{"id":1577,"date":"2017-09-25T09:48:38","date_gmt":"2017-09-25T14:48:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/?p=1577"},"modified":"2017-09-25T09:48:38","modified_gmt":"2017-09-25T14:48:38","slug":"violence-and-discrimination-against-transgender-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/2017\/09\/25\/violence-and-discrimination-against-transgender-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Violence and Discrimination against Transgender People"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo by Ted Eytan, Flickr CC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Despite increased awareness surrounding transgender identities and experiences, the <\/span>National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs<\/span><\/a> (NCAVP) has tracked <\/span>36 anti-LGBTQ homicides<\/span><\/a>\u00a0in 2017 alone, 16 of whom were transgender women of color. Along with President Trump\u2019s recently proposed military ban of transgender persons<\/a>, there is evidence that personal prejudices and institutional discrimination continue to affect the lives of those in the trans community.<\/span><\/p>\n

One way institutions like the military discriminate against transgender individuals is by advancing the assumption that trans bodies are a problem and should conform to \u201cnormal\u201d standards. For example, medical professionals that work with transgender patients often discourage them from undergoing transitional surgery too soon. This discouragement reinforces traditional ideas that treat gender and sex as the same thing, and recognize both as binary. This discrimination shapes psychological and physical well-being, as transgender people who appear as gender nonconforming have a greater risk of engaging in self-harm acts, including suicide.<\/span><\/h5>\n