been interested in attending an all-female institution which has lead to a major decrease in admissions at many women’s colleges, both public and […]
Nobody needs or wants to feel like they don’t have a place or feel like they are not being thought about. Transgender individuals are much the same as every other person on the planet and have the right to be dealt with similarly to cisgendered individuals, or individuals who distinguish as the sex they were […]
Transgender History by Susan Stryker is a non-fiction book that is about Transgender individuals throughout history in the United States from the 18th century to the 2000s. Author Susan Stryker is known to be an American author and professor whose field of profession is on gender and human sexuality. The beginning of the book starts […]
Since 1896, every two years, countries from all around the world gather for the Olympics (Staff 1). The Olympics are normally divided into two groups from each country, being male or female. Different athletes from each country are put into many different events to compete against other countries’ athletes to do their best to place […]
Being an immigrant demands vulnerability, trust, and bravery. Especially when it is escaping harm and prejudice. For transgender women it is even harder, not only are they fleeing abuse most of the time they experience similar abuses when in immigration facilities. Transgender women are sexually assaulted, denied medical care, and go through substantial psychological trauma […]
The emergence of transgender rights has drawn political science and public opinion scholars to empirically assess public attitudes about transgender people and their rights. Basic civil human rights is a privilege every human is entitled too. This on going debate has prompted the Trump ad-ministration to make transgender rights almost obsolete. Continuous observation has provided […]
Transgender individuals face many obstacles when it comes to receiving healthcare. Not only do these individuals face burdens in their everyday life but they also face it when trying to get healthcare. A huge burden that they face is their lack of access to healthcare. The transgender population requires medical intervention such as hormone therapy […]
Violence in relationships and bullying has been a growing problem in the United States. Victimization is very prevalent in society especially among the LGBTQ community. Studies have shown that if your peers assume your sexual orientation, individuals are more likely to get victimized to the same extent as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) individuals […]
I am going to talk to you about transgender bathrooms. I am going to talk about where it is all happening. What some people are thinking about it. How it is affecting various places. I am also going to talk about. People all over the world are changing their genders. This is known as transgender. […]
President Trump announced that US Military won’t accept transgender into US Military. This announcement provoked his audience on Twitter and they called his decision callous and against the human right. Many retired generals, admirals and prominent members of Congress condemned this decision of President Trump. Multiple lawsuits were filed to challenge the decision. Obama administration […]
Ever present and always relevant, transgender issues deserve a lot of traction and there is this excelling push for reformation. Nonetheless, passionate hearts, old and young continue to fight for their own. Whether you are an ally or personally affected, the drive for change still remains. I, myself, a member of the LGBTQIA also referred […]
ABSTRACT Site a statistical or longitudinal study in Abstract (Intro & Summary) Keywords: Transgender, Gender Nonconforming, Gender Queer, Gender Non-Binary, Gender Fluid, Gender Minority, Gender-Affirmative Care, Puberty Blockers, Hormone Blockers, Puberty Suppression, Gender-Affirming Hormones INTRODUCTION Gender identity refers to an individual’s psychological sense of one’s gender as male, female, or other (Connolly et al., 2016). […]
The purpose of Yildizhan et al.’s (2018) article was to examine transgender individuals who had gone through Sex Reassignment Surgery (SRS) and sex reassignment with those who had not yet gone through those procedures and compare their lifestyles, personal and social relationships, adjustments to society and quality of life. Previous research has gained some insight […]
Since ancient times, sport competitions have been used to showcase men, their masculinity, strength, and physique. According to Doriane Lambelet Coleman’s article Sex in Sport, men used to compete in various competitions naked to show off their bodies to, . . .pay homage to Zeus by showing him how they had trained their bodies to […]
Sixty-seven years ago, Christine Jorgenson, one of the first documented transgender individuals in the world at the time, began gender reassignment surgery. One might have predicted this extraordinary event to facilitate a process of societal acceptance and validation for future transgenders living in the United States over the next half century. Instead, the ensuing decades […]
What is the LGBTQ community you might be wondering? LGBTQ is a culture shared by Lesbians, Gays, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning individuals. In a recent study according to (Gates, n.d.), there are approximately 9 million people who identify themselves as members of the LGBTQ Community in America today. According to (Greve, 2016) This indicates the […]
The identity that an individual holds has many layers, one very important layer is gender. One can define their own gender identity in a way that is cohesive with the sex that they were assigned at birth or they can be Transgender (Trans*). A person who is Trans* identifies as a gender that does not […]
Almost all the people learn about their gender when they were children. Children were told what they should wear, with what they can play and so on. All these social behaviors based on their biological sex. Biological sex is decided based on the human genitals. When somebody born without belonging to this common situation, society […]
Over the years gender has been a problem in our society that we cannot avoid. We live in a society based on two and only two sex categories (male and female) leading to sex itself being a socially constructed category. Gender refers to the socially constructed characteristic of men and women, such as roles, norms […]
Humans have always set their rules and norms for the society, and if someone decides to be different or unique, they are mostly looked down upon. Throughout the history of the United States of America, numerous groups have been looked down upon because they look different or they have different preferences. For example, African Americans, […]
Early Life and Education Harry Benjamin was born in Berlin, Germany on January 12, 1885 to a German mother and Jewish father. He was the oldest of three siblings. His father converted to Lutheranism shortly before Dr. Benjamin’s birth. Dr. Benjamin enjoyed opera from a young age, and was enamored with singer Geraldine Farrar, who […]
