Major Changes Being Considered in America
In America today more than ever before, citizens are actively standing up for what they strongly believe in. Almost everyday in the news, a reader is likely to stumble upon a new subject of protest in the United States. The most recent conflict in the public eye is the backlash against President Trump's organiziation attempting to define the word "sex" by their own standards.
Members of the LGBTQ+ community are up in arms as the administration considers a new proposal to "narrowly define" the term of "sex." (CLICK HERE to read further) Author Emanuella Grinberg claims that Trump administration wants to define someone's sex as "a biological, immutable condition determined by genetalia at birth." The LGBTQ+ community describes this definition as hurtful and dehumanizing. The change will not only heavily impact the stigma against the transgender community, but will also revoke protection of transgender people by law. This means that they would of coursehave natural human rights, though would not be able to sue against a public organization (i.e schools, military, work, etc.) in the event of a hate crime.
Do you agree with this change? Is it okay for the Trump Administration to alienize such a large group of the community? What exactly does this mean for the future of the LGBTQ+ community? How can we band together as a country to solve this conflict?
Members of the LGBTQ+ community are up in arms as the administration considers a new proposal to "narrowly define" the term of "sex." (CLICK HERE to read further) Author Emanuella Grinberg claims that Trump administration wants to define someone's sex as "a biological, immutable condition determined by genetalia at birth." The LGBTQ+ community describes this definition as hurtful and dehumanizing. The change will not only heavily impact the stigma against the transgender community, but will also revoke protection of transgender people by law. This means that they would of coursehave natural human rights, though would not be able to sue against a public organization (i.e schools, military, work, etc.) in the event of a hate crime.
Do you agree with this change? Is it okay for the Trump Administration to alienize such a large group of the community? What exactly does this mean for the future of the LGBTQ+ community? How can we band together as a country to solve this conflict?
Nice post, Emma. This issue is a great example of how definitions can be figurative "bridges" and "borders" in our country. How we define something (or in this case, someone) has profound implications for how we interact with fellow citizens.
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