What explains public opinion toward transgender people, rights, and candidates? Drawing on original data from a national telephone survey of US adults, this study explains attitudes regarding 1 the personal characteristics of transgender people; 2 a variety of transgender rights; and 3 transgender candidates for public office, measured through a randomized experiment included in the survey. Results indicate majority support on most policy questions, but more tepid views of transgender people, and solid opposition to supporting a transgender candidate for office. Our analyses reflect and extend previous research on American public opinion. A significant relationship also emerged between television use and views of transgender people, suggesting that media portrayals may play a role in shaping these perceptions. In contrast, there is no evidence that interpersonal contact with a transgender person is related to opinions. Further, many of these independent variables have little moderating effect on responses to transgender candidates, which remain negative among most subgroups. Recent years have seen increased attention to transgender people in both popular culture and political debate. Likewise, the few openly transgender candidates to run for office have failed to win election beyond a handful of local races Casey and Reynolds
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A person may be considered to be a transgender person if their gender identity is inconsistent or not culturally associated with the sex they were assigned at birth and consequently also with the gender role and social status that is typically associated with that sex. They may have, or may intend to establish, a new gender status that accords with their gender identity. Transsexual is generally considered a subset of transgender , [1] [2] [3] but some transsexual people reject being labelled transgender. Globally, most legal jurisdictions recognize the two traditional gender identities and social roles, man and woman , but tend to exclude any other gender identities and expressions. However, there are some countries which recognize, by law, a third gender. There is now a greater understanding of the breadth of variation outside the typical categories of "man" and "woman", and many self-descriptions are now entering the literature, including pangender , genderqueer , polygender , and agender. Medically and socially, the term "transsexualism" is being replaced with gender identity or gender dysphoria , and terms such as transgender people , trans men , and trans women are replacing the category of transsexual people. This raises many legal issues and aspects of being transgender. The degree of legal recognition provided to transgender people varies widely throughout the world. Many countries now legally recognise sex reassignments by permitting a change of legal gender on an individual's birth certificate.
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Jeff Brady. A bathroom sign welcomes both genders at the Cacao Cinnamon coffee shop in Durham, N. One issue at the center of North Carolina's so-called bathroom bill controversy is safety, but who's at risk? Depends on whom you ask. Supporters of House Bill 2 tend to focus on people born male who later transition to female. The HB2 supporters say that without the new law, sexual predators could just say they're a transgender person with the right to use a women's bathroom and easily gain access to potential victims. He could be there because he's a sex pervert. Baity organized a rally at the state Capitol last month to thank lawmakers and North Carolina Gov.
Birth certificates are typically issued by the Vital Records Office of the state or equivalent territory, or capital district where the birth occurred, and thus the listing of biological sex as male or female on the birth certificate and whether or not this can be changed later is regulated by state or equivalent law. However, federal law regulates sex as listed on a Consular Report of Birth Abroad, and other federal documents that list sex or name, such as the U. Laws concerning name changes in U. States vary in the extent to which they recognize transgender people's gender identities , often depending on the steps the person has taken in their transition including psychological therapy , hormone therapy , with some states making sex reassignment surgery a pre-requisite of recognition. As of February , the federal government has not codified any laws specifically protecting transgender people from discrimination in employment, housing, healthcare, and adoption, but some lawsuits argue that the Equal Protection Clause of the federal constitution or federal laws prohibiting discrimination based on gender should be interpreted to include transgender people and discrimination based on gender identity. President Barack Obama issued an executive order prohibiting discrimination against transgender people in employment by the federal government and its contractors. The Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v.
