about five seconds after I was born the doctors made a mistake that for the next
doctors made a mistake that for the next
doctors made a mistake that for the next 16 and a half years would cause me
16 and a half years would cause me
16 and a half years would cause me intense emotional and psychological
intense emotional and psychological
intense emotional and psychological trauma it’s not the doctors fault my
trauma it’s not the doctors fault my
trauma it’s not the doctors fault my parents made the same mistake just a few
parents made the same mistake just a few
parents made the same mistake just a few seconds later the mistake that they made
seconds later the mistake that they made
seconds later the mistake that they made was thinking that I was a girl if you
was thinking that I was a girl if you
was thinking that I was a girl if you were to ask me about my gender now I’d
were to ask me about my gender now I’d
were to ask me about my gender now I’d say the same thing I said when I was
say the same thing I said when I was
say the same thing I said when I was just three years old I’m a boy obviously
just three years old I’m a boy obviously
just three years old I’m a boy obviously still when I was a toddler my parents
still when I was a toddler my parents
still when I was a toddler my parents would tell me no you’re a girl that I
would tell me no you’re a girl that I
would tell me no you’re a girl that I would just grow out of it
would just grow out of it
would just grow out of it and despite this I don’t think they
and despite this I don’t think they
and despite this I don’t think they understood it but they weren’t trying to
understood it but they weren’t trying to
understood it but they weren’t trying to force me into this box that I didn’t
force me into this box that I didn’t
force me into this box that I didn’t want to be and they were trying like
want to be and they were trying like
want to be and they were trying like most loving parents to help their
most loving parents to help their
most loving parents to help their three-year-old understand the world but
three-year-old understand the world but
three-year-old understand the world but telling them what is right and what is
telling them what is right and what is
telling them what is right and what is wrong and my gender was wrong I was a
wrong and my gender was wrong I was a
wrong and my gender was wrong I was a girl so I tried to be the little girl
girl so I tried to be the little girl
girl so I tried to be the little girl they always wanted but I had teachers
they always wanted but I had teachers
they always wanted but I had teachers and parents of friends and neighbors and
and parents of friends and neighbors and
and parents of friends and neighbors and random people on the street sometimes
random people on the street sometimes
random people on the street sometimes stop me and say are you a boy or a girl
stop me and say are you a boy or a girl
stop me and say are you a boy or a girl and my answer always came out just a
and my answer always came out just a
and my answer always came out just a little bit choked like I couldn’t quite
little bit choked like I couldn’t quite
little bit choked like I couldn’t quite say it because I couldn’t quite believe
say it because I couldn’t quite believe
say it because I couldn’t quite believe it and by the time I got to high school
it and by the time I got to high school
it and by the time I got to high school I knew that something had to change
I knew that something had to change
I knew that something had to change so I had this long brown curly hair that
so I had this long brown curly hair that
so I had this long brown curly hair that I absolutely hated and I went to a
I absolutely hated and I went to a
I absolutely hated and I went to a hairdresser and when she asked me what
hairdresser and when she asked me what
hairdresser and when she asked me what kind of a cut I want to kind of a short
kind of a cut I want to kind of a short
kind of a cut I want to kind of a short cut do you want I said like a boy it was
cut do you want I said like a boy it was
cut do you want I said like a boy it was foreshadowing in a way because I didn’t
foreshadowing in a way because I didn’t
foreshadowing in a way because I didn’t yet know what that meant I didn’t know
yet know what that meant I didn’t know
yet know what that meant I didn’t know what it meant just to want to look like
what it meant just to want to look like
what it meant just to want to look like a boy or what it meant to want to be a
a boy or what it meant to want to be a
a boy or what it meant to want to be a boy but I long since figured out that
boy but I long since figured out that
boy but I long since figured out that when I saw a boy and I thought wow he
when I saw a boy and I thought wow he
when I saw a boy and I thought wow he has great hair I wasn’t attracted to him
has great hair I wasn’t attracted to him
has great hair I wasn’t attracted to him I wanted to look like him later that
I wanted to look like him later that
I wanted to look like him later that year my girlfriend at the time asked me
year my girlfriend at the time asked me
year my girlfriend at the time asked me to go to the prom with her and I told my
to go to the prom with her and I told my
to go to the prom with her and I told my mom and I said mom I want to wear it tux
