Many Americans would probably argue that you’re able to feel comfortable in your own skin here in the “land of the free.” However, not everyone can confidently say this. There are many groups that have been continually criticized or have been oppressed in America for decades now. Amidst the Trump administration, one group that has recently been causing a lot of discussion is those who define themselves as transgender. 
As expressed in a New York Times article written by Erica Green, Katie Banner, and Robert Pear, “The Trump administration is considering narrowly defining gender as a biological, immutable condition determined by genitalia at birth.” This new definition of gender would completely undermine the work the Obama administration did for transgender rights such as, “recognizing gender largely as an individual’s choice and not determined by the sex assigned at birth.” This fluid definition empowered many transgenders to feel more comfortable in their skin, despite there still being ongoing tensions from certain individuals in a society that terms it as a “lifestyle.” Sadly, there are continuous violence and hate crimes targeted towards this group today. Accepting this new definition would only alienate this community even further. 
The Trump administration would diminish many rights that transgenders currently have and completely set back the movement of transgender acceptance that is thriving in our current society. The new definition would, “essentially eradicate federal recognition of the estimated 1.4 million Americans who have opted to recognize themselves—surgically or otherwise—as a gender other than the one they were born into.” The “1.4 million” is just the recorded number of Americans who have currently opted to recognize themselves as another gender. What about those out there that wish to do so, but are too afraid? Or those who, in the future, will come to this conclusion for themselves? 
This would alienate so many people—so many daughters, sisters, mothers, sons, brothers, fathers. 
If someone believes that they are another gender, then I choose to believe them too. I believe that someone should have the right to be who they want to be and do whatever makes them feel most comfortable and happy in life. And some people need to stop imposing hate on someone when they are ‘different.’ I beg that people respect others’ rights and that everyone is able to be who they wish to be who. Everyone deserves the same rights, no matter what. We are all human!