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WHAT IS A TRANSGENDER?
According to Wikipedia (2016), transgender people are people who have a gender
identity, or gender expression, that differs from their assigned sex. Transgender
individuals are at times called transsexual in the event that they seek restorative help to
move starting with one sex then onto the next. Likewise, an umbrella term, transgender
includes individuals whose sex personality is the inverse of their doled out the sex (trans
men and trans ladies), incorporating individuals who are not solely male or female (also
known as genderqueer).
The majority of us discovers approaches to venture outside our sex boxes
throughout our growing up years, by wearing distinctive garments, loving diverse music,
or doing tasks beyond the norms. Transgender individuals are likewise managing these
sexual orientation boxes. A few people feel like they dont fit into either the male or the
female box, they may call themselves transgender. Therefore, keeping their end goal to
express their decided sexual orientation in mind, transgender individuals may move, or
change, from the sex they were given during childbirth.
However, are they equally treated despite their differences? How are different
countries coming to terms with this concept of transgender? What are the few ways that
were implemented to defend their statuses? Read on to discover the answers to these
questions.
In the recent years, the Supreme Court choice in Obergefell v. Hodges built up that
equivalent security requires all locals to perceive same-sex marriage, giving transgender
individuals the privilege to marry, paying little mind to whether they are lawfully thought
to be same-sex or inverse sex. Countries such as Germany, Australia, Nepal and what not
has started to take the lead on this issue for the past years, defending the status and
rights of the transgender community through certain implementations such as issuing
national identity cards with a third gender category and marking the birth certificates of
children with both male and female characteristics with an X, for undetermined gender.
Despite the implementation of laws in certain countries to secure the basic rights
for the LGBT community, there are still countries that have not come to terms with the
concept of transgender. In 2014, a White House request was dispatched, asking the United
States government to think of one as thing: Recognize and give residents who dont fit in
the male or female classes another, lawful status. Unfortunately, the appeal states that
the authoritative records in the United States just perceive male and female as sexual
orientations, leaving any individual who does not distinguish as one of these two sexes no
choice. Arent we all humans after all? Cheers to equal human rights!

ISUES FACED BY TRANSGENERED PEOPLE

Forty-one percent of transgender individuals studied in Injustice at every turn said they
had endeavoured suicide, contrasted and 1.6 percent of the all-inclusive community.
Hazard expanded for the individuals who reported tormenting, rape and employment
misfortune. A 2010 study by the National Centre for Transgender Equality and the
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force discovered most transgender respondents got some
sort of move related restorative consideration. In any case, 19 percent said they had been
rejected consideration because of their sexual orientation status, with higher numbers
among minorities. Twenty-eight percent said they had been badgering in a therapeutic
setting. Also, half said they needed to instruct their medicinal suppliers about transgender
consideration. They're banned from entering military administration by medicinal
controls, Keisling said. Potential administration individuals must experience a physical
exam before joining. They can be rejected for proof of genital surgery. Still, around 15,000
transgender individuals are as of now serving in the military, as indicated by examination
from the Williams Institute. In this way, what's thought about transgender Americans
originates from relatively little specimens. In 2008, the National Centre for Transgender
Equality and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force distributed Injustice at Every Turn the biggest review yet, with just 6, 450 members. (The same scientists are presently taking
a shot at a greater upgrade to be distributed one year from now.
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QUEER POWER
LGBT Celebrities that we love!

Caitlyn Jenner
Caitlyn Jenner was first introduced as Bruce Jenner, former American
athlete. She has been in Keeping up with the Kardashians since 2007,
alongside former spouse, Kris Jenner but it was 2015, when she
publicly announced her gender transition in Vanity Fairs July 2015
edition. Caitlyn since then, has been called the most famous
transgender women in the world, especially now with her new reality
TV show called, I am Cait, in which she talks about her gender
transition. However, what makes her really special is how she has
made a name for herself, openly coming out as a transgender woman
at the age of, 66. She has completely changed peoples perception what
a transgender should look or be.

Laverne Cox
You might know her as Sophia Burset, from Orange Is the New Black but
knowing her transitioning story is something to look forward for. Laverne
opened up about her childhood, growing up always knowing that she was a
woman. She had to stand up to people who were telling her No, boys are
like this and girls are like this. In school, Laverne had to face trans-phobic
schoolmates, bullying both her brother and her. When meeting a 7 year old
transgender, Laverne, told her how trans was beautiful and it is something to
be proud of. Now at 32, this successful woman, is now an LGBT activist, calling
out the government officials to count her as well as each and everyone in
the LGBT community in population datas. She fought for the 41% of the
LGBT community who committed suicide because they felt that they were
uninvited or invisible in the society. Laverne Cox is one amazing woman!

Leyla Jagiella

Leyla Jagiella is a cultural anthropologist born in Germany. She is a transgendered woman,

who is also spiritual. This is something uncommon, as someone who is spiritual and
transgendered at the same time. Leyla transgendered in her early 20s in India. The surprising
fact is, the majority of the trans community in India is Muslim.
Bringing the next question; Is there a problem with being transgendered?
People of different sexual orientation have existed since a long time ago as noted by ancient
scripts. Why should it be something of an issue at all today?
A quote from the Quran noted by Leyla:
The man with the effeminate behavior or bisexual preferences is not to be ostracized. Whatever
his sins, he is still considered to be a member of the community and worthy of receiving
invitation.
States that no matter the sexual orientation, nobody should be neglected. It is a wise and
notable quote, regardless of race, time and religion.
Advice from Leyla, whether or not trans,
Know yourself, live your authentic lives. The most spiritual thing is to know your own being
and that you know that you are original. Nobody will know you as much as you do.
And to those who are trans and religious:
Dont let being trans interfere with your relation to God.
God did not burden anyone with anything, only we torture ourselves.
Leyla believes that the commotion on difference in sexuality is just a current insecurity of
people when something new/unknown emerges, and will fade in time. Just like how the
invention of the telephone shook people when it first started.
Using law/religion to impose ideas on people are a reductionist form of Islam, quotes Leyla.
Based on wisdom shared by Leyla, different people should not be forced to a certain path, and
people are much more than their sexuality.