Violence Against Transgender

Question: Describe about social issues and arguments. Answer: Introduction Transgender people refer to such people, whose personal identity does not match with the identity or expression assigned to them at the time of their birth. The social issues of transgender/different gender are rising so much that it has become difficult for people of different gender live freely. As a result of which, laws are broken by various other communities of society. In the United States, several transgender people have become the victims of fatal violence. Most of the transgender women face sexism and suffer violence at the hands of other people (Irving, 2013). Such people can fall into various categories like lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and a single term used is LGBTQ. Social Issues and arguments: In a recent case in the U.S., a sixteen-year- old guy named KendaRia Johnson was killed due to his sexual attitude and changed gender identity because he sometimes changed his way of clothing and talking and showed interest in different gender people and the result was that his body was found dead (Sherouse, 2016). This story was recently published in an article: Death of Gender Fluid Teen Highlights Continued Violence Against LGBTQ Youth and Adults by Beth Sherouse on 14th March 2016. Recent history is full of such terrible incidents. There are two sides of issues related to transgender people. One is, if they continue to lead their lives as they are but do not disclose their identity, then they have to undergo emotional trauma involved in hiding their identity throughout the life and in suppressing their inner desires which are different from their outward desires (Winter, 2006). The second side is if such people decide to make a transition, then again their life is full of hurdles, like hatred, rejection by society, fear of not finding a partner, homelessness, violence by other people, changes in legal documents and overall impact on their personal and professional life. In either case, such people have to face hurdles mentally, emotionally and physically. However, it is the decision of a particular individual as to which way he wants to go and lead his/her life and his/her family plays an important role in this decision and the happiness of such individual (Chettiar, 2015) Recommendations: After doing enough research on this topic, I found that the issues associated with transgender people are not only restricted to their surrounding people but have its roots up to the administrative level, where such people are subjected to cruelty and sexual harassment even in police custody. Such types of various issues can be addressed only by more education to people and by passing strict enforcement laws against the discriminatory treatment given to such people in the society. Anti-discrimination laws, especially for LGBT community, should be passed, where they can enjoy the same privilege and right to lead their lives like other people. Strict laws should be implemented on the prohibition of sexual assaults and other violence and related crimes committed against such people in police lock ups (Stotzer, 2014). Anti-bullying policies and providing guidelines for parents and teachers of such people for the provision of a more supportive environment are some other measures which sho uld be adopted by the governments of all countries (Irving, 2013). Only then it can be imagined that this world will be a better place for such people to live in and can reduce the death rate of such people. References Chettiar, A. (2015). Problems Faced by Hijras (Male to Female Transgenders) in Mumbai with Reference to Their Health and Harassment by the Police. International Journal Of Social Science And Humanity, 5(9), 752-759. Irving, D. (2013). Against the grain: Teaching Transgender Human Rights. Sexualities, 16(3-4), 319-335. Sherouse, B. (2016). Death of Gender Fluid Teen Highlights Continued Violence | Human Rights Campaign. Human Rights Campaign. Retrieved 19 March 2016, from https://www.hrc.org/blog/death-of-gender-fluid-teen-highlights-continued-violence-against-lgbtq-yout. Stotzer, R. (2014). Law enforcement and criminal justice personnel interactions with transgender people in the United States: A literature review. Aggression And Violent Behavior, 19(3), 263-277. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2014.04.012 Winter, S. (2006). Thai Transgenders in Focus: Their Beliefs About Attitudes Towards and Origins of Transgender. International Journal Of Transgenderism, 9(2), 47-62.