Transgender Humiliation by Dr Anita Prasad

1. Trans - Humiliation
WRITTEN BY DR. ANITA PRASAD
KNOWLEDGE UPDATE SERIES
Published on 30.09.2022
Publication Nr. 005

2. THINKINGOFBECOMINGATRANS?
ALLTHAT SCARES ONE
• Earlier stories of other transgender people, their frustration and anger towards a system that has high
transphobia, this do not make transgender lives a easy going by creating wrong situations such as -
• Public shame
• Godfearing preachings o
ff
ering de-transitioning
• Job-loss
• Families and friends isolating and forcing for de-transitioning
• Physical abuse, attack, life threat
• Transmisogyny taught earlier by parents, peer, educators and religious preachers.
• Shame and guilt to come out openly stops who you want to be ?
• Confused to identify oneself to clarify if it is Autogynephilia ? is it su
ffi
cient to be a transverse only for some
occasions to ful
fi
ll desires ?
• Questions haunting on Gender Dysphoria, why one should change to opt for a transgender life shift ?
• Fear of future, fear how hormone replacement therapy will react and result ? complications, operations, how
do I appear in public ?
• Fish-bubble life that one has constructed for several years what happens to it ? How will new life look like ?
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3. WHATMAKESATRANSGENDER
• A person intentionally does not change the gender or by choice that he or she wants to live identi
fi
ed
opposite sex for rest of their life. This is ensured by the Psychiatrists who would recommend their patient
towards endocrinologist and before hormone replacement therapy.
• Exact causes of Gender Dysphoria is still unclear to the world.
• It is also not certain when the Gender Dysphoria comes out in any human being and time line that takes are
not certain. However, an urge lies in a human being right from the childhood or as gender crisis and often
this is ignored or forgotten due to external sociological factors or living conditions.
• Studies that are continuously on on these areas indicate di
ff
erent causes for di
ff
erent transgender persons
who come out an actual reason behind. They are mostly psychological and biological casualty that are
noted. Gender identity disorder which could mainly coming from the Psychological drive. Some may have
clinical issues that drive them into shifting as transgenders.
• World of doctors and scientists indicate also that Gender Dysphoria arrives due to genetic causes of
biological sex in the mother’s womb
• Other studies also show that gender identity issues can arise due to chromosomal abnormalities or it could
be due to any issues towards normal human and child bonding
• Treatment today it is available towards changing to desired sex and it is not advised to remain in the same
gender assigned at the time of birth.
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4. FACTS THATDRIVEHUMILIATION
• Main discriminating points are - society always considers either they meet male or female
• Recognition with voice
• Body features
• Facial features
• How they present
• Religious preachers who feed unnecessary information
• People who are homophobic make big problems for transgenders
• Family and friends, police, neighbors, co-workers, partners, etc., who are having transphobia and
the way taken by them to handle transgender
• By law issues created to prosecute transgenders in some countries and also ban transgenders to
travel even using a connecting
fl
ights to their country of destination (for example Middle Eastern
Countries)
• Sexists / Feminists, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Assexual, and other communities too have also
transphobic reactions with communal problems
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5. HOWSOCIETYHUMILIATES?
Almost every transgender faces this problem, but over a period of time learns to handle situations well
Gender assigned at birth of a person in public potentially causes following transphobic behaviors -
• Question I even encounter many times - “Are you operated?”
• One step further irritating - question like explain me your private sex life, way you operate etc.,
• Fetishizing trans people — for example, watching pornography featuring trans people in private
while denying their rights in public
• Acting as an expert on someone else’s gender identity
• Not addressing with correct gender salutation and or never calling someone by their new name
• Making comments like, “You don’t look like a real man (or woman)”
• Physical abuse or mental harassment
• Lifethreat and public shame
• Religious, social gathering and other isolations
• Pop Culture
• Bathroom Discrimination
• Restrictions in Sports
• Restrictions in Public places
• Denial of Education
• Described under slide 1, problems such as physical abuse, verbal abuse, family and friends isolating,
job issues, and public shame can easily appear any time
• Denial of medical treatment as they are on hormones and other psychiatry treatments, most of the
doctors worldwide do not attempt to save precious lives.
