Transgender Taboo 跨性別者話題之爭

A current and ongoing hot topic that is spreading throughout the internet, media channels and universities throughout the west, particularly North America, is that of the complicated and somewhat highly sensitive topic of Transgenderism and its ongoing metamorphosis.

在西方國家，特別是北美，「跨性別者」這一熱門又複雜敏感的話題正在持續升溫，並且在網路，媒體和大學中迅速傳播開來。如今，對於」變性「這一話題的爭論正在不斷發生改變。

What you need to know：

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Terminology

術語

Trans Person– a person who has undergone or will undergo reassignment surgery to change sex.

跨性別者／變性人——系指通過變性手術而改變本來性別的人。

Pangender– a person who considers themselves not just one gender, but both Male and Female. (Pan is Greek for 『all』).

泛性別者——系指認為自己不是只有一個性別屬性，而是同時具有男性和女性屬性的人。

Gender Binary or Binarism- is the classification ofsexandgender(into two distinct, opposite and disconnected forms of masculine and feminine.)

性別二元對立——系指把性別明確劃分為兩種對立的形式，即男性和女性。

Cisgender– If you identify as the gender you were assigned at birth.

順性別者——系指其出生時的性別與其性別認同一致的人。

Gender Neutral– A person who believes theyare neither Male or Female.

性別中立者——系指其認為自己既不屬於男性也不屬於女性的人。

What is Transgenderism and how is it defined?

什麼是跨性別， 怎麼定義？

A state or condition in which a person"s identity does not conform unambiguously to conventional ideas of male or female gender.

跨性別／變性系指一個人的性別並不完全符合傳統意義上的男性或女性的狀態或條件。

Simply put a person who was born a male but identifies asa female, and vice versa.

簡而言之，跨性別人是指出生時是男性，但（通過手術）現在被鑒定為女性的人，反之亦然。

Is Transgenderism a new thing?

跨性別/變性人是最近興起的嗎？

Transgenderism was introduced as a potentially viable option in 1966 in the USA. However, Lili Elbe (1882- 1931), a Danish transgender and famous painter was one of the first identifiable recipients toreceive 『reassignment』 surgery (from Male to Female).

美國在1966年提出變性是一種潛在可行的選項。然而，早在此之前，丹麥著名畫家莉莉艾爾伯（1882-1931）就屬於第一批接受變性手術（男性變女性）並可被辨認的變性人。

How many transgenders are there?

有多少跨性別者的存在？

Figures for Transgender in China are not currently freely expressed as they are in the west. However, there are many transgenders in the West with an estimated 0.6 percent (1.4 million people) of the population not identifying with their own gender. Transgenderism is a part of the LGBT community (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender), and admittance of one』s sexuality in Asia is sparse and there is a preponderance of western countries that have cultures and laws that make it easier for people to admit their true 『nature』, so to speak. According to the New York Times, 1 in 137 teenagers would identify as Transgender.

現在，中國的變性人數據並沒有像西方那麼公開。然而，眾所周知的是，在西方國家有很多變性人，其中大約0.6%（140萬）的人不是順性別者。跨性別者/變性人是非異性戀群體的一部分，在亞洲，少有人敢承認自己的性取向。然而很多西方國家都有相應的文化和法律來讓人們更勇於承認自己的真實本性。紐約時報指出，在美國，137名青少年中就有1名認為自己不是順性別者。

What』s new in 2018 and why is a hot topic?

這一話題在2018年有什麼新進展，為何如此火爆？

Transgenderism is no longer considered as a mental illness as it was before. Therefore, the transgender community and transgenders are seen having more rights when it comes to political correctness.

如今，跨性別者再也不像過去一樣被認為是一種精神疾病患者了。所以，嚴格避免任何歧視的態度和政策正在使跨性別群體和跨性別者擁有更多合法權益。

The Bill C-16（An Act to amend the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Criminal Code (Bill C-16,2016) is a law passed by the Canadian Parliament.

Political Correctness is highly debated topic that inrecent decades was more aimed towards race. But as of recent years, aprevalence of political correctness instances has been noticed.

加拿大國會最近通過了C-16，2016法案（一項修改加拿大人權法案和刑法的議案）中的嚴格避免任何歧視的政策。這一舉動極具爭議性，因為在最近幾十年中，這一政策旨在解決種族歧視問題。但是近幾年，人們注意到，舉出避免任何歧視的具體實例越發普遍和盛行。

The introduction of pronouns by the transgender community has been introduced:

跨性別群體介紹了對其使用的人稱代詞：

In Canada, if a business or land owner does not adhere to this bill and use these pronouns, then it will be considered as illegal and penalties such as hefty fines will be incurred. By NOT using these pronouns forpeople who do not want to be identified as a certain gender, it has been coined,by certain members of the transgender community, that it is in fact the same asa 『hate crime』. Over 1500 have been killed in transphobic hate crimes.

在加拿大，如果商人或土地所有者不遵守以上法案或不使用這些人稱代詞，那麼這一行為將會被認定為違法的，且違法者將承擔巨額罰款。如果不對這些不想被認為是某一特地性別的跨性別群體使用他們所創造的新人稱代詞，那麼將會被認為與「仇恨犯罪「/「偏見犯罪」同罪。據統計，世界上已經有超過1500位跨性別者被殺害，此犯罪行為被稱為跨性別恐懼症引起的仇恨犯罪/偏見犯罪。

Political Correctness Vs Free Speech

避免任何歧視的政策Vs言論自由

These two ideologies can be better separated by for what they stand for, Political Correctness represented by the Left (Liberal) and Free Speech represented by the right (Conservative).

Whereas the left-wing politics support social equality and egalitarianism, right-wing politics hold that certain social orders and hierarchies are inevitable, natural, normal or desirable, typically supporting this position on the basis of natural law, tradition and economics.

我們可以通過避免任何歧視的政策和言論自由這兩個意識形態所代表的黨派來區分兩者，避免任何歧視政策所代表的是左派自由黨，言論自由所代表的是右派保守黨。鑒於左派支持社會平等和平等主義，右派則認為社會秩序與分級系統是必然的，自然的，規範且可取的，右派對支持這一主張的典型依據是自然法則，傳統慣例和經濟意義。

Jordan Peterson, a clinical psychologist and a tenured professor of psychology at the University of Toronto has been propelled to fame for his debates on topics such as political correctness, gender. Gender equality and many others. Whilst talking out about his objections for the use of gender pronouns, he was attacked and slandered, saying he was 『abusing』 the "transcommunity" and was enacting a hate crime.

Professor Peterson is currently touring the world giving lectures, public debating and appearing on all forms of news networks to give aclear and concise perspective on a wide spectrum of sensitive and thought-provoking topics.

約旦·彼得森是一位臨床心理學家多倫多大學的心理學終身教授，他因為在此熱門話題中發表的避免任何歧視的政策，性別平等以及其他很多言論而備受矚目。同時其由於坦言反對才用新創造的人稱代詞而被攻擊和誹謗，一些人說他是在辱罵跨性別者群體且是在進行仇恨犯罪/偏見犯罪。

彼得森教授最近正在做世界巡迴講座，公開辯論以及在各大新聞媒體上闡述他對於此引人深思的敏感話題的簡明清晰的觀點。

What do you think of the Wests』 gender debate?

你對西方的性別爭論怎麼看？

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