What is your topic and why did you choose it?
My topic is about transgender rights. I chose this issue because transgender people face extreme discrimination and violence in the world. Transgender people face extraordinary levels of physical and sexual violence, whether on the streets, at school or work, at home, or at the hands of government officials (military) Trans people can also face discrimination in the jobs programs meant to connect them with job opportunities
Give examples of where this injustice is happening? And why should society change it?
Some examples of the injustice happening right now is how, for decades, transgender people were prohibited from serving openly in the U.S. military based on outdated and discriminatory medical standards. Transgender people are also being excluded to access to emergency housing or other public services because they don’t have an identification. Also the lack of legal protection which results into unemployment for transgender people. Society should change it because it’s not their fault that are born trans, and since America was born from the idea of diversity, why can’t people learn to accept them?
What would happen if society should change it? And how are you the artist should show it?
If the society learns to accepts transgender as who they are, and not what they look like. I think there would be less homeless people on the streets, because they would have a better access to want they need. Such as medical needs, access to food, water, and shelter. At the same time there would be more opportunities for Transgender to find a job and support them stuff, but they need a identification first.
YanPing Liu 