Transgendered people deserve equal rights
LinkDylan Riley
9/15/2008
University of Minnesota psychologist Walter Bockting testified that
sex is a multifaceted notion composed of several elements. Thousands
of people with XY chromosomes but no male genitalia are born every
year. The same goes for girls who have no outward feminine appearance.
Clearly, sex-discrimination was defined with males and females in
mind, but just because someone is currently undergoing a sexual
transition does not mean he or she has no sex. It is time for the
courts and Congress to step past the simple, narrowly-defined notions
of man and woman and start to consider more complex and dynamic
definitions of sexual identity.
