The presentations given on the transgender community as well as feminine cutting were very interesting because it is something I did not know a lot about. I did not know about all of the different terms used to describe the LGBTQ community. This is a very sensitive subject to the people in this community and others need to be aware of these because if you address someone by the wrong sexuality, they could take it very offensively.
I also did not know a lot about the feminine mutilation issue as well. To me, I do not think that the human rights activists need to get involved in this tradition because it is a legacy in certain tribes in Africa. In the United States, that's where the issue get a little grey. In the United States, we have a Declaration and Constitution giving us our rights. In Africa, it is expected that those girls will have that surgery to be accepted into the community. I think that this issue needs to be looked at more closely and the girls need to be given some kind of notice about what is going on. Yes, the parents know what is going on but they have to explain to their children what is happening to them. They have to explain the social and cultural norms behind this process.
Leslie Walter
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