Transgender

1. To know about the Transgender - Trans men & Trans - Women
2. To understand the Problems faced by transgender
3. Solution for the problem

1. TRANSGENDER
DR. C. BEULAH JAYARANI
M.Sc., M.A, M.Ed, M.Phil(Edn), M.Phil(ZOO), NET, Ph.D(Edn)
ASST. PROFESSOR,
LOYOLA COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, CHENNAI -34

2. DEfiNiTioN
A transgender person is someone
whose personal idea of gender
does not correlate with his or her
assigned gender role.
Transgender is the state ofone’s gender
identity or gender expressionnot
matching one’s assigned sex.

3. WhAT TRANSGENDER mEANS?
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Transgenderpeople are people whose gender identity is
different from the gender they were thought to be at birth.
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“Trans”is often used as shorthand fortransgender. When
we're born, a doctor usually says that we'remale or
femalebased on what our bodies look like.

4. hoW iS TRANSGENDER cAuSED?
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Transgenderpeople have a gender identity that does not
match their assigned sex, often resulting in gender
dysphoria.
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Thecausesof transsexuality have been studied for decades.
The most studied factors are biological, especially brain
structure differences in relation to biology and sexual
orientation.

5. WhAT iS A TRANSGENDER mAlE mEAN?
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For example, atransgender maleis someone who doesn't
identify with the sex assigned at birth and has a sense of
self that'smale.
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Sometransgenderpeople change their appearance, body,
name, or legal gender markerto convey and affirm their
internal experience of gender.

6. Who WAS ThE fiRST pERSoN To bE
TRANSGENDER?
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She returned to the United States in the early 1950s and
her transition was the subject of a New York Daily News
front-page story.

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Commonly Used Terms
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Trans–short for transgender or transsexual (E.g.:
trans people, trans community, he or she is trans)
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Trans girl and trans women–Male to Female
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Trans guy, trans boy and trans man–Female to Male

8. hoW cAN i bE A TRANSGENDER?
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Fortransgenderandtranssexualpeople, this
process commonly involves reassignment therapy
(which may include hormone replacement
therapy and sex reassignment surgery), with their
gender identity being opposite that of their birth-
assigned sex and gender.

9. WhAT Do you mEAN by TRANSGENDER
WomAN?
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Atrans womanis awomanwho was assigned male at
birth.Trans womenmay experience gender dysphoria and
may transition; this process commonly includes hormone
replacement therapyand sometimes sex reassignment
surgery, which can bring relief and resolve feelings of
gender dysphoria.

10. hoW mANy SExES ARE ThERE?
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Based on the sole criterion of production of
reproductive cells, there are two and only twosexes:
the femalesex, capable of producing large gametes
(ovules), and the malesex, which produces small
gametes (spermatozoa).

11. WhAT ARE ThE SympTomS of TRANSGENDER?•
7signsyour child is atransgender
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Listen to your child. ...
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Wanting to pee the other way. ...
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Taking dress-ups seriously. ...
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Referring to them as the opposite gender. ...
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No interest in activities conventionally related to their gender. ...
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Not getting the conventional haircut. ...
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Not liking their name. ...
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Frustration over their genitals.

12. Who ARE TRANSGENDER bioloGicAlly?
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Transgenderpeople have a gender identity or gender
expression that differs from the sex that they were assigned
at birth. Sometransgenderpeople who desire medical
assistance to transition from one sex to another identify
astranssexual.

13. TRANSGENDER AND pRoblEmS of
TRANSGENDER
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Once transgender people start living their lives as the opposite gender,
many issues may come up —like how to fill out forms that require
checking "female" or "male,"and even which public bathrooms to use.
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For people who are transgender, the realization that they feel different
from others also can be very difficult.
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They may face rejection, discrimination, and even anger from people
who don't understand transgender identity, and it can be a challenge to
deal with others' reactions.
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Not everyone is tolerant or accepting, and transgender teens can face
situations thatcan feel hostile and be unfair. This may lead to feelings of
depression and isolation.

14. hElpiNG TRANSGENDER TEENS
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The idea that people can feel that they're in the wrong
gender bodiesis something that many people have never heard
of or don't understand.
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Being transgender is something some people feel
uncomfortable thinking or talking about.
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For some parents, learning that their son wants to be a
girl (or their daughter wants to be a boy) can be shocking.
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In the beginning, parents may feel a range of emotions,
including disappointment and a sense of loss.

15. Contd.,
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Advocacy groups and a growing number of health
professionals can help transgender people find acceptance,
support, rights, and care.
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Many expert medical centersare available to help
transgender people —and their families —address the
complex physical and emotional issues they might face.

16. pRoblEmS fAcED
Transgender are likely to live in poverty.
They experience unemployment twice that of the
general population.
They experience harassment, mistreatment or
discrimination
Some victims who have interacted with police reported
of harassment by police.
Some of them attempted suicide.
Transgender people still can’t serve in military.
Transgender have no access to toilets.

17. RiGhTS
All adults and capable minors should be able to choose
between female (F), male (M), non-binary or multiple options.
Equality in access to education and healthcare for
transgender.
Facilitate employment to transgender people.
oRGANizATioN
The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights
Commission (IGLHRC)
Employment Equality Education Health Protection

18. REfERENcES
“Gender, School and Society” -
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TNTEU –Study Material
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Ram Publications
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Sri Krishna Publications
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SamyukdhaPublications
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Google Images