Susan's Place Logo

News:

Since its founding in 1995 Susan's Place forums have blossomed into a truly global lifeline. To date we've delivered roughly 1.4 billion page views to hundreds of millions of unique visitors, guided more than 41,000 registered members through 1,985,081 posts and 188,474 topics across 193 boards, and—most importantly—helped save tens of thousands of lives by connecting people to vital information and support at their most vulnerable moments.

Main Menu

5 Questions About Transgender Rights

Started by Shana A, July 13, 2008, 01:23:25 PM

Previous topic - Next topic

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Print
Go Down Pages1
User actions

Shana A

July 13, 2008, 01:23:25 PM
5 Questions About Transgender Rights

By Tom Head, About.com

http://civilliberty.about.com/od/gendersexuality/tp/Transgender-Rights.htm

Because transgender persons have historically been neglected and marginalized by mainstream issue advocates, transgender rights represents a relatively new frontier in civil liberties activism.
1. Why is transgender rights a civil liberties issue?
Because transgender persons do not yet receive the same level of civil rights protections as non-transgender Americans, in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment's equal protection clause as well as more fundamental principles of human equality.
2. What sorts of problems do transgender persons face?
Forms of discrimination impacting transgender Americans include workplace discrimination, housing discrimination, discrimination in public accommodations, and bias-motivated violence.
"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." Oscar Wilde
  •  
Print
Go Up Pages1
User actions