What is the main thesis of
this film?
To me the thesis of this
film was that transsexual behaviors are natural and normal, and that it can be
socially accepted to have more than a binary system for gender/sex.
What were the main arguments
in support of the thesis?
The main arguments that I
found in support of the films thesis was the statistically and scientifically
sexual diversity of more than just male and female is a very common thing. It
can even vary but what a specific society’s culture values in terms of sex.
How does the thesis of this
film relate to the course?
The thesis of this film
relates to the course by showing that sex and sexuality variance is a common
thing that has become deviant due to social constructions. Many of these social
constructions were communicated by Leslie Feinberg in Transgender Warriors. Also,
Ashley Love wrote in her blog how transsexual people have been labeled in line
with what Becker stated in his Labeling Theory, even among a community that
many tend to think of as united with common views and values.
Which arguments/points did
you find the most convincing?
Three things that were
presented in the film that I found most convincing was that 1 in 100 are born
with ambiguous genitals, genitals and brains develop at different times and can
go in different directions, and that the Indian and Thai culture has a widely
accepted third sex.
Which arguments/points did
you find the least convincing?
Several points that I
noticed in the film that I think didn't work in its favor was such a focus on
Southeast Asia with many of the culture having religious principles that
supported their behavior, along with the lack of women to men transsexuals.
Research Study:
What I seemed to really
notice was the film focusing on transgender women, not transgender men. I would
want to do research to see the types of crimes that have transgender men have
been the victims of and compare the violent crime rates between the two along
with other statistical date of the two groups.
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