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Professor shows struggles of transgender people in US

Aizura says identifying as transgender can hurt immigrants

Posted: Friday, October 19, 2012 12:00 amBy Kristin Baresich / Contributing Writer

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For many transgender people, crossing international borders can come with a lot of hurdles.

These can include anything from delayed paperwork to discriminatory treatment in detention centers, said Aren Aizura, postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for Research on Women.

Aizura spoke to a crowd of about 60 yesterday on the topic "Incalculating Transgender Justice (Against the Nation State)" at the Ruth Dill Johnson Crockett Building on Douglass campus.

He said gender-variant people experience pressure to state that they are transgender in their immigration claims, which in turn can hinder their immigration efforts.

"We need to improve the way that trans bodies are recognized by immigration law," Aizura said.