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 Gender from the Inside Out > Transgender people of color go beyond the body There wasn’t an exact moment when they knew. For the five people of color featured in this article, outward changes started at different ages ranging from 5 to 33. Inward changes happened much before that. The realization of feeling “different,” as far as gender identity was concerned, continued in various ways – when one kissed a third-grade crush of the same sex because he felt more masculine than feminine; when, as a 5-year-old, another felt out of place wearing “boy” clothes and put on pearls instead; when a woman’s basketball team supported him through the beginning stages of his transition from female to male; when yet another was forced into “early retirement” from her position as a deputy sheriff. But there was never an exact moment when it “hit” them – when these five people knew they were transgender. Read more > |
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Despite some small moves toward progress, many struggles remain for
transgender rights in the U.S. As the “T” in LGBT, often transgender issues
get sidelined as basic civil rights for lesbians and gays remain elusive.
Even as the landmark Employment Non-Discrimination Act to prevent
discrimination against LGBT people was making its way through Congress last
year, a prominent LGBT advocacy group – the Human Rights Campaign – made an
agonizing decision to sacrifice protection for transgender workers for the
preservation of the overall legislation. |
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