mom and I said mom I want to wear it tux
mom and I said mom I want to wear it tux and she said okay how about a pantsuit
and she said okay how about a pantsuit
and she said okay how about a pantsuit and I said that’s not the same thing mom
and I said that’s not the same thing mom
and I said that’s not the same thing mom and she said okay so let’s go shopping
and she said okay so let’s go shopping
and she said okay so let’s go shopping and so we went to these stores and they
and so we went to these stores and they
and so we went to these stores and they were all pant suits and I felt some
were all pant suits and I felt some
were all pant suits and I felt some it was like if you’re a guy trying to
it was like if you’re a guy trying to
it was like if you’re a guy trying to wear a dress and if you’re a girl trying
wear a dress and if you’re a girl trying
wear a dress and if you’re a girl trying to wear like I don’t know boxers or
to wear like I don’t know boxers or
to wear like I don’t know boxers or something but it felt wrong it felt
something but it felt wrong it felt
something but it felt wrong it felt incorrect I didn’t feel like me and so
incorrect I didn’t feel like me and so
incorrect I didn’t feel like me and so finally after going to three or four
finally after going to three or four
finally after going to three or four stores she takes me to this discount
stores she takes me to this discount
stores she takes me to this discount formal wear store called Sims and I’m I
formal wear store called Sims and I’m I
formal wear store called Sims and I’m I was amazed it was incredible it was the
was amazed it was incredible it was the
was amazed it was incredible it was the only store I’d ever seen where the men’s
only store I’d ever seen where the men’s
only store I’d ever seen where the men’s section was larger than the women’s and
section was larger than the women’s and
section was larger than the women’s and even though she kept glancing over at
even though she kept glancing over at
even though she kept glancing over at the women’s section she helped me find
the women’s section she helped me find
the women’s section she helped me find this white tux jacket and a black shirt
this white tux jacket and a black shirt
this white tux jacket and a black shirt and black pants and a tie and I had
and black pants and a tie and I had
and black pants and a tie and I had never felt so comfortable I never felt
never felt so comfortable I never felt
never felt so comfortable I never felt more handsome in anything and when we
more handsome in anything and when we
more handsome in anything and when we told the salesman who had been helping
told the salesman who had been helping
told the salesman who had been helping us that that’s what we’re going to get
us that that’s what we’re going to get
us that that’s what we’re going to get he said this young man is gonna look
he said this young man is gonna look
he said this young man is gonna look great in that this young man this long
great in that this young man this long
great in that this young man this long young man is gonna look great in that
young man is gonna look great in that
young man is gonna look great in that eye it was the best compliment I’ve ever
eye it was the best compliment I’ve ever
eye it was the best compliment I’ve ever received in my life because the only one
received in my life because the only one
received in my life because the only one that recognized who I was before I did
that recognized who I was before I did
that recognized who I was before I did and I saw my mom next to me about to
and I saw my mom next to me about to
and I saw my mom next to me about to correct him but before she did she
correct him but before she did she
correct him but before she did she glanced at me and she saw this huge
glanced at me and she saw this huge
glanced at me and she saw this huge smile on my face I was so happy and she
smile on my face I was so happy and she
smile on my face I was so happy and she remembered I think that before I’d even
remembered I think that before I’d even
remembered I think that before I’d even been conceived she had just wanted a
been conceived she had just wanted a
been conceived she had just wanted a baby that was happy and healthy before
baby that was happy and healthy before
baby that was happy and healthy before anything else before she knew I was a
anything else before she knew I was a
anything else before she knew I was a girl before she thought that I was going
girl before she thought that I was going
girl before she thought that I was going to be wearing a prom dress
to be wearing a prom dress
to be wearing a prom dress she just cared that her baby was happy
she just cared that her baby was happy
she just cared that her baby was happy and healthy and I think that was the
and healthy and I think that was the
and healthy and I think that was the moment where she realized that I was as
moment where she realized that I was as
moment where she realized that I was as this as what I was wearing and I saw her
this as what I was wearing and I saw her
this as what I was wearing and I saw her hold herself back and her shoulders just
hold herself back and her shoulders just
hold herself back and her shoulders just sunk a little bit into comfort and I saw
sunk a little bit into comfort and I saw
