What Might Affect the Acceptance Rate for Transgender People of Color? A Case Study in the United States

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.210806.072How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Gender Equity, Transgender People, People of Color, Age, Education, Socioeconomic status, Bathroom Crisis

Abstract

Transgender people of color are a minority experiencing the intersectionality of race and gender. Numerous crises and discriminations exist in their daily life, whereas little research is conducted to provide insights and solutions. To raise public awareness towards gender minorities in the diverse American society, this study explores three factors for the social acceptance rate in the United States for transgender people of color: Age, Education, and Socioeconomic Status. A mixed-method of quantitative questionnaires and qualitative interviews are utilized as the research methodology. The main findings of this study are: 1) A progressive relationship exists among these three factors; education is the direct factor, while age and socioeconomic status are two parallel sub-factors; 2) In the order of importance, the three factors are listed from a high to low sequence: education, age, and socioeconomic status; 3) For one question I brought up the thought for all-gender bathrooms instead of a binary male and female bathroom; thoughts on bathroom crisis are diverse, while majority supports all-gender bathrooms; 4) Gender education lacks in both schools and family. Based on these findings, some possible solutions for teachers, educational institutions, and transgender people of color are considered. As the few previous related studies mainly focus on people within the group, this paper also provides a new general social perspective on transgender people of color. To implement these potential solutions, much research is needed to further illustrate the phenomenon.

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© 2021, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Yunlai Hong
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2021/08/09
TI  - What Might Affect the Acceptance Rate for Transgender People of Color? A Case Study in the United States
BT  - Proceedings of the 2021 5th International Seminar on Education, Management and Social Sciences (ISEMSS 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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SN  - 2352-5398
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