Would forcing transgender individuals into the bathroom they were assigned, be better for America? Or would it make the world more hectic? Transgender individuals are everywhere they are denoting or relating to a person whose sense of personal identity and gender does not correspond with their birth sex. Society today seems to think that being transgender means they are harmful to people when that is completely false.Transgender individuals should be able to use the public restroom they identify with because the transgender community are not the predators the public think they are. The number of transgender individuals suing for discrimination has risen in the past years of 2010 through 2013. People are being forced to use the restroom they …show more content…
There is no history of a transgender person going into a bathroom or dressing room and assaulting someone. As a matter of fact a North Carolina school thought it was necessary to equip all female students with pepper spray in case of a transgender student in their bathroom. All this is doing is making the trans students of their school feel unwanted, different, or weird. Forcing transgender people to use the bathroom that is assigned on their birth certificate could be even more confusing to people. Because what if a women walked into the women’s bathroom and seen a man, whom has had a full sex change washing their hands? The women would be severely confused as to why he would be in there. Either or forcing transgender people into one bathroom could cause many problems, whether it be making them uncomfortable or making others …show more content…
The general public are still saying that being transgender is a mental illness and that they do not deserve protection from harassment. But scientists have proven that it is completely normal. Not only that but a anonymous student from Forest Hill High School stated that allowing transgender people to use the bathroom they identify with allows child molesters, rapists, and pedophiles to go into the bathroom with someone’s little girl and not get in trouble for it. Citizens of America have taken this so far that a women was mistaken as being transgender in a Walmart bathroom. She stated that she was allegedly harassed and told she should not be in the ladies bathroom and needed to leave then she was told she was disgusting. After the yelling the women says to have stormed out of the bathroom. The public seems to think that just because one trans person is entering a bathroom that all predators are entering with them.
The transgender community are not the predators the public think they are, so why can they not use the bathroom they identify with? Transgender people are people who have a gender identity or gender expression that differs from their assigned sex. So as before just because someone is transgender does not mean they are a predator. Now think about it, how can forcing others into bathrooms make America better or worse? Now when citizens see someone who is transgender in a bathroom
In recent years 18 states have enacted laws to help protect transgender and non – binary people, but there are still some states unwilling to get with the program. Kentucky State Sen. C.B. Embry Jr. introduced a bill that seeks to ban transgender students from using school bathrooms that match their gender identity, it would also enable students to sue schools for $2,500 if they encounter a transgender peer using what they perceive to be the wrong restroom. (unsure how to site). In Florida there is a law going though the process that states
When a transgender person uses the bathroom that corresponds to their gender identity, it boosts well-being. It is legal to for transgender individuals to use whichever bathroom they feel to be is more beneficial. Many schools and states are trying to appeal this law. When the South Dakota House of Representatives were faced with the option to veto this law they chose to keep the law in place (“South Dakota House”). New York has also reinforced transgender individual’s right to choosing a bathroom (“New York mayor”).
In order to answer whether transgender children be allowed to use the restroom they identify with I would first like to identify what transgender means. According to Merriam Webster’s dictionary “The Medical Definition of TRANSGENDER.: of, relating to, or being a person (as a transsexual or a transvestite) who identifies with or expresses a gender identity that differs from the one which corresponds to the person 's sex at birth.” I believe the knowing what transgender means is important because there are misconceptions about someone being transgender. This definition is also important as it helps support the pros and cons of my argument. I was confused about transgender individuals before doing research for this paper. However, based on the article “From Jack to Jill:
When an individual identifies themselves as transgender, it means that they feel that their biological gender does not match with their psychological gender. To put that into a simple man’s term, the individual feels they “were born in the wrong body”. For example, a man feels that he was meant to be born a woman and vise-versa. It does sound rather unusual, but why should that matter? An individual should be able to make his or her own decisions about how they live their life. Unfortunately though, not everyone feels the same way about this. That is how the controversy is created. This is why transgender rights should be strengthened in America not only because it is morally correct, but also because it would ease the lives of the people within this group, reduce the discrimination and harassment rates of transgender individuals, and help establish awareness.
Conversion therapy is a horrible practice that should be stopped. Gender neutral bathrooms are something that is needed in every public place. They would help more than just transgender people.
This however, only aggravates the difficulties that already exist within the changes occurring, because it causes some to feel uncomfortable at the thought of two different sexes sharing one bathroom at the same time. Although this is often not the case, because the transgender person will often if not always use the bathroom they feel best matches their gender. (Transequality, 2016). It is common misinterpretations such as these that are averting people from supporting and understanding how simple the issue is. Like everyone else the trans population would like equal access to public restrooms. No one should have to fit into a gender binary in order to feel comfortable completing everyday activities, such as using the
Most transgenders are most likely just like us normal people, but certain circumstances call for certain measures and this is one of those cases. There is nothing against them personally, just having separate bathrooms is just a thing that needs to be set in place to protect everyone, including transgenders.
Instead, we should try to walk in the shoes of a transgender person and see all of the things they fear on a daily basis. Nearly “63.4% of transgender students reported avoiding bathrooms” at their school (Transgender Students). These students should not have the be afraid to use the restroom at school. As people, they should have the right to do what makes them happy. I personally believe that myself nor does anyone else have the right to tell someone they can not do what makes them happy. As long as someone is not putting themselves or others in danger, then they should be able to do as they please.
