The Sociological Phenomenon Of Transgenderism - 992 Words

Dalton Stiles 4/23/15 The Sociological phenomenon of Transgenderism In today s society, we are seeing a certain group flourish with newly acquired visibility. Time magazine has recently featured a woman named Lavern Cox on the cover along with the feature article titled The Transgendered Tipping Point. Which discusses the new civil rights frontier that Lavern Cox has played a huge part towards. She was on Time magazines 2015 list of 100 Most Influential People, as well as being the first transgendered person to be nominated for an Emmy award. In 2014 she was named Woman of the Year by Glamour magazine, and was included in People magazines Worlds Most Beautiful Women list. Even though transgendered people are being represented in the†¦show more content†¦By having multiple stories about transgendered lives, such as Lavern Cox and Bruce Jenner. It allows the full scope of transgendered stories, not just one single story that the media would tend to push. People were surprised at the fact that Bruce Jenner, someone who the media held so highly as a man of power, could possible identify as a woman. He states clearly in the article You know what... it s going to be tough. I ve been thinking about this day forever and what I should do with my life. How do I tell my story, how do I tell people what I ve been through?.... Thankfully he has told his story, and added onto the list of many other transgendered celebrities making their names known in society. The benefit of having multiple stories about this, is that it lets those who are struggling with the same issues identify with those whose story has impacted them the most. Representation is very important. We have many transgendered celebrities, now all different ages, sharing their story and making their struggles known. Instead of the media only selling transgendered people as only one thing, we now see transgendered people as who they are no matter what age or race, it shows them as people. For research to be done correctly a bout sociology, these stories or narratives of people s lives are very important. So whether it is Laverne Cox and her successful pioneering of trans rights, or Bruce Jenner and his story being told after 65