Thesis:

Although The United State is a relatively open country, many transgender people are still suffering from violence and racism because of their gender identity.

Bibliography:

Del, Jose A. “‘I Can’t Be Myself Here’: At the Border, Transgender Women Navigate 2 Worlds.” The New York Times. March 23, 2019. Accessed March 25, 2019. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/23/us/transgender-women-border-mexico.html.

Adams, Cydney. “The Difference between Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity.” CBS News. March 24, 2017. Accessed March 25, 2019. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-difference-between-sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity/.

Manders, Kerry. “Beyond the Narrow Expectations of Gender.” The New York Times. October 16, 2018. Accessed March 25, 2019. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/16/lens/beyond-the-narrow-expectations-of-gender.html.

Newman, Tim. “Sex and Gender: Meanings, Definition, Identity, and Expression.” Medical News Today. February 07, 2018. Accessed April 01, 2019. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/232363.php.

Beauvoir, Simone De, Constance Borde, and Sheila Malovany-Chevallier. The Second Sex. London: Vintage Books, 2015.

Herman, Jody L., Andrew R. Flores, Taylor N.T. Brown, Bianca D.M. Wilson, and Kerith J. Conron. “AGE OF INDIVIDUALS WHO IDENTIFY AS TRANSGENDER IN THE UNITED STATES.” January 2017. Accessed April 8, 2019. https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/TransAgeReport.pdf. This is a primary source, a national population-based

Holland, Hoscar. “Portraits Depict ‘struggles and Joys’ of Older Transgender People.” CNN. Accessed April 08, 2019. https://www.lapl.org/itunes-aloud.php.

Studio:

in the studio, I have explored the topic of gender. The signifier I chose is the screen, body figure, graffiti, text-based, and skull. 

Connection:

 Although I began with women rights, base on the research, I gradually found out that the relationship between gender and society is really complicated, and transgender people I think will be the key connection. As transgender people, they stand for both man and women. Moreover, they experience a lot of pressure and deny from the public. I could reflect the hardness of their life in with printmaking.