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How do transgenders react when they are bullied in their communities and how are they supported through this process? 

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How do transgenders react when they are bullied in their communities and how are they supported through this process? 

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http://time.com/4358473/transgender-teen-bullied/

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https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/jul/10/transgender-stories-people-think-we-wake-up-and-decide-to-be-trans

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What encouraged transgenders to change their gender? 

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What encouraged transgenders to change their gender? 

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See all the wonderful things Lucia Wall has made

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‘Gender blending’

They can present themselves as a gender but they don't have to believe they are that gender.

‘Controlling your emotions’

They should Cope with the ups and downs and look after their wellbeing. They take care of physical, spiritual, mental and social health.

‘Prepare’

Plan an action for when transphobia happens.

http://www.imlocal.co.nz/uncategorized/9-ways-trans-people-can-deal-with-transphobia/

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Main Topic: Transgenders who have made a difference in their community

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Main Topic: Transgenders who have made a difference in their community

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My Subquestion: How have these differences helped other transgender people?

Source 1 answer:
The american civil liberties union have formed to help protect and support transgender people.

Source 1:
Title: Transgender Community and activism
Author: Gale Student Resources In Context
Publisher: Gale, a cengage company
Year and place of publication: 2015, Research in Content
Website and date accessed: Research in context, 4th of September 2018
Source: Research in Content (Epic Databases)

Source 2 answer:

Source 2:
Title: Beyond Magenta | Transgender teens speak out
Author: Susan Kuklin
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Year and place of publication: 2015, 99 Dover Street, Somerville,
Massachusetts 02144
Website and date accessed: www.candlewick.com, 2015
Source: Book

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What can the community do to help the transgender people that are being negatively affected by the community?

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What can the community do to help the transgender people that are being negatively affected by the community?

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As a community and just as a person, you can help trans people by doing simple basic things. Make sure to use the name and pronouns they prefer, if they don't know which pronouns and name they prefer, give them time.
A 2011 survey conducted by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force and National Center for Transgender Equality showed that 41% of trans people had attempted suicide, as compared to 1.6% of the general population, so just like with all people a nice comment or a hello can brighten someone's day and make them feel good, so just remember, don't be a dick, be nice to them and treat them just as you'd treat anyone else.

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How Can I Help & Support a Transgender Person?

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It's important that cisgender and transgender people work together to support transgender people and issues to end transphobic harassment & discrimination.

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https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-everyday-struggles-of-being-transgender

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The struggles of being a Transgender and how they overcome the struggles that they face!

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The struggles of being a Transgender and how they overcome the struggles that they face!

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Why do transgenders have struggles?

Not everyone can be accepting and supportive because  they dislike the fact you are different. They are discriminated simply by the fact you love someone from the same gender. Because of this some transgenders are denied jobs, some are rejected and shun from their families, and are treated like someone who is not normal.

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Why are transgender people known to struggle?

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Why are transgender people known to struggle?

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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jun/25/trans-equality-class-struggle-obsessive-arguments-boundaries-identity

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Why are Transgender people known to struggle?

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Why are Transgender people known to struggle?

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https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/struggle-transgender-rights-shifts-health-care-n870056.

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How people in the community cope with transgender

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How people in the community cope with transgender

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Nicky and Liam

One of the biggest issues with females and M to F transgenders are the bathrooms where they do not feel comfortable with a man being in there toilet, some women have said they felt “vulnerable”. If it is children often they will turn to bullying because the transgender student is different to them. most elderly people also aren't to supportive either, usually because of the way they were raised, boys are boys and girls are girls, no in between.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/jul/10/transgender-stories-people-think-we-wake-up-and-decide-to-be-trans

http://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2017/04/19080/

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transgender study: Chad Perkins and Malama 

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transgender study: Chad Perkins and Malama 

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What struggles does a Transgender face daily?

Our thoughts:

1. I think that as a transgender you are faced with the fact of all the people around you not agreeing with your discretion to be transgender.

2. I think that transgender people struggle with people accepting them of who they are. E.g This 9yr old boy told his mum that he was gay and his mum was fine with that but then he told his friends that he was gay and they told him to die and then he did.

