Problems faced by Transgender

1. transgender

2. Who are transgender????
 Is a state in which a person’s gender
identity does not match with his/her physical
sex.
 Transgender falls primarily under two
categories, they are some who are born male
and live as female; and the other who are born
female and live as male.

3. Common problems faced by
transgender
 No equality in public.
 Looked down as degraded and unworthy to live.
 Rejection of Entry directly or indirectly at some Public Places
like Hospitals, Hotels, Malls, Restaurants, Dance Floors, Theaters,
Shopping Complexes.
 Raped & Abused orally and physically.
 Forced to leave Parental Home if identified as a Transgender.
 Unwanted attention is given to their presence.
 People do not behave or act normal in their presence or with
them.
 Calling them Names loudly.
 Associating them with child nabbing.
 Associating them with prostitution.

4. Status of Transgender
Education:
 The enrolment is significantly low and dropout rate
at the primary and secondary level is still very high.
They are hardly educated as they are nor accepted by
the society and therefore do not receive proper
schooling.
 Even if they are enrolled in an educational institute,
they face harassment and are bullied every day and are
asked to leave the school or they drop out on their own.
It is because of this that they take up begging and sex
work.

5.  In India, some states work for the betterment of
transgender. Tamil Nadu has been the only state
which has successfully pioneered transgender
inclusion by introducing the transgender (aravani, as
they are locally called) welfare policy.
 In March 2009, Tamil Nadu government set up
a telephone helpline called “Manasu” for
transgender.

6. Challenges of Transgender Education:
1. Inclusion in School/ college and University:
Inclusion of transgender with school and college
is a big challenge. It is so challenging to provide equal
opportunity of education to transgender .
2. Use of disrespectful names and pronouns:
When a transgender youth identifies as
particular gender (irrespective of biological sex), it is
respectful to the youth's human dignity to use the
name chosen and the pronouns appropriate to
that particular gender.

7. 3. Lack of access to appropriate restroom facilities:
Transgender people often lack safe access to public
restrooms. They may be assaulted if they use the restroom that
conforms to their gender identity or forced to use a restroom that
does not conform to their gender identity.
4. Confidentiality:
Transgender youth may have unsupportive families and
may even face violence and/or ejection from their home if their
gender identity or gender expression is disclosed to the family.
5. Lack of ideal personality:
Transgender youth often feel alone in the world. Few
programs for youth employ transgender people; few libraries
offer information about biological sex and gender, gender
identity, or being transgender.

8. Measure to overcome:
Role of the Society and the Teacher
1. Made effort for inclusion: There is a need for prepare
an environment where transgender feels secure. Teacher
and community people can play an important role in
inclusion.
2.Protect your students' safety and privacy:
Just because a student discloses their gender
identity to their teacher it doesn’t mean that the teacher
should talk about or share that information with others.

9. 3.Recognize the power of a name:
Transgender students report discomfort when
faculty use their legal name instead of their preferred
name. And because it can be difficult for students to
change their name within the institution, allowing
students to name themselves within the classroom can
have a big impact.
4. Adjust your language:
You can change a lot of things about the ways you
speak and address your students/class to make your
trans students feel more accepted.
Don’t split your class into boys and girls; instead,
number them randomly or just split the class right
down the middle..

10. 5. If possible, have department invite (trans) scholars
to speak about trans issues from an academic
perspective.
6. Donate your time and/or money to local
organizations that serve trans populations and are run
by trans people. Students are also members of the
broader community and supporting groups outside of
the university helps trans students get access to other
services that we are not able to provide on campus.

11. .
I’m gay
I’m Straight
I’m bisexual
I’m Lesbian
I’m Transgendered
I'm Human
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