This research proposal explores the facets of transgender representation in traditional media to discuss the limitations of its often-narrow framework.  Media portrayals of transgender people have commonly been ripe with stereotypes.  Otherwise, proper and educational transgender media is almost exclusively nontraditional online content.  This includes the notion that transgender people are sexually deviant, as well as the idea that transgender prevalence is only a recently occurring phenomena among exclusively young people.  Through a quota-based stratified survey, this proposal seeks to consider transgender people and their perspectives in how transgender issues should be tackled.  Special attention is given to represent demographics accurately, such as stratifying age to gain a diverse set of perspectives.  Ultimately, this research may help in identifying better ways to represent transgender people.  This would improve the perception and knowledge of transgender issues for general audiences, which could hopefully result in less transphobia in American society overall.

Link to the proposal:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/11G83WPKpJIIlRTQdtH96MNJrWlfe-sl00_GWALAvdOc/edit?usp=sharing