Furthermore, as there are only male and female identities on the ID cards, and there are only male and female’s washrooms, many transgender people have faced serious insults and discriminations in the public. These serious insults happen almost every day in their life and it has caused severe mental stress on them, which would lead them to have emotional disorders and depressions. They are facing unequally in the public utilities and services. The transgender community should have the right to use the restroom of the gender they identify with or have an alternate choice. Transgender people deserve the right to have access to a comfortable, safe place to go to the restroom just as any other human being. Yes, it could potentially be a dangerous liability, but remember the feelings of the people who live in the wrong body. A safe way for the trans community to use the restroom would be to give the option of a gender neutral facility. The problems that the transgender people are facing are not just some emotional harmfulness; it is some problems and inequalities that would seriously endanger their lives, like health cares and life-threatening behaviors which are caused by the ongoing
Within the recent years, the transgender movement has become more apparent than ever. With television shows like “RuPaul’s Drag Race”, “Keeping It Up With Cait” and “I Am Jazz”, the voices of transgender people are more public than ever. Celebrities like Caitlyn Jenner and Laverene Cox are changing the face of the movement by showing people that it is never too late to be their true selves. American laws are acknowledging the rights of transgender people, but not in a positive way. These are just people trying to be their best selves. Transgender people deserve to have all the rights that a non transgender person has.
The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) notes, “Discrimination against an individual because that person is transgender is discrimination because of sex in violation of Title VII. This is also known as gender identity discrimination” ("EEOC - Sex," n.d., para. 3). According to Canas and Sondak (2014), many states have adopted legislation that supports transgender people as a protected class. Colorado passed legislation extending protection to transgender people in 2008 (Brinker & Maza, 2014). However, one of the biggest controversies surrounding transgender individuals is which bathroom should they use? Zanin (2009) notes, “bathrooms remain one of the most acceptable gender-segregated spaces in cities which can present problems to those who do not conform to gender norms…” (para. 1). The question, then, is should transgender people use the bathroom that most closely mirrors their biological gender or the gender they identify with? While individual beliefs may vary greatly, legally, there is less of a gray area. This paper will address the recently decided Colorado case involving a transgender six year old child, Coy Mathis, and her fight to use the girls’ bathroom at school. In addition to this, legal issues and implications employers should be aware of will also be discussed.
This fight is not about the safety and well-being of our children. This fight is about stopping the progress of the LGBTQIA*+ community. This “bathroom debate” is not just a fight for the right to pee but a fight for civil rights. Transgender people are just like everybody else. The terms and labels they use for themselves or the ones we choose to use for them, does not change the fact that they are people. They have jobs, they have spouses, they have kids, they have parents, they are students, they bleed when you cut them open and they cry when they are in pain. Urinating is a normal bodily function and is non-optional. Every person deserves basic human rights, and peeing while being and feeling safe, is a basic human right. In conclusion, the opposition consists of liars and those who will believe whatever they are told. No man has ever pretended to be transgender to get into a women’s public washroom or change room and no registered sex offender has ever pretended to be transgender to sexually assault someone in a public washroom or change room. Transgender people experience much more sexual and physical violence than cisgender people. Children are much more tolerant of “differences” than adults. The people who are “scared” are not truly afraid of perverted men or registered sex offenders. The people who are “scared” fear change. Those who fear change will do anything to stop it. The first step is to show how normal transgender people truly are. People need to see that they are like everybody else. We need more transgender representation in fictional and nonfictional media, we need children and young adults educated on transgender people and issues in schools, and we need to learn to accept others. It is okay to have questions and concerns but it is not okay to deny someone the right to feel comfortable and safe while their pants are around their ankles in a public washroom. Justice will prevail as it always does but the sooner
Recently, there has been an uproar of debates on the topic of gender neutral bathrooms. Most of the debates have had to deal with the LGBTQ+ community trying to use the bathroom they identify with. However, these debates have mainly focused on transgenders, “transgender is a term used to describe people whose gender identity differs from the sex the doctor marked on their birth certificate” (GLADD). There has been several bills that “have been filed in three states to prevent transgender people from using bathrooms consistent with their gender identity” (Tannehill). Kentucky has tried to pass bills that target transgender students, but the bill in Texas and Florida would apply to everywhere (Tannehill). There are many different sides to this
It’s upsetting to know that there are so many trans-phobic people out there who believe gender is natural and bash people of trans simply because they do not conform to society’s gender expectations. It’s important to realize that transgender people are no different from you and I they are humans just like the rest of society. It is also interesting to note a lot of people get uptight and uncomfortable when the topic of transgender comes up .Our society is so ignorant when it comes to the topic of sexuality and
As today’s society progresses in the demand for the equality of all United States citizens, transgender people continue to face some of the highest forms of discrimination. Transgender individuals are defined as one who does not identify with or express themselves as the gender in which they were born. Several of these people choose to represent themselves only by dressing as the gender in which they identify with. However, a great portion of them choose to have gender reassignment surgery and legally change their birth certificates, social security information and other identifying documents to complete their transformation in order to feel like the gender they should have been at birth. Not surprisingly, the majority members of today’s society do not understand or relate to this and therefore discriminate against transgender individuals. Just how many people identify as transgender in our city, or nation for that matter, is impossible to know due to the fact that the United States Census Bureau has not yet come up with a solution to include theses individuals to accrue an accurate account for their population totals. Yet, the Williams Institute discovered through research evidence from their 2007 and 2009 surveys which suggests that 0.5% of adults aged 18-64 identified as transgender (Gates, 2011). The Houston metro area is no exception. While we do not have a precise number of transgender citizens living here, evidence supported by a lot of local websites as well as community based businesses and support services that cater to this culture proves that there are scores of of these people living here. Sadly, this culture has experienced a dramatic amount of workplace prejudice. In numerous cases, employers choose not to em...