Jenna Talacova a Miss Universe Canada contestant was disqualified from a Toronto pageant because she was transgendered. Jenna Talacova born a male and has recognized herself as a female since she has been 4 years old. Jenna took hormone therapy ever since she was 14 years old trying to convert herself into the sex she acquired to be. When Jenna was 18 years old she underwent a reassignment surgery to make herself a female (Raptis,2012).
Jenna
faced much controversy with the pageant director and the media and also lots of
discrimination because she was born a male. The pageant was made for females
the pageant director stated not for transgendered. Many people argued that it
wasn’t fair that she was enrolled in the pageant because of her genetic makeup.
Because Jenna was genetically born male, they said it wasn’t fair because this
made her taller, leaner, stronger jaw line, more muscular and no cellulite (
Raptis, 2012). Media argued that because she was a male she had a higher chance
of winning because her body shape was different than those born female.
Miss
Universe Canada contestants must meet a basic requirement of being a Canadian
citizen and between the ages of 18 and 27 to compete. They also must not be
married, pregnant and also have to answer questionnaires and meet these
requirements. There is nowhere on the contract or registration where rules
state regarding sex-changes or cosmetic surgery (Raptis, 2012). Therefore she
should not have been disqualified based on these tactics. Jenna quotes “I’m
disqualified, however I’m not giving up,” she wrote, defiantly. “I’m not going
to just let them disqualify me over discrimination," (Raptis, 2012). The
fight is still on whether or not this is ethically correct. Transgendered
should be treated just as equally as those who are born heterosexual or
homosexual, they shouldn’t be penalized because they were born that way. Rules
weren’t properly addressed and Jenna shouldn’t have to get discriminated
against based on her sexual orientation.
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