sunk a little bit into comfort and I saw the corners of her mouth turn up and she
the corners of her mouth turn up and she
the corners of her mouth turn up and she just said yeah and we laughed about it
just said yeah and we laughed about it
just said yeah and we laughed about it later and then she drove my prom date a
later and then she drove my prom date a
later and then she drove my prom date a night of the prom about a year after
night of the prom about a year after
night of the prom about a year after that I went to a conference called true
that I went to a conference called true
that I went to a conference called true colors it’s this wonderful conference
colors it’s this wonderful conference
colors it’s this wonderful conference and I went with all my friends and we
and I went with all my friends and we
and I went with all my friends and we went to this workshop called trans 101
went to this workshop called trans 101
went to this workshop called trans 101 and I had no idea what trans was it was
and I had no idea what trans was it was
and I had no idea what trans was it was this abstract concept that didn’t apply
this abstract concept that didn’t apply
this abstract concept that didn’t apply to me at the time and we go to this comp
to me at the time and we go to this comp
to me at the time and we go to this comp this is this workshop and I
this is this workshop and I
this is this workshop and I and listening and I’m I’m exploding
and listening and I’m I’m exploding
and listening and I’m I’m exploding inside because there’s other people who
inside because there’s other people who
inside because there’s other people who feel the same way that I feel there are
feel the same way that I feel there are
feel the same way that I feel there are other people who get it there are other
other people who get it there are other
other people who get it there are other people like me and more importantly than
people like me and more importantly than
people like me and more importantly than that there was a word there was a word
that there was a word there was a word
that there was a word there was a word that could explain why I felt out of
that could explain why I felt out of
that could explain why I felt out of place in a dress or pantsuit or diamond
place in a dress or pantsuit or diamond
place in a dress or pantsuit or diamond earrings or long hair or a two-piece
earrings or long hair or a two-piece
earrings or long hair or a two-piece swimsuit there was a word for it and I’m
swimsuit there was a word for it and I’m
swimsuit there was a word for it and I’m an English teacher now and I understand
an English teacher now and I understand
an English teacher now and I understand and I want to make sure that you guys
and I want to make sure that you guys
and I want to make sure that you guys all understand having a word to describe
all understand having a word to describe
all understand having a word to describe yourself is so important being able to
yourself is so important being able to
yourself is so important being able to express our identities is critical and
express our identities is critical and
express our identities is critical and sometimes what you need is to have a
sometimes what you need is to have a
sometimes what you need is to have a label so after this workshop I told all
label so after this workshop I told all
label so after this workshop I told all my friends to call me Leo for the rest
my friends to call me Leo for the rest
my friends to call me Leo for the rest of the day because I wanted to be a boy
of the day because I wanted to be a boy
of the day because I wanted to be a boy and because I really liked Titanic and
and because I really liked Titanic and
and because I really liked Titanic and they did and I came out at school
they did and I came out at school
they did and I came out at school publicly about eight months later and it
publicly about eight months later and it
publicly about eight months later and it was cultural diversity day at the high
was cultural diversity day at the high
was cultural diversity day at the high school and there’s a panel that the GSA
school and there’s a panel that the GSA
school and there’s a panel that the GSA was doing on coming out and I was on
was doing on coming out and I was on
was doing on coming out and I was on that panel and I decided that instead of
that panel and I decided that instead of
that panel and I decided that instead of just talking about coming out this big
just talking about coming out this big
just talking about coming out this big abstract concept I was going to do it I
abstract concept I was going to do it I
abstract concept I was going to do it I was going to come out and there about
was going to come out and there about
was going to come out and there about three English classes in there and there
three English classes in there and there
three English classes in there and there were the teachers of those classes the
were the teachers of those classes the
were the teachers of those classes the GSA advisors a number of other teachers
GSA advisors a number of other teachers
GSA advisors a number of other teachers who had come in administrators were
who had come in administrators were
who had come in administrators were there and I have very little
there and I have very little
