Response: Psychology, Gender, and Sexuality
According to the guest speaker, it is evident that gender and sexual matters are kept too private by individuals at the time where openness is required the most. Basing my argument on the hospital statistics presented by the speaker, it is easily notable that people with gender and sexual issues that need to be addressed keep them to themselves for fear of stigmatization to come across. However, we may treat the matter of stigmatization as only a one-sided aspect of the whole affair, but it is ridiculous how we can meet the same thing among the health workers. When the health workers escalate to the level of stigmatizing the transgender persons the same way the community does, definitely the same people will never find peace or security in the process of seeking identity.
In that connection, the guest speaker recognized the LGBT community as one that deserves care and support from the rest of the community or the government, if possible. That is because, at times, these individuals do not find the expected reception by the society, and at the same time, they at times face financial issues. A large percentage of transgender people displayed significant financial problems, according to the speaker. As such, I suppose the government should set aside some amount in the budget to enable these persons to meet appropriate medical care.
I may not deny the fact that the issue of stigmatization is a common trend in almost every society. Nevertheless, I think it is a choice the society is making to isolate transgender people socially. That then means that finding a lasting solution in bringing harmony between the society and the sub-community of the transgender people is nothing like rocket science. I learned that from the guest speaker’s words. The reconciliation between the mind and the true identity of the transgender people is undeniably a difficult task. But I guess society is to blame partly.