What do you know about gender and transgender?

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The article is professionally consulted by Master, Doctor Nguyen Nhu Thu Truc, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Vinmec Nha Trang International Hospital
In the past, we almost only talked about a society with families that were a union between a man and a woman for the purpose of maintaining the species. At that time, the fact that a person loves someone of the same sex or wishes to have another gender is very strange, even considered morbid.

1. Definition of gender and gender

Sex is the biological trait that separates men and women. Sex is innate and homogenous, that is, between men and women everywhere in the world there are biologically equal, unchangeable differences between men and women, due to genetic factors. decision learning. For example, women have female genitalia and can get pregnant, give birth, and breastfeed with their own breasts, while men have male genitalia and can produce sperm.
Gender is the social difference between men and women such as roles, attitudes, behaviors and values. Gender roles are known through learning and vary across cultures and times, so gender can be changed. Eg. Women can also be strong and decisive, becoming leaders, pilots, mechanics...
On the contrary, men can be gentle and patient, can be chefs, typists, secretaries. etc These interchangeable characteristics are social concepts, beliefs, and standards. They vary from culture to culture in a particular context of a society, determined by social, historical, religious, and economic factors. Therefore, the status of Western women is different from that of Eastern women, the social status of Vietnamese women is different from the social status of Muslim women, the status of rural women. different from that of women in urban areas.

2. Basic information about transgender

The word "transgender" has a lot more meanings that people might recognize. It encompasses a wide range of gender identities and expressions that might lie in the minds of most people who can be classified as just one of two genders - male or female (binary gender).
There are two types of transgender people: Male to female transgender and female to male transgender. From the perspective of sexual orientation, it can be divided into gay transgender (for example, transgender from male to female and only loves women), transgender and bisexual (for example, transgender from male to female). and can love both men and women) and transgender people (for example, transgender people who are female-to-male and only love women).
In society, not everyone has a correct and complete perception of transgender people. Here are some basic features of transgender people:
Transgender people are born with a normal, complete biological sex (distinguishable as male or female) but have sexual feelings and desires does not match your biological sex. You don't need to have sex reassignment surgery to be considered transgender. A person who has the perception and desire to have the opposite sex compared to his biological sex will be considered transgender. In some countries, transgender people can still change their gender identity without surgery. However, some other countries require gender reassignment surgery to be recognized. It can be seen that although transgender people and transgender people exist in every society and place in the world, these concepts are still misunderstood and confusing even to those in the know. when they are unable to define their gender identity. In general, "transgender" is a very broad term.

In most cases, men often pretend to be/disguise as women or vice versa. Except for some people who disguise themselves as people of the other gender for work/recreation needs (they can be heterosexual, gay or bisexual), the majority of these people are transgender. As stated, because transgender people perceive and desire the opposite sex, they disguise themselves as such. In this case, they do not have sex reassignment surgery because the law does not allow it or they do not have economic conditions. There are also many people who think that transgender people are abnormal, men can't be male, female can't be female. Sometimes, some people even consider transgender people's desire to live the right gender as sick, unnatural, unacceptable. Many families, upon learning that their child is transgender, forced their child to live in accordance with the gender they were born with, confined, and prevented them from contacting the outside world... However, transgender people's gender identity Gender is a natural, unchangeable thing and they have a need for medical intervention in their body to match their gender identity. For transgender people, they face heavier social stigma than gay or bisexual people.
A very important cause of this situation is that the majority of transgender people cannot hide their gender identity, when it is very obvious (for example, transgender people often disguise themselves as male to female). becoming a woman, wearing lipstick...) should be more exposed than gay people (less often revealing their sexual orientation to others, often only expressed in their thoughts or hidden from people around, even though they love the same person). Gender is also not expressed through appearance like transgender people). In addition, many transgender people (for example, male to female) who have not undergone surgery often prefer to pretend to be female and use makeup, causing many people in society to misunderstand them as gay.
It is this that sometimes makes homosexuals discriminate against transgender people because they believe that transgender people make society misunderstood about homosexuality. Many transgender people have undergone gender reassignment surgery but have not been recognized by the law and society, making it difficult to access medical services, find a job... Sometimes some transgender people (have surgery) because have not been able to return their identity papers, so they have difficulties in civil and social relations or have been physically harmed but are not adequately protected. Transgender people themselves in countries where it is legally recognized, but in social life they still have a very difficult life. This stems largely from societal prejudices.
The recognition of the cohabitation relationship of same-sex couples is the hottest issue of gay people, influenced by many political, cultural, social, and traditional factors... Currently in the world there are Three forms of same-sex cohabitation are recognized: Equal marriage rights, civil union (registered cohabitation), and unregistered cohabitation. In recent times, the United Nations has also recognized the notion of a broad range of validations of evolving (rather than fixed) definitions of the family. In fact, supporters of same-sex marriage are based on common human rights, equality before the law and the goal of normalizing LGBT relationships. bisexual and transgender (lesbian, gay, bisexual & transgender) and LGBTI are a combination of LGBT and “I” is “intersex”.

Opponents often rely on whether the word marriage includes same-sex couples. Other reasons are the direct and indirect effects of same-sex marriage, child problems, religious background, tradition, and heterosexual monopolies. Many advocates of same-sex marriage attribute the opposition to same-sex marriage to homophobia. Ending discrimination in access to civil marriage has become a pressing issue in many countries.

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Article referenced source: Mayoclinic.org