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The Pros and Cons of Queer Rights Minority in a Non-queer Majority -…
The Pros and Cons of Queer Rights Minority in a Non-queer Majority
Transgenderism Pros and Facts
Trans in Law
Approximately six out of ten Americans oppose drag ban laws.
Children are easy scapegoats of government overreach in the name of safety. (Heckel)
Harassment on the basis of sex or sexuality is unlawful .(Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity)
Medical
Many public health organizations support gender affirming care. Research supports this. (Wolfe)
Depression and suicide rates are higher among youths denied gender affirming care. (Wolfe)
Public Opinion
A majority of Americans oppose bills that restrict or reverse gender affirming care in minors. (Santhanam)
Trans youth are seen as threats to the non-trans, primarily white, youth to the Republicans with no basis (Heckel)
Trans bans lead to increased harassment and ostracizing.
Those that believe that gender is not defined by birth are more likely to see discrimination (Parker)
Those who do not agree to transgenderism can still support the rights of those who do. (Parker)
Defending trans people is not only a moral duty for the feminist movement; it is central to it. (Mar)
Equality/Equity
By excluding trans women intentionally, it reenforces harmful gender stereotypes. (Mar)
There are more than one and half million trans people in the US today. (Mar)
Respect can always be given, even if you do not understand. (“Supporting the Transgender People in Your Life")
Same Sex Marriage Pros and Facts
History
Gay people have always existed.
Equality and Equity
Don’t Ask Don’t Tell was repealed and allowed servicemen and women the privilege to openly serve and be protected against discrimination (“Fact Sheet: Obama Administration’s Record and the LGBT Community.”)
Denying same sex marriage is not equal as long as there is opposite sex marriage (2. “Should Gay Marriage Be Legal? ")
Religion
Legal marriage as an institution is separate from any religion. (“Should Gay Marriage Be Legal? ")
Laws
There are laws in place currently that protect same sex marriage
Civil Laws
Marriage between consenting adults of age is federally and internationally recognized as a right ("Should Gay Marriage be Legal?").
Out of almost a million same-sex partnerships, more than half are now married. (Issenberg)
Hospitals receiving federal funding must allow same sex couples visitation like heterosexual couples (“Fact Sheet.” )
The Supreme Court has ruled that any law that states only a man and woman can marry is unconstitutional. ("Fact Sheet")
Employment Laws
Sexuality and Gender are Federally protected classes under current employment law ("Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) Discrimination.”).
This includes hiring decisions
It also includes harassment from a variety of sources.
Religious employers are exempt from this discrimination law due to religious reasons. (“Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) Discrimination.”)
Funding through Laws
The Affordable Care Act eased HIV and AIDS patients, a typically gay demographic, with finding health insurers. (“Fact Sheet: Obama Administration’s Record and the LGBT Community.” )
Gay marriage brings money to states through licenses, fees, and different tax levels. (“Should Gay Marriage Be Legal? ")
Public Opinion
A Gallup poll puts support for same-sex marriages at 70% of Americans. (Issenberg)
Politico believes that Obergefell v. Hodges did not do enough to support LGBT rights. (Issenberg)
Marriage has more purposes than creating children. (“Should Gay Marriage Be Legal?")
Same Sex Marriage Cons
Religion/Moral
Same sex marriage cannot create children, only adopt. The population is not growing. ("Should Gay Marriage")
Gay marriage does not align with Christian doctrine and some believe it to be immoral ("Should Gay Marriage")
Necessity
Tradition
Gay marriage is not traditional in the US ("Should Gay Marriage")
Obergefell v. Hodges has been used to deny same-sex couples adoption rights. (Issenberg)
New World
Marriage as a concept is unnecessary in today’s society, only useful because of laws. ("Should Gay Marriage")
Gay people have a culture separate from heterosexual ones, marriage equality brings them closer to homogony. ("Should Gay Marriage")
Legal Protection
Free Speach allows for businesses to discriminate against customers according to the Supreme Court ruling in Colorado. (Schonfeld)
Some Republicans believe that the law does not protect businesses, nonprofit groups, or people with religious objections to same-sex marriage. (Bedford)
Transgenderism Cons
Religion/Morals
Some people think gender affirming care is ideological, not based in medical truth (Grossman).
60% of Americans believe that gender is determined at birth according to a Pew research poll (Parker).
Over half of Pew surveyed Republicans think that current transgender protection law has gone too far (Parker).
Gender affirming medical treatments are banned as child abuse in Texas, among other states. (Wolfe)
Republicans, white evangelical Christians and parents with children under age 18 were most likely to support laws that target transgender communities (Santhanam)
Medical Concerns
The transition process blocks previous biological processes and can be irreversible (Grossman).
Treatments are not always successful or satisfactory. (Grossman)
The act of transitioning is not an easy one, nor a fast one.(Ditum)
Conflicting with Feminism
Some states want a definition of womanhood to come from the ability to make and carry eggs. (Mar)
By excluding trans women intentionally, it reenforces harmful gender stereotypes. (Mar)
Matters of women’s subjugation affect cis women when it comes to biological function, and including trans inclusive language dilutes the effort to highlight it. (Ditum)
Public spaces that are relabeled as gender-neutral do nothing to physically change the space and address biological needs/concerns (Ditum)
Creating inclusive spaces still limits to a gender binary, and does not address intersex or fluid gender people. Language that is inclusive still limits to a binary
Doubt/Regret
The observational period was too short to determine gender dysphoria in some cases, and the procedures and medications rushed (Grossman).
Those who transition may regret their decision later in life, especially if chosen as a minor. (Grossman)