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6. HEALTHPROBLEMS FROM
HUMILIATION?
• Worldwide statistics show over 50% of transgenders end their life abruptly. Studies further show it
is due to gender dysphoria or transphobia contributing to this situation
• Worldwide statistics can show up a typical life span for a normal male or female using worldwide
demographics, but no experts can answer the question - what is a normal life expectation of a
“TRANSGENDER” ?
• Transphobia demonstrated by the society makes Transgender people completely feel isolated,
exhausted, and hopeless.
• Systemic transphobia can have life threatening consequences.
• Color of the skin plays a very dominant role in even further creates trouble and what society
expects ?
• Other potential problems of discrimination include:
• anxiety
• chronic stress
• depression
• thoughts of suicide
• post traumatic stress
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7. CHALLENGESTRANSGENDERFACE
FROMGOVERNMENTS
• Lack of awareness in the society, stubborn citizens with old values and beliefs
• Lack of legal protection anywhere on the planet
• Poverty as they face isolation or jobless, with lack of government support to send aid
• Government identity documents
• Lack of health coverage and treatments
• Anti Transgender day / violence and protests against transgenders
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8. TRANS-HOWTOPROTECTFROM
HUMILIATION?
• Main idea is to reach back home safe without complications.
• Never get into arguments or educating someone. This can only cause abuses or humiliation or
extremely foul talks. It is useful to ensure there is no life threat and exit the place without issues
• Document what is happening with video or writing if possible
• Collect evidences to obtain help and punishment for o
ff
ender or the other side humiliating person,
so it can be reached to government authorities for further action
• Dressing appropriately, presenting to the world in correct way while addressing or speaking or at
least one is harmless and never provoke other binary crowd that could bring problems
• Try to remain friendly, clarify to those whom you
fi
nd sensible or want to learn from you, make
friends for your health bene
fi
ts. A smile can do a lot of change in transgender mental health.
• Certain bodily abnormalities cannot be changed to match desired gender of change at times, as the
transgender has been earlier a binary person, where the hormones have played a very vital role in
shaping their body, voice and mind. Transgender must try to learn to
fi
nd adjustments for life and
play smart to appear better to the society.
• Awareness is what one can bring to the binary crowd who can at least present friendly. If it is not
possible, it is better to ignore the crowd who do not know anything.
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9. BINARY-HOWNOTTOHUMILIATEA
TRANSGENDER?
• Never discomfort a transgender person by asking genitals or hormones
• Extend your compliments if you can to keep the transgender person comfortable
• If you are not clear how to address that person, please ask them to suggest their pronouns
• Please always use gender inclusive languages like for example - you folks and never disrespect
• Do never make transphobic jokes or comments or humiliate someone. They are also human beings.
Please respect.
• When you notice a trouble for a transgender person, please call up emergency help and stand up for
them to obtain justice.
• A smyle makes a lot of di
ff
erence for you and the trans person. DO NEVER ATTACK OR ABUSE.
They are precious life. They have seen very tough life so far and need your compassion.
• Bring as much as awareness as possible, so you include them in your lives if possible.
• If you are a Doctor, please go out of way to save this person’s life or solve their gender dysphoria
issues with your skills and never loot the needy. They have faced a lot of issues in their lives. Please
have some kindness to accommodate them.
• If you are a family, please ensure your family member whom you hate today was “a loved one”
sometime ago for you. Please extend your love and a
ff
ection, never push your loved one on streets
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10. References
• National Library of Medicine publication dated October 2016
• European Agency Report for Fundamental Rights August 2011
• Healthline Publication September 22, 2021 by Crystal Raypoll
• Wikipedia on transphobia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transphobia
• Self Experiences and knowledge
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11. CONNECT
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