What is transphobia?
Q: What is transphobia?
A: Transphobia, or transmisia, is any prejudice or discrimination based on bad feelings towards transgender or transsexual people. This includes refusing them the chance to take part in society, have a job, and forcing prostitution out of them as well as hate speech or hate crime against the transgender person.
Q: What was passed in 2009 to prohibit hate crimes against transgender people?
A: In 2009, the Matthew Shepard Act was passed and entered into force by recognition of President Barack Obama in the United States.
Q: How does the UN High Commissioner for Refugees address gender identity?
A: The UN High Commissioner for Refugees points out asylum seekers because of gender identity together with the Yogyakarta Principles.
Q: What happened to a transgender woman who escaped from Guatemala to Denmark?
A: A transgender woman who escaped from Guatemala to Denmark was put into a male centre and raped there. She is now in danger of being returned to Guatemala by Danish government.
Q: Is transphobia found only in certain parts of the world?
A: Transphobia is common all over the world. It can be found even within social justice movements such as feminism, particularly radical feminism.
Q: What term refers to transphobia towards trans women?
A: The term 'transmisogyny' refers to transphobia towards trans women and was made popular by Julia Serano's book Whipping Girl.
Q: Are cissexism and cisphobia related terms used when discussing transphobia?
A: Cissexism is sometimes used as a synonym for transphobia while cisphobia is sometimes used as its antonym.