there and I have very little recollection of what actually happened
recollection of what actually happened
recollection of what actually happened but I came out and to my surprise the
but I came out and to my surprise the
but I came out and to my surprise the reaction from people was not discussed
reaction from people was not discussed
reaction from people was not discussed as I expected I’d expected the worst I’d
as I expected I’d expected the worst I’d
as I expected I’d expected the worst I’d braced for the worst but the reactions
braced for the worst but the reactions
braced for the worst but the reactions were mostly a combination of admiration
were mostly a combination of admiration
were mostly a combination of admiration and secondhand pride because they
and secondhand pride because they
and secondhand pride because they understood that what I was saying wasn’t
understood that what I was saying wasn’t
understood that what I was saying wasn’t just that I was transgender they were
just that I was transgender they were
just that I was transgender they were understanding that I had found part of
understanding that I had found part of
understanding that I had found part of myself
myself
myself and that resonated with them about a
and that resonated with them about a
and that resonated with them about a month later after beating myself up over
month later after beating myself up over
month later after beating myself up over the disappointment I was sure that this
the disappointment I was sure that this
the disappointment I was sure that this revelation would impart on them I came
revelation would impart on them I came
revelation would impart on them I came out to my parents I was so scared that I
out to my parents I was so scared that I
out to my parents I was so scared that I was going to chicken out that I had to
was going to chicken out that I had to
was going to chicken out that I had to work myself up into a fury and yell it
work myself up into a fury and yell it
work myself up into a fury and yell it at them and despite the fact that I had
at them and despite the fact that I had
at them and despite the fact that I had literally just yelled at them for a good
literally just yelled at them for a good
literally just yelled at them for a good five minutes the reaction was okay if
five minutes the reaction was okay if
five minutes the reaction was okay if this is you this is you
this is you this is you
this is you this is you and we love you they accepted that
and we love you they accepted that
and we love you they accepted that they’d made a mistake with my gender and
they’d made a mistake with my gender and
they’d made a mistake with my gender and they helped me work towards fixing that
they helped me work towards fixing that
they helped me work towards fixing that mistake they let me Rianne sir the
mistake they let me Rianne sir the
mistake they let me Rianne sir the question such a basic question are you a
question such a basic question are you a
question such a basic question are you a boy or a girl and yet I thought so long
boy or a girl and yet I thought so long
boy or a girl and yet I thought so long and so hard about this question I had
and so hard about this question I had
and so hard about this question I had gone through bouts of depression and
gone through bouts of depression and
gone through bouts of depression and mania I had hurt myself physically and
mania I had hurt myself physically and
mania I had hurt myself physically and oppressed myself mentally and now
oppressed myself mentally and now
oppressed myself mentally and now finally covered in bruises and scars and
finally covered in bruises and scars and
finally covered in bruises and scars and blood and tears I could be me I could be
blood and tears I could be me I could be
blood and tears I could be me I could be me see I am a man and I’m transgender
me see I am a man and I’m transgender
me see I am a man and I’m transgender the two are not mutually exclusive I am
the two are not mutually exclusive I am
the two are not mutually exclusive I am just as much a man as any other man you
just as much a man as any other man you
just as much a man as any other man you see on the street that doesn’t change
see on the street that doesn’t change
see on the street that doesn’t change based on other people’s ire or disgust
based on other people’s ire or disgust
based on other people’s ire or disgust nobody’s identity is changed by other
nobody’s identity is changed by other
nobody’s identity is changed by other people’s iron and discus no matter how
people’s iron and discus no matter how
people’s iron and discus no matter how strongly it is expressed or how often it
strongly it is expressed or how often it
strongly it is expressed or how often it is expressed
is expressed
is expressed nobody’s identity is affected by what
nobody’s identity is affected by what
nobody’s identity is affected by what other people see or say and transgender
other people see or say and transgender
other people see or say and transgender people when they are allowed to express
people when they are allowed to express
people when they are allowed to express themselves are happy there’s actually
themselves are happy there’s actually
themselves are happy there’s actually studies that have been done about this
studies that have been done about this