3. They also have the struggle of the surgery that they face thinking that they can’t go through because we as New Zealanders can’t get surgery in NZ because there are not enough people that can do the surgery so having to go out of the country is not good.

Research

http://queergrace.com/transphobia/

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jun/27/trans-teen-lgbt-bullying-schools-report

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How do Transgenders react to bullying and how do they overcome it?

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How do Transgenders react to bullying and how do they overcome it?

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Transgender people react to bullying in many different ways. With one of the many ways being, not knowing what to do and being insecure for who they have become ( being transgender)
Young transgender people have been described to be bullied and that they have been subjected to hate because of being transgender. This will usually start off within the classroom and then moved onto social media.

https://www.bullying.co.uk/general-advice/what-is-homophobic-bullying/

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How are Transgenders feelings and thoughts affected by other people's opinions? Write down the opinions of others?

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How are Transgenders feelings and thoughts affected by other people's opinions? Write down the opinions of others?

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Not feeling happy in there body is not there fault, Fellow teens torment transgenders cause they don't understand the pain they go through faking their identity, not feeling safe to show the world their true selves may be harder if there family and friends did support them. Most of theses comments have led ransgenders to have suicidal thoughts or even committed.

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For Good Insides Of What Transgenders Had To Deal With Growing Up!

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Nikki Hayden, 26, psychology student, London
Until I was about four or five I didn't know I wasn't a girl, to be honest with you. One of my earliest memories, about five years old, was being yelled at by a teacher for going to the toilet with the girls. About the same age I realised I was different to these other boys. At the age of nine I refused to have my hair cut. I didn't have it cut until I was 16, because having it cut was such a torment to me.

School was extremely difficult. I got bullied a lot. I was picked on for being too thin, for being feminine, for not liking football, for hanging round with girls, for having long hair. They mocked everything they could think of in terms of gender and sexuality.

I learned what trans meant through YouTube. I knew how I felt but I didn't know there was a term for it. I was basically just trying to Google what I felt. A lightbulb went off in my head and I thought, this explains all the issues I've had as long as I can remember.

I never really told my family. They know, but I just started transitioning. I never said: "Oh, by the way ..." My mum asked me if I was transgender when I was around 19 after I'd already transitioned. She said: "Well, are you?" And I was like: "Are you blind?"

On a day-to-day basis I don't tell people I'm transgender. The thing about trans people is, we feel very normal. It's the way we are, it's only when people say you're not normal that you feel that way.

I've always been extremely feminine, I always felt that way. I can't say that I ever felt like a boy, I just had to live as a boy for the first 16 years of my life.

Keith Reynolds, 18, student, Surrey
Trans people are the same as everyone else, our ideals in life are to be happy, to be respected, to be comfortable. I've had people who have openly said to me that they've had prejudices around trans people but as soon as they've met me they've understood more - it's who I am and the way that I was born. There's no real difference between myself and people who are cisgender [non-transgender].

A lot of people have it in their head that we wake up and decide to be trans. I want people to know that it's not a choice. Nothing has happened in my life to make me trans. I was born trans.

I told my mum when I was about 13. She was shocked and didn't really understand. Then six months later she told my dad and he was so angry. I love my dad but he was a very traditional person. There was a lot of tension. I couldn't wear men's clothing, or I couldn't wear men's deodorant - it would cause an argument.

It started to get better, but then Dad got cancer. He died a week before I turned 16. When he got sick we didn't talk about it any more. I thought that once he had recovered we'd go back to talking about it, but he didn't recover.

After my dad died I found a book about transgender young people and I gave it to my mum. She read it and it was a complete change. She says her main thing and also my dad's main thing is they were worried about how it will affect me in life - will I be able to find a job, will I be able to find a partner. Well, those things have happened: I've found a partner, I have no trouble finding jobs.

My mum is fantastic, she's really proud of me. She comes to Transgender Pride with me, if anybody says anything bad about me being trans she's ready to hammer them. She makes me the envy of many trans people, I think.

I was referred to Tavistock [the clinic for children and adolescents] in May 2014. You're not allowed testosterone until you've been on hormone blockers for a year at Tavistock. But I was 16 at my first appointment and had already gone through puberty, and knew that by the time I had done a year on blockers I'd be picked up by the adult clinics. I decided not to go on hormone blockers, because it wouldn't really do much for me. I was referred to an adult clinic in May 2015. I still haven't had an appointment, which means I haven't had any medical intervention in three years.

