Transgender issues - do we need to think about it?

[Agoraphobic]

Couple of months ago, Bruce (now Caitlyn) Jenner was all over the news for gender change. At first I only thought this was an issue in western societies. Looks like I was wrong, it is becoming an issue here in Asian societies as well. As a school boy, it was normal to pass remarks and poke fun at such people, we called them names and laughed at them, but seeing things differently now, they are as human as anyone else, have relations, feelings, responsibilities, and will contribute to society if given the chance. I personally have no idea what or how it feels to be confused about one's gender, and how it feels like to be in society that doesn't care about them, but it seems to be appearing more and more often as time passes. So, what do you think? Is gender reassignment a human right?

Cheers!

http://www.thanhniennews.com/societ...signment-call-it-basic-human-right-50328.html

Vietnam's lawmakers support gender reassignment, call it basic human right

By Truong Son, Thanh Nien News
Thursday, August 20, 2015 10:50

Many members of the National Assembly's legal committee on Tuesday urged the government to recognize gender reassignment as a human right.
The committee expressed their view on the issue two months after it criticized the government for contradicting itself in its draft amendments to the Civil Code.
In the bill, the government refuses to recognize the right, but allows people who "have undergone sex reassignment surgery" to have their identifications changed accordingly.
Speaking at the latest meeting, Phan Trung Ly, chairman of of the committee, said the government needs to give "careful considerations" to its recommendation.
The government could violate basic human rights recognized in the 2013 Constitution if it refused to legalize gender reassignment, he added.
Gender reassignment is related to one's identity, but it also involves many aspects like legal frameworks for health care rights and marriage, he said.
An official with the Ministry of Health last week told the press that nearly 600 Vietnamese people who had sex reassignment surgery have been seeking to change their name and gender identification in birth certificates.
Vietnam's current laws only allow intersex people or those with incomplete sex organs to have sex reassignment.

 

[xpo2015]

Bruce Jenner needs help.

I dunno what trauma he suffered than he made such drastic change.

 

[Leongsam]

Transgender freaks are abnormal. They should be treated as such.

If we allow freaks to be treated a normal human beings with rights, it will lead us down a slippery slope where weirdos with a sheep fetish will demand the right to marry their sheep and the term "sheep shagger" will no longer be confined to the humor pages.

 

[laksaboy]

Transgender freaks are abnormal. They should be treated as such.

If we allow freaks to be treated a normal human beings with rights, it will lead us down a slippery slope where weirdos with a sheep fetish will demand the right to marry their sheep and the term "sheep shagger" will no longer be confined to the humor pages.

Big deal. People have been marrying animals since a long time ago.

 

[Agoraphobic]

Hmmm, I am unable to make a comment about whether they are freaks or not. Sometime ago, homosexuality was considered a mental abnormality, but I think sometime in the 70s, the American Medical Association removed that "abnormality" label from it. Now, gays are accepted in the US armed forces. And I understand that a certain mayor of some town in US is a transgender person. In our Asian societies, there are roles for transgenders in Hindu societies, I don't know what they do, but I saw it in a documentary on TV, something to do with weddings.

As for the sheep shagger(s) or other bestial acts, I do not believe animals have rights, their welfare is dependent on the community they live in. If we assign rights to animals, anyone wanting to have sexual relation with the animal needs the beast to consent, otherwise it will be rape.

Cheers!

Transgender freaks are abnormal. They should be treated as such.

If we allow freaks to be treated a normal human beings with rights, it will lead us down a slippery slope where weirdos with a sheep fetish will demand the right to marry their sheep and the term "sheep shagger" will no longer be confined to the humor pages...........................

 

[xpo2015]

Laws in Amsterdam said Marijuana and Sex with prostitutes is okay.

Doesn't mean its right and moral! It is still wrong and you will have to pay for it later.

Eventually.