CONFINES OF THE GENDER BINARY: THE EXCLUSION OF TRANSGENDER PEOPLE IN NORTH AMERICAN SOCIETY

Cameo Ferguson

Abstract


The following research essay focuses on the various issues transgender people face within society because of the gender binary by looking into case-studies and related research. It shall serve to highlight the constrictive limits of the dichotomic gender system, such as segregated institutions, and the ways in which they impact transgender individuals.

Keywords


social justice; transgender; gender binary

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Copyright (c) 2016 Cameo Ferguson

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