Stop Transphobia
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Introduction
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Does transphobia matter?
1) In the USA trans people are 17x more likely than the national average to be murdered
2) According to statistics, 1/3 of transsexual people in the Western world will commit suicide and 50% will have attempted suicide at least once before their 20th birthday.
3) Transgender people may find medical care withdrawn simply because they are transgendered, for example 24 year old Tyra Hunter who was involved in road accident. Paramedics in Canada, on discovering her history, stop administering medical assistance and Ms Hunter died as a result of her injuries.
4) In some countries, transgender people have no legal rights and can face systemic abuse and even execution simply because of who they are.
The statistics and personal stories are shocking. Each year, the trans community remembers those who have fallen in the Transgender Day of Remembrance on 21st November.
What is transphobia?
You may wish to listen to this address (audio track) by Prof Stephen Whittle who considers "Transphobia - what is it, and what is its impact".
Signs of transphobia
These are ways to spot transhobia, help me rank them. What are the surest signs that an individual or organisation is being transphobic?
Lack of meaningful discussion in educational and workplace settings
Suprressing discussion and the circulation of educ more...1 point
Anxiety over not being able to tell if a person is male or female
In the Trans America, when the son says he hadn't more...1 point
Being unwilling to date a trans person
It's all very well saying one supports trans equal more...1 point
Keeping Trans people "out of sight"
Often organisations are reluctant to have trans pe more...1 point
Denial of transphobia
Denying that transphobia or discrimination against more...0 points
Inability to distinguish between homosexuality and transsexualism
Some commentators talk of trans people as though t more...0 points
Making trans people of trans issues the subject of jokes
Just as jokes can be racist or homophobic, they ca more...0 points
Refusal to accept trans people as one%u2019s own teacher, doctor, politician, dentist
For me this is a big one as it directly affects an more...0 points
Where can I find out more?
- Press for Change
- Press for Change is a political lobbying and educational organisation, which campaigns to achieve equal civil rights and liberties for all trans people in the United Kingdom, through legislation and social change.
- Action Against Homophobia and Transphobia
- This is the official site for Buckinghamshire's Action Against Homophobia and Transphobia. Here you can learn more about homophobia and transphobia, discover why transphobic attackes should be reported to the police and how to do so.
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