You accuse me of dressing in an inappropriate manner, I dress better than most other women out there.
I don’t think Winginitx said anything of the sort. If I am wrong, please cite his comment.
I can be expelled from school just for being transsexual, something that I cannot change.
Could you offer examples of why you think that is true? It will certainly help facilitate this discussion, and perhaps win over persons to your point of view.
I’m not allowed to marry people of either sex, so no I don’t have the same rights in that regard. I cannot marry the one I love, don’t tell me that I have the same rights.
Certainly the states of Texas and Kansas have ruled as such… But is it true nationwide? Could you present some evidence for your claim?
I have been raped before, when I reported it, the cops said I deserved it or was asking for it.
And this is horrific. I can’t imagine how you must have felt to be violated, and then not believed by the persons entrusted to handle what you experienced. Did you go to the hospital? Did you contact anyone who could back up your claim, so that justice be done - both against the rapist(s) and the police who ignored you? I realize how difficult it must be - most women do not pursue rape allegations, because the emotional cost is so high.
I have been denied necessary healthcare simply because I am transsexual, how is that equality?
Maria, I don’t know how comfortable you are talking about your situation, but specifics will really help this discussion. Its hard for persons to simply accept blanket statements which might go against their assumptions without knowing details which would convince them otherwise.
If I have a contract with a landlord, he can opt out of it just because I am transsexual. The fact that they can simply refuse to interview me even if I am qualified and not even know anything about me is unjust.
Yep, that is true. Of course, you are not saying that it happened to you, but that it could. Many states and cities forbid such a thing. Perhaps it would be good to relocate? Of course, just because a law forbids discrimination doesn’t mean that a landlord or employer can’t find a way around the law. Its well known at Walmart that if you try to organize a union, you will be fired for some reason or another, even though firing for union organizing is against the law.
I suffered for this country, I worked for this country,
This is very interesting. Could you explain what you mean?
I am not saying that any laws need to be changed, I am simply saying that the laws that guarantee me basic human rights do not exist
Maria, I disagree with you because I think discriminatory laws should be changed.
However, transgender protective laws do exist in some states and cities of the US. See
my first post.
Of course, you could contend that such laws should be nationwide, and I would agree with that view, but to say that the laws don’t exist at all, I think, is misleading.
People become Doctors to help people, they have no right to endanger my life by refusing necessary healthcare simply because of my transsexual status. I have insurance that will cover my healthcare, that’s all that should matter.
I think you are right when it comes to emergency care. And of course there is that famous case of Robert Eads who had been a woman, and later contracted ovarian cancer, but couldn’t find a surgeon who would handle his care. But perhaps that is a rare occurrence. Seriously, wouldn’t you want to have doctor who had some kind of experience in dealing with male to female transsexuals, rather than the doctor learning on the job?
But if it’s legal, it’s legal, whether you personally feel it is horrible, unspeakable, or unjust, or not.
Wow!
Do you really think that since abortion is legal, that is okay? That people shouldn’t protest against the law? Or try to change it? How about the Jim Crow laws of the American South up until about 1960 which enforced racial segregation. Should those laws have been protested? Or try to be changed?
So tell me why you think that violations of natural law, and in particular the sixth commandment, are human rights.
Eh? How has she violated the Sixth Commandment, and how has she violated natural law?
And by the way, nowhere in the Constitution does it say that anyone is created, let alone equal. That is a religious dogma, last time I checked.
erm… you might want to re-read the US Constitution and its amendments. It is true that the phrase “all men are created equal” is in the Declaration of Independence, and not the Constitution. However, the 14th Amendment guarantees equal protection under the laws of the US.
topics.law.cornell.edu/constitution/amendmentxiv