I'm desperate for hormones and surgery. My dysphoria makes me feel like I'm embarrassed for people to look at me. In my head I'm this weird thing that is ugly. I have to wear baggy clothes to hide my hips, I have to think about how many layers I have to wear to hide my chest.
Surat-Shaan Knan, 40s, project manager for Liberal Judaism, London
I really understand that the NHS is overstretched because there's a sudden influx of people being referred. I completely understand why, but that doesn't stop the frustration.

I didn't really know anything about gender identity until quite late, when I was in my mid-20s. I also come from a secular Jewish family, so I didn't know much about what it means to be Jewish either.

I identify as non-binary, trans-masculine. Being trans and Jewish seemed a complete oxymoron. I thought, it can't be, I have to decide between them. But I had this wonderful community here to give me all that space and time to come out.

I feel very blessed that everyone, including family and friends, have been extremely supportive throughout. I haven't had to go through what many trans people have to go through.

Years ago when I came out I went to the wall [Western Wall in Jerusalem]. There are three sections - the male section, the female section and an ungendered section. Now I would probably go to the ungendered section, but it was my first time presenting as male in such a holy place and I went to the male section of the wall. It made me so happy to do that, to go to the part of the wall I wanted to. I was transitioning medically and spiritually and it was one of the most important moments of my life.

A Jewish online magazine reported on that and it sparked off online, I got really abusive messages. I thought, these people don't know me, I don't think anyone should be able to tell you who you are and how to live your life. Yourself is yourself, even in the religious community.

A lot of people from mainstream trans communities ask me, how can you be a person of faith, because even your own religion has been so horrible to LGBT people in general and trans people specifically? That's true. But it's about what faith means and leaving out what some leaders and institutions do with it.
Jenny-Anne Bishop OBE, 70, retired sales manager, scientific instrumentation, Rhyl, Wales
In the media, the focus is often on the pathology and medical transitioning and that's a big part of it, but there are so many layers of what it means to be trans. It's almost like trans people are one-dimensional, they are just these people who need medical help. I do hope we will change our view on what trans looks like. It's not just something on the outside, it's something that's very deep and spiritual.

We are created in the image of God. I am part of that as a trans Jew.

I knew I was trans from about three or four years old. From a very early age I thought one day I'll wake up and my body will be like my sisters' and my parents would say: "Oh, we had a girl, not a boy as we thought."

When I went to university I learned about transsexuals and that some of them transitioned. I brought this up with my tutors and they said: "People like you don't do that." They said: "Just get married and it'll all go away." That was the perceived wisdom then - they told gay and lesbian people the same thing.

So I was persuaded that I should get married. Within three or four months I told my ex how I felt and initially she was very supportive. I used to go to a support group once a week; I'd have a weekend out once a month where I'd get dressed up and go clubbing with some other girls in Manchester. I had to travel a lot for work, which gave me opportunities to be myself. These coping strategies kept me going through about 30 years of marriage.

When they found out at work I'd regularly lose my job. It's happened five times, most recently after the equality legislation had been passed. One time, very early on, I was coming back from my support group at night. I got stopped by police at a routine roadblock. The officer asked if I was allowed to drive a company vehicle dressed like that and called my work to tell them I was dressed like a woman.
J Fernandez, 23, administrative assistant, London

I had one job where they got rid of me and then they wrote to every company I applied to and said: "Don't employ this person, they're trans." Each time I lost my job we had to move. The last time it happened my wife wouldn't move any more - that's what really ended our marriage.

When I transitioned full-time [in 2007] we had difficulties like having the car regularly damaged and having "the trannies live here" painted on the house. When I moved to north Wales to live with my trans partner, Elen, no one knew me as anyone else, so almost all the abuse stopped. Elen and I got married in 2011.

There's still so much to do, but there have been huge improvements in acceptance. There is much more legislation to support us, particularly in the last few years. That night I got outed by the police officer, I wouldn't have even dared go into the police station as myself. Now I go in and have lunch with the assistant chief constable or the police and crime commissioner to discuss combating transphobic hate crime.

