Research Paper On Transgender Discrimination

Transgender discrimination is growing problem. Statistics say that about 0.3% of the world's population is transgender, and that out of that 0.3%, about 41% of them have attempted suicide because of discrimination and being scared. Most transgenders have or will experience some sort of discrimination throughout their lifetime. Transgenders have been discriminated against daily for the past few years. They are being arrested and forced out of bathrooms and locker rooms of their choice, and many of them are now suing schools, police stations, and businesses for these discriminations.

The transgender population has been through alot in the past couple decades. To begin with, the first official gender alignment surgery was successfully performed

in 1954. In that time, transgenders had just dealt with going to the bathroom and public places with their birth gender because they were too scared to be judged and to be different. They were also scared about their families finding out.

Fifty-two years later, many things have changed including being more open about their sexuality. Transgenders are discriminated against daily now because they have just recently come out to the public about being transgender, because of this some their rights are being taken away. The main problems transgenders have to face today are in bathrooms, locker rooms, schools and businesses.

Most disputes with transgenders are in bathrooms, locker rooms and schools. Many people find the fact that transgenders being allowed in locker rooms and bathrooms with their spouses and children, plain out disgusting. Many transgenders have been kicked out of bathrooms and locker rooms by police because someone complained or noticed that they were transgender. There also have been many citizens revolting against bills and laws to make sure transgenders aren't able to to go into the bathroom or locker rooms of their choice. On this matter one man said, “That is filthy and disgusting, letting men go into women's restrooms and locker rooms. (Jones12)”. But what most of these people don't realize is that transgenders feel and act as though they are the opposite sex, and that they have the opposite sexes parts. So for example if a male who is transgender went into a woman's locker room

or restroom, he won't care if he sees a woman naked, because he feels like he is a woman. Even in the restrooms and locker rooms, there are stalls so he wouldn't see anything anyway, it's the same way with a transgender woman. Locker rooms are another major place where transgenders feel as though they have lost their rights in. Just like the bathrooms transgenders have been kicked out of locker rooms. Some people still don't realize that transgenders feel comfortable when their with the opposite gender. There hasn't even been any documented incidents with transgenders harassing or assaulting anyone in bathrooms or locker rooms. Another place that is causing transgenders is at schools, transgender students are allowed into the locker rooms, and are able to shower with the opposite sex because it made them feel more comfortable. There have been many lawsuits, and court appeals about schools allowing transgenders to be in the bathrooms and locker rooms of their choice. Ted Cruz commented, “ Look these guys are so nutty that the federal government is going after school districts, trying to force them to let boys shower with little girls. Now listen I have two daughters, and the idea that the federal government is letting little boys with all of the God-given equipment of boys can be in the showers and locker rooms with junior high girls, this is lunacy! (Jones14)”

Many court cases have been held with transgenders, one case just happened a couple days ago. The synopsis of it was, “a federal appeals court in Richmond has ruled that a transgender high school student who was born female can sue his school board on discrimination grounds because it banned him from the boys bathroom (CNN).” Many legal fights have been sprouting up all over the south, about cities letting transgenders not access the bathrooms they want to be in. Some laws that were made for transgenders are, in North Carolina the governor signed a controversial bill blocking cities allowing transgender individuals to use public bathrooms with the sex they identify with as well as restricting cities from passing nondiscrimination laws more broadly. After this was announced the democrats were walking out and protesting.