FIRST READ ARTICLE: http://www.theprovince.com/news/Transgender+beauty+queen+Jenna+Talackova+calls+Miss+Universe+change+rules/6405413/story.html
Now that you have read that. I can begin. I usually do not follow beauty pageant news what so ever, but I did see this on the news today and it struck me. So I did more research.
Yes, she has been allowed to compete in the Miss Universe Canada Competition, but the issue is not about the outcome. It is about why this happened at all. From 1985 - 1998 transgender people accounted for 20% of all murders and they face a huge amount of discrimination from getting a job to finding an apartment. This should simply not be the case. Why should it matter what gender you were born as? Who are they to say she is not allowed to compete? Her passport, drivers licence, health card, they all say she is a female. She has all the female parts. What more evidence do you need? She is a female and she has every right as any other female would.
"Provided she meets the legal gender recognition requirements of Canada" Why does this even exist? You should be able to be whatever gender you want. If you say you're a woman.. you're a woman. Say you're a man? You're a man. That is all there should be to it. I understand for somethings it is need to be known your true gender, but other than medical records, and possibly birth certificate, it should be no one else's business whether you are a boy, girl, both, whatever.
But that is just my opinion.
I read the article, and that just frustrates me! I agree with you, being transgendered should be no reason for discrimination, but apparently it is. Trump is really rude for not even apologizing, too!
ReplyDeletethis is so true and honestly you are what you are people have no right to judge and discriminate over you and who you want to be. we are all different and that shall never change
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