The people you see in the media are usually one type of trans person. They're usually binary [identify as either female or male], they usually pass [as someone of that gender], they're usually white and they usually have this narrative that they've always known they're the "wrong gender". It makes other trans people scared to tell their stories.

Non-binary people are people who don't identify as male or female all the time. There are lots of subsections - you might be agender, gender fluid, bi-gender, a demi-girl or a demi-boy. You might not understand the nuances of the differences, but everyone is always making up new identities to match their experiences and that can only be a good thing. While it can be confusing, it's better than saying you can only be this thing and we won't talk about anything else.

I just identify as non-binary and don't put myself into any sub identity. Some days I like to be a woman and I'm also OK with identifying as being a guy. I'm pretty much nothing at the moment.

I came out as a trans guy and transitioned. I took testosterone, I've had top surgery [chest reduction] and then a hysterectomy in 2015. The hormones and surgery is about aligning my body to what it should have been at birth. Being born with the correct parts would have made things easier, but at the same time I don't want to be told that my body is wrong.

It's very difficult to get treatment as a non-binary person. They were dismissive about the fact that I was feminine. Non-binary people are used to it, you are warned when you go in [to the gender clinics], if you want treatment you will have to present as male or female and stick to that story.

I don't want to be part of any mainstream [pro-trans] movement if it doesn't include non-binary people. In terms of celebrity, there needs to be a lot more diversity. It's a circle: people don't come out if they don't see anyone like them.

I'm mixed-race: my mum is Spanish and Nigerian. I am still finding out how I connect with an identity apart from a western LGBT identity. That's something I'm still working on. Within the religion indigenous to the Yoruba people [an ethnic group in Nigeria] there a lot of gender fluid deities; as a trans person trying to find my roots, that's one part of my heritage that I feel positive about.

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Transgender stories: 'People think we wake up and decide to be trans'

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From a teenager whose mum joins him at Pride parades, to a 70-year-old who was sacked five times for being trans, five people tell of their experiences

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the struggles of being a transgender and how they overcome the struggles they face in life

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the struggles of being a transgender and how they overcome the struggles they face in life

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What has Awa faced and how has Awaś family supported her throughout her journey of transitioning to a transgender?

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What has Awa faced and how has Awaś family supported her throughout her journey of transitioning to a transgender?

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Awa has faced a lot of challenges while experiencing the transformation into a girl, she had been struggling a lot to finding out who she wanted to be, and how she felt about herself, but one thing Awa had realised was that she had been trapped inside a guys body for many years and wanted to do something.

Throughout her lifetime growing up as a transgender, Awa knew she would come across a lot of people who do not support or accept transgenders for who they are, because of their upbringing and thoughts about them.

Another example is that being a boy and transforming into the other sex is such a big challenge to face because you know that you would get judged for who you are and want to be.

¨Everybody is different, and nobody is perfect.¨

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The struggles of being a transgender and how they overcome their struggles

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The struggles of being a transgender and how they overcome their struggles

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They have struggles at public bathrooms, they don’t know if they’ll get judged or even be allowed. banking and insurance can also be an iss
https://www.quora.com/What-problems-do-transgender-people-face-everyday https://www.hrc.org/resources/understanding-the-transgender-community

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How does a community embrace and accept transgenders in their community? 

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How does a community embrace and accept transgenders in their community? 

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8% of Americans personally know someone who is transgender.
The overall transgender community are facing an uphill battle in gaining public attention.
http://jenniferbrownconsulting.com/blog/embracing-transgender-transparency/

In a small town called Grass Lake, all the parents want their kids to have a place where they can grow up peacefully and learn lots no matter who they are. This is what they call their starting point in collaboration. There are two mums here who have transgender kids and at the kids school the school principal has decided to let the transgender children go to the bathrooms matching their gender identity. The school and community is quite tight and have lots of support from medical and health providers to social workers and families. They also said "when you create a safe, welcoming environment for LGBTQ children, you make the school safer and more welcoming for every child.
http://embrace.today/resources-on-transgender-and-gender-expansive-youth/

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how do transgenders live the struggle of being transgender in a community

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how do transgenders live the struggle of being transgender in a community

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Children get signs early on from parents about proper behavior, and internalize them. Boy to girl transsexuals have said that they  got the message from parents that it wasn’t ok for them to play dolls with their sisters or neighbors, and that they were expected to do boy things, like rough and tumble play.  Kids of this age start to get the idea that there is a part of themselves that must remain hidden.

