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  • Essay / The History of Transgender People - 728

    “In the hegemonic discourse of contemporary Western society and according to science, popular wisdom and the media, the population is made up of two, and only two, sexes. » (Gagné and Richard, 63 years old) During transgender people's childhood, many of them tried to dress according to the gender they wanted to be, and they were immediately corrected and taught to be "wrong." After reaching adulthood, most transgender people, when not exposed to other transgender people, fall into a phase of "waiting." The consequences may vary. “For some it was a conscious process of waiting until the time was right; for others, it was unconscious because their transgender identity was deeply buried. (Morgan & Stevens, 304) Another consequence of “Biding Time” is to follow the typical pattern of society: marrying a person of