Gender

The rights of all genders should be protected so you if you are interested in investigating this further within a dissertation, maybe these examples will help:

Example gender dissertation topic 1:

I’m not sick, I’m just not meant to be a man: How the Gender Recognition Act 2004 fails to accord transgender persons adequate human rights.

Under the Gender Recognition Act 2004, section 2(1)(a) requires that in order to be granted a gender recognition certificate the applicant must be found to have or have had gender dysphoria, among other requirements. The NHS defines gender dysphoria as a recognised medical condition, much like homosexuality was once defined medically as a mental illness. This dissertation considers whether, by continuing to support the theory that transgender peoples suffer from a form of medical abnormality, the Gender Recognition Act fails to afford transgender people with the same rights as others.

Suggested initial topic reading:

• Barrett, J. (2007). Transsexual and other disorders of gender identity: A practical guide to management. Abingdon: Radcliffe.
• Jeffreys, S. (2008). ‘They know it when they see it: The UK Gender Recognition Act 2004’, The British Journal of Politics & International Relations, Vol. 10(2), pp. 328-345.
• Sharpe, A.N. (2007). ‘Endless sex: The Gender Recognition Act 2004 and the persistence of a legal category’, Feminist Legal Studies, Vol. 15(1), pp. 57-84.