The main problem of growing up with gender Dysphoria, aside from the body

dysphoria itself is the social predicament.  Essentially everyone expects the individual to be and act like a boy/girl, when they feel inside to be a girl/boy.

https://tgmentalhealth.com/basic-issues-in-transgender-mental-health/

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Why are transgender people known to struggle?

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Why are transgender people known to struggle?

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Transgender people are known to struggle because they don't know if they should go into the male toilet if they are a transgender male or if to go into the female toilet if they are a transgender female. Another thing they can struggle with is that they think people may jug them for what they are.

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How do Transgenders react to bullying and how do they overcome it?

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How do Transgenders react to bullying and how do they overcome it?

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Transgenders react to bullying by being insecure and hide in their bubble the whole time. They become really stressed, finding a tough time and losing a few friends because of them being transgender.

If you are getting bullied because you're a transgender you tell your parent and report it to a trusted teacher. But if you are too afraid to tell your parents and teacher you could tell a trusted friend to support you to get it to stop. If the bullying involves threats or violence then it should be reported to the police as a hate crime. Many police forces have specialist who deal with these problems/incident. But if people are bullying you online because you are transgender just screenshot it as evidence and show it to your parents, teachers or to the police.

Source: https://www.bullying.co.uk/general-advice/what-is-homophobic-bullying/

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The struggles of being a transgender and how they overcome their struggles

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The struggles of being a transgender and how they overcome their struggles

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How does a community embrace and accept transgenders in their community? 

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How does a community embrace and accept transgenders in their community? 

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Only 8% of Americans personally know a transgender person, and the transgender community as a whole is constantly faces a uphill battle of public attention.

Source: http://jenniferbrownconsulting.com/blog/embracing-transgender-transparency/

Transgender people are just like other people and are Mums, Dads, Brothers, Sisters, Sons are Daughters. They are co-workers, neighbours. They are 7 year old children and they are 70 year old grandparents, and they come in all shapes and sizes. They are exactly like ordinary people and prefer to be referred to as the gender they want to be. We have to accept this and follow these actions to respect them.

Source: https://www.hrc.org/resources/understanding-the-transgender-community

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poverty? 38 percent of different races get an income of 10,000 dollars a year and less
and some of them get fired and lose a lot of friend because they don't think that it is right to change your gender. at a young age like at primary school or start of secondary school kid get mean and transgender are at a high rate of getting bullied because kids don't understand what it is like to be transgender and don't know what that person is going through which can cause depresion and may lead to self harm. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jun/25/trans-equality-class-struggle-obsessive-arguments-boundaries-identity.

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The word "transgender" - or trans - is an umbrella term for people whose gender identity is different from the sex assigned to us at birth. Although the word "transgender" and our modern definition of it only came into use in the late 20th century, people who would fit under this definition have existed in every culture throughout recorded history.

Alongside the increased visibility of trans celebrities like Laverne Cox, Jazz Jennings or the stars of the hit Netflix series "Pose," three out of every ten adults in the U.S. personally knows someone who is trans. As trans people become more visible, we aim to increase understanding of our community among our friends, families, and society.
What does it mean to be trans?
What challenges do trans people face?
The trans community is incredibly diverse. Some trans people identify as trans men or trans women, while others may describe themselves as non-binary, genderqueer, gender non-conforming, agender, bigender or other identities that reflect their personal experience. Some of us take hormones or have surgery as part of our transition, while others may change our pronouns or appearance. Roughly three-quarters of trans youth that responded to an HRC Foundation and University of Connecticut survey identified with terms other than strictly "boy" or "girl." This suggests that a larger portion of this generation's youth are identifying somewhere on the broad trans spectrum.

