Treatment of Transvestites in America Today

Essay # 1235

Gender and Sexuality > Transgender
Law
Sociology

An overview of the discrimination and experiences transvestites go through in America.

1,960 words () | 10 sources | 2000 United States

Paper Summary:

This paper presents an overview of how transvestites are treated in America today, emphasizing their experiences with hate and discrimination, written in the first person.

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"They are called transvestites, and sell themselves on the streets in search of money and a future. In Salvador, Brazil, for example, there are almost two hundred transsexual prostitutes on the streets. (Kulick 5) They often live in humble one-room apartments, sharing broken down houses with other transsexual prostitutes. They support themselves mostly by prostitution, dressing as women and taking on female names, hairstyles, clothes, and even hormones."

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Treatment of Transvestites in America Today (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-Treatment-of-Transvestites-in-America-Today/1235

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"Treatment of Transvestites in America Today" 15 January 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Treatment-of-Transvestites-in-America-Today/1235>