First and furmore, I hope everyone had a good and relaxed spring break. I want to discuss the “12 Reasons It Should Be Illegal for Doctors Not to Treat Trans People” reading. I was very surprised at how non-binary and trans people are treated. I knew they were not equal and mistreated but when it came to a life and death after I assume they were treated way better. I am embarrassed and ashamed as a human. The stories from individuals about their traumatizing experience with the healthcare profession. I think a lot of people would be surprised at these stories because being denied health assistance is outrageous and sinful. You might as well point the gun to their head if that’s the case. Moving on to “A Birth Story” This was an interesting article to me. I seen the title and picture and thought to myself what discrimantion can women possibly have to go through. As I began to read the article, I am also shocked by the experience LeConte had to go through. She was talked about like she was invisible and disrespected. Her choice to undergo vaginal birth was criticized nor was it taken seriously. My point of view regarding the medical profession is completely different. I never thought anyone let alone a pregnant woman had to experience this. The flim “Period:End of Sentence” was a nice film to watch. I felt so bad that women and young girls had never used a pad before. As a girl myself, I know that relying on clothes to help with the bleeding is not helpful nor comfortable. These women felt embarrassed around men. Dropping out of school for this reason is not ok. Women stop learning after 5 grade because they can’t deal with having their menstrual period and being at school. This is an oppression I never thought women would ever have to face. They struggle as women because they are women. We have no control over what happens to our body yet we are punished for it. These oppressions that Trans gender, black pregnant women and women in India all have one thing in comment is that they are struggling to be who they are and chose to be. I believe things will change for instance, The women in India were taught to make pads and sell them in their community. Overall This topic taught be a lot about Indian women’s culture and how it is not easy.
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Hi Shanice,
The emotions you are describing are the exact ones I experienced when reading this article. For people to be treated less than, regardless, of race, gender, etc., is completely unacceptable. Women, along with the transgender community, should not ever have to ask to be treated fairly or equally by people who lack sympathy and empathy. We can only hope that by shedding light on these issues, something can be done.
Hi Shanice, I am still in shock by the situations that occur in our society. Where it seems that values are lost over time, respect and the right that each one has as a human being. people are more willing to judge, than to be a help to the other person. Prejudices, discrimination should not exist, let’s hope that many voices come together, to be able to make a change in society.