While trans people are increasingly visible in both popular culture and in daily life, we still face severe discrimination, stigma and systemic inequality. Some of the specific issues facing the trans community are:

Lack of legal protection- Trans people face a legal system that often does not protect us from discrimination based on our gender identity. Despite a recent U.S. Supreme Court Decision that makes it clear that trans people are legally protected from discrimination in the workplace, there is still no comprehensive federal non-discrimination law that includes gender identity - which means trans people may still lack recourse if we face discrimination when we're seeking housing or dining in a restaurant. Moreover, state legislatures across the country are debating - and in some cases passing - legislation specifically designed to prohibit trans people from accessing public bathrooms that correspond with our gender identity, or creating exemptions based on religious beliefs that would allow discrimination against LGBTQ people.

Poverty- Trans people live in poverty at elevated rates, and for trans people of color, these rates are even higher. Around 29% of trans adults live in poverty, as well 39% of Black trans adults, 48% of Latinx trans adults and 35% of Alaska Native, Asian, Native Americans and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander trans adults.

Stigma, Harassment and Discrimination - About half a decade ago, only one-quarter of people in the United States supported trans rights, and support increased to 62% by the year 2019. Despite this progress, the trans community still faces considerable stigma due to more than a century of being characterized as mentally ill, socially deviant and sexually predatory. While these intolerant views have faded in recent years for lesbians and gay men, trans people are often still ridiculed by a society that does not understand us. This stigma plays out in a variety of contexts - from lawmakers who leverage anti-trans stigma to score cheap political points; to family, friends or coworkers who reject trans people upon learning about our trans identities; and to people who harass, bully and commit serious violence against trans people. This includes stigma that prevents them from accessing necessary services for their survival and well-being. Only 30% of women's shelters are willing to house trans women. While recent legal progress has been made, 27% of trans people have been fired, not hired or denied a promotion due to their trans identity. Too often, harassment has led trans people to avoid exercising their most basic rights to vote. HRC Foundation's research shows that 49% of trans adults, and 55% of trans adults of color said they were unable to vote in at least one election in their life because of fear of or experiencing discrimination at the polls.

Violence Against Trans People- Trans people experience violence at rates far greater than the average person. Over a majority (54%) of trans people have experienced some form of intimate partner violence, 47% have been sexually assaulted in their lifetime and nearly one in ten were physically assaulted in between 2014 and 2015. This type of violence can be fatal. At least 27 trans and gender non-conforming people have been violently killed in 2020 thus far, the same number of fatalities observed in 2019.

Lack of Healthcare Coverage- An HRC Foundation analysis found that 22% of trans people and 32% of trans people of color have no health insurance coverage. More than one-quarter (29%) of trans adults have been refused health care by a doctor or provider because of their gender identity. This sobering data reveals a healthcare system that fails to meet the needs of the trans community.

Identity Documents - The widespread lack of accurate identity documents among trans people can have an impact on every aspect of their lives, including access to emergency housing or other public services. Without identification, one cannot travel, register for school or access many services that are essential to function in society. Many states do not allow trans people to update their identification documents to match their gender identity. Others require evidence of medical transition - which can be prohibitively expensive and is not something that all trans people want - as well as fees for processing new identity documents, which may make them unaffordable for some members of the trans community.

While advocates continue working to remedy these disparities, change cannot come too soon for trans people. Visibility - especially positive images of trans people in the media and society - continues to make a critical difference for us; but visibility is not enough and can come with real risks to our safety, especially for those of us who are part of other marginalized communities. That is why the Human Rights Campaign is committed to continuing to support and advocate for the trans community, so that the trans Americans who are and will become your friends, neighbors, coworkers and family members have an equal chance to succeed and thrive.

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What struggle do transgender face daily ?

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What struggle do transgender face daily ?

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How are Transgenders feelings and thoughts affected by other people's opinions? 

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How are Transgenders feelings and thoughts affected by other people's opinions? 

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Some trans people are annoyed and insulted by other people's opinions, while others are fine with it, one trans person saying "A lot of people have it in their head that we wake up and decide to be trans. I want people to know that it’s not a choice." and another saying " I thought, these people don’t know me, I don’t think anyone should be able to tell you who you are and how to live your life. Yourself is yourself, even in the religious community." Trans people have had a lot of trouble over time including discrimination and bullying, which can cause them things like depression. In general, trans people do not want you telling you who they are or what they should do, just like we wouldn't enjoy that either.

source: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/jul/10/transgender-stories-people-think-we-wake-up-and-decide-to-be-trans

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