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“I
trained hard, I competed hard, and
for that people respected me. But this
transition has been harder on me than
anything I could imagine, and that’s the
case for so many others, besides me. For
that reason alone, trans people deserve
something vital, they deserve your respect.” — Caitlyn Jenner
Within these past few years, the LG-
BTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender,
Questioning) community has changed the
world, what with the legalization of gay
marriage in the states, to the prominent
presence of lesbian and bisexual characters in the media and popular culture. Because of this, the many hardships of the
transgender community have come to
light, from being mocked, misunderstood,
oppressed and worse.
The term transgender is used to define
people who do not identify with the sex
that they were assigned at birth—their in-
ternal gender identity does not match their
exterior. There’s no doubt entertainment
can still teach society a few things while
being a catalyst for positive representation
of the trans community. Take a show like
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Orange is the New Black, starring a proud
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Transparent, a TV series starring Jeffrey
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transgender woman, Laverne Cox, an advocate for transgender rights. And there’s
Tambor as a father who comes out about
his transgender identity to his family.
These shows portray the sufferings
’ai travaillé très fort, j’ai beaucoup donné à la compétition, et pour ça, les gens me
of this misjudged and ever-expanding
rais pu imaginer, et c’est le cas pour plusieurs autres personnes. Pour cette seule et unique
ties are finally being heard through reen-
respectaient. Mais cette transition a été plus difficile pour moi que tout ce que j’au-
raison, les transgenres méritent quelque chose de vital, ils méritent votre respect. »
— Caitlyn Jenner
Au cours des dernières années, la communauté LGBTQ (lesbiennes, gais, bisexuels, trans-
genres et questionnement) a changé le monde avec la légalisation du mariage gai aux ÉtatsUnis et la présence importante de personnalités lesbiennes et homosexuelles dans les médias
et la culture populaire. Grâce à cette visibilité, les multiples épreuves que doit traverser la g
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group of people whose stories and realiacted first-hand experiences. The ignorant
are obsessed with the surgical aspect that
transitioning from one sex to another
may or may not entail, yet they make no
attempt at understanding the individual
or their endless struggles they face. gg