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    Transgender Children Background Ethical issues specific to transgender children have been a topic missing from therapy literature in the past. It is the newer generation’s topic of discussion and that in which most religious persons or conservative persons try to leave out. Most tie the transgender population into the gay/lesbian subculture, instead of allowing them a unique identity outside homosexuality. Regarding transgender children, issues can become more complex due to the hormones these individuals

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    various states because of the presidents judgement. The transgender bathroom policy allows transgender students to use the bathroom they identify as and not by the sex on their birth certificate (Fox News, 2016). The transgender bathroom policy has both successes and failure to ensure safety for transgender students resulting to its change being for not only trans-gender. Gender neutral bathrooms allows safety for those who are not only transgender, but also a part of the LGBTQ community, etc. but it

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    I attended a presentation by a black transgender male, named Shahan, who expressed his journey through transition and advocated for other black transgender people. He talked about Tumblr and how he used this app during his transition to help connect with other people experiencing the same things. Groups of transgender males and females use the Tumblr app in order to reach out and relate to one another. Tumblr is a blogging website that is not censored as much as other websites. pIctures and videos

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    Is it right that Donald Trump bans transgenders that have the capability to fight and train like everyone else? Serving for the military is a great opportunity that has been taken away from transgenders, that deserve that opportunity, and here’s three reasons that transgenders should be able to serve. Three reasons why transgenders should stay in the military are they shouldn’t be kicked out and deployed out of the military despise their gender. The military will lose approximately 15,000 active

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    major debate about transgenders and their right to serve in the military. Many transgender individuals bring with them well documented mental and emotional issues that require a serious commitment of time, money, extended therapies, and trainings. Coupled with a very public and open battle with suicide are all reasons why transgender individuals should not be allowed to enlist in the military at this time. b. What is transgender? The accepted and recognized definition of a transgender individual according

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    the history of transgender individuals would be very interesting. It is not a topic that is discussed a ton, and I believe it would be good to get exposed to their history. Learning more about the current transgender movements is an issue we should also become more informed on. The news does not talk about the violence directed towards transgender people, so I think we should get more educated on what they are going through. I never really heard about the violence towards transgender individuals because

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    Transgender Diversity Assignment Members of the LGBT community have battled with societal norms since the beginning of its emergence. Here the focus will be specifically geared to the transgender members of the community. Vocabulary around the issue has changed over time as well as the meanings and connotations. Through history there have been may terms associated with gender nonconformity: 1) Transvestite: first used in 1910 to describe a person who dresses in clothing of the opposite sex, traditionally

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    the uses of it within the transgender community. It will cover the research that supports medical transitioning and the progress still to be made medically. The paper will give an overview of the history behind the community and where gaps in medical research might stem from. To ensure that readers can understand the paper, terms such as transgender, transition, gender, gender dysphoria, and hormone replacement therapy need to be defined. In my paper, the word transgender will be referring to an

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    As of the recent suicide of transgender teenagers Leelah Alcorn and Zander Mahaffey, rights of transgender teenagers have become a more prominent subject as many seek for the banning of gender-conversion therapy, a therapy that aims to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity, and the metal abuse it causes (Segal). The rights of transgender teenagers over the rights of parents and leaders is an important subject in the continuing battle of transgender rights, and what should be done

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    body. For 99 percent of people, those features are in alignment. For transgender individuals, they’re mismatched. It’s not complicated…Although many people would disagree, I think the transgender community should have the right to use the restroom of the gender they identify with or have an alternate choice. Some people may argue that it would be a dangerous liability, but try walking a mile in the shoes of a person who is transgender. Some people may even agree to the idea of having gender neutral restrooms

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