Literature Synthesis Essay

In my Literature Synthesis I will be talking about the discrimination of transgender individuals. because of our gender binary society this limits opportunities for those who want to truly express who they are. I have chosen this topic since it is becoming more prevalent in our society today. I have some familiarity with the topic from knowing individuals who are in transition and I hope to gain a better understanding. One of the main reasons this remains an issue today is because the lack of knowledge we have on such topics. In the all the qualitative research conducted through observation and in-depth interviews of transgender individuals and some of their families, all together I’ve gathered a wide variety of ages. The research I looked at

Learning from the Workplace Experiences of Transpeople”, Myrte Dierckx and Lucas R. Platero’s “The Meaning of Trans* in a Family Context”, Sally Hines’ “Transgendering care: Practices of care within transgender communities”, and lastly Kristie Seelman’s “Recommendations of transgender students, staff, and faculty in the USA for improving college campuses”. From indications for transition from very early age to the process of transition in later ages in adulthood. During my review, the main themes across the studies were: gender roles, the transition process, and post-transition results.

For transgender individuals, it is difficult to fit into the categories of gender that society has put in place that is so binary. Societal institutions such as our schools, religion, government, and families maintain and normalize the gender binary. Gender binary of only being either: feminine or masculine. Based on the gender assigned by birth, parents will assume the gender of their child and have gender expectations. The common notion that child is a girl for wearing dresses and liking the color pink will indicate she is feminine. The common notion that the child is a boy for wearing pants and