Transgender Conformity In The Song 'Little Game'

Transgender Conformity

“Hush boy, oh hush boy, don’t say a word. Throw on a jersey and no one gets hurt.” The song “Little Game” was a hauntingly true song composed and sung by a 15-year old boy to highlight society’s gender roles and how people are pressured to fit into their born biological sex. “Little Game” offers a stunning commentary on how harmful enforcing such strict gender roles can be. Society puts such strict borders on what girls and boys should do (Little Game Illustrates Gender Games). An analysis of the view on gender identity rights (which can also be categorized into “transgender rights”) reveals two sides to the story: the right to express individual gender identity and the argument against it, that there are only two biological

Originally, he was named Caenis and born a woman, there are many variations to his story. Some say he changed into a man before marrying a woman, he changed into a man to become a great hunter and the hero of Thessaly, and other variations include him being raped by Poseidon and then granted impenetrable skin and changed into a man so that he may never be raped again (Caeneus). Whatever the story or belief, the authors and storytellers that told of Caeneus in 8 C.E. supported the fact that gender identity existed and was never minded in the Greek society.

Gender identity is even known in Rome with famous artists like Michelangelo, statues have been unearthed in Rome depicting intersex people inspired by a number of Renaissance artists that date back to the 15th century. The Native Americans accepted and viewed gender on a spectrum from male to female, including transgender and intersex peoples who were thought to have special spiritual significance. During the rise of the Middle Ages, “while patriarchal societies were gradually able to synthesize and later entrench the notion that females should be subservient, gender-variant persons posed a more puzzling quandary, because

Students who are opposed to or do not understand trans-sexuality may feel threatened by a female-to-male or male-to-female student suddenly in their locker room or bathroom, which could cause an uprise of hate crimes across the country where these laws are implemented” (). However, both sides may be able to meet on middle ground with solutions. Equality is a constitutional right, but discrimination based on gender identity is not specifically prohibited under federal law at this time, but there are legislative efforts to pass federal laws to make it explicitly illegal. Of course there's the simple and obvious fix, passing federal laws to help protect and promote gender identity equality but that requires years of hassling and legal fighting (which doesn't put into account the protests that could rise out of it). Or of course, allow there to be transgender bathrooms (or bathrooms for any and all genders), creating fair workplaces and supporting improving schools.

A deeper look into this specific social issue shows the two sides of the story: those who want and those who oppose gender identity equality. Ultimately, it cannot be denied that laws towards transgender equality is a step forward for the LGBT community. However, lack of structure could raise serious questions with all the different solutions