studies that have been done about this it seems like basic logic if you’re not
it seems like basic logic if you’re not
it seems like basic logic if you’re not attacked and ridiculed for who you are
attacked and ridiculed for who you are
attacked and ridiculed for who you are you are happier if you’re being attacked
you are happier if you’re being attacked
you are happier if you’re being attacked and ridiculed you are not as happy this
and ridiculed you are not as happy this
and ridiculed you are not as happy this is basic logic but they have to do a
is basic logic but they have to do a
is basic logic but they have to do a study on it to prove it because
study on it to prove it because
study on it to prove it because transgender people are often associated
transgender people are often associated
transgender people are often associated with mental health issues but it turns
with mental health issues but it turns
with mental health issues but it turns out that those mental health issues
out that those mental health issues
out that those mental health issues don’t come from the transgender person
don’t come from the transgender person
don’t come from the transgender person they come from the reaction of the
they come from the reaction of the
they come from the reaction of the people around them I was really lucky my
people around them I was really lucky my
people around them I was really lucky my family my friends my school all reacted
family my friends my school all reacted
family my friends my school all reacted positively they all accepted me and and
positively they all accepted me and and
positively they all accepted me and and supported me in the best ways that they
supported me in the best ways that they
supported me in the best ways that they could but that is not the case for many
could but that is not the case for many
could but that is not the case for many people for many people the reaction is
people for many people the reaction is
people for many people the reaction is negative and because of that negative
negative and because of that negative
negative and because of that negative reaction among trans people there is a
reaction among trans people there is a
reaction among trans people there is a 41% attempted suicide rate 41% 41% of
41% attempted suicide rate 41% 41% of
41% attempted suicide rate 41% 41% of trans people have or will attempt
trans people have or will attempt
trans people have or will attempt suicide in their lifetime
suicide in their lifetime
suicide in their lifetime that’s about
that’s about
that’s about 10 times the national average I was
10 times the national average I was
10 times the national average I was lucky I was supported I had my friends
lucky I was supported I had my friends
lucky I was supported I had my friends support me I had the love of my parents
support me I had the love of my parents
support me I had the love of my parents and my brothers and yet I am still part
and my brothers and yet I am still part
and my brothers and yet I am still part of that 41% I was 22 years old I just
of that 41% I was 22 years old I just
of that 41% I was 22 years old I just graduated college and I was afraid
graduated college and I was afraid
graduated college and I was afraid because I knew the statistics and I was
because I knew the statistics and I was
because I knew the statistics and I was so convinced that no matter what job or
so convinced that no matter what job or
so convinced that no matter what job or place I found that I would still be
place I found that I would still be
place I found that I would still be attacked and ridiculed in the same
attacked and ridiculed in the same
attacked and ridiculed in the same blatant and subtle ways that I had been
blatant and subtle ways that I had been
blatant and subtle ways that I had been attacked and ridiculed ever since I had
attacked and ridiculed ever since I had
attacked and ridiculed ever since I had come out I had given up and I thought
come out I had given up and I thought
come out I had given up and I thought that I was going to lose everything I
that I was going to lose everything I
that I was going to lose everything I thought that I had lost everything and
thought that I had lost everything and
thought that I had lost everything and my mind sent me these words don’t think
my mind sent me these words don’t think
my mind sent me these words don’t think just do don’t think just do it repeated
just do don’t think just do it repeated
just do don’t think just do it repeated in my mind don’t think just do don’t
in my mind don’t think just do don’t
in my mind don’t think just do don’t think just do don’t think just do don’t
think just do don’t think just do don’t
think just do don’t think just do don’t think just do and I swallowed a bottle
think just do and I swallowed a bottle
think just do and I swallowed a bottle of a leave and collapsed in the bathroom
of a leave and collapsed in the bathroom
of a leave and collapsed in the bathroom I don’t remember much of the next couple
I don’t remember much of the next couple
I don’t remember much of the next couple of days snippets here and there a
of days snippets here and there a
of days snippets here and there a peanutbutter sandwich a narrow bed my
peanutbutter sandwich a narrow bed my
peanutbutter sandwich a narrow bed my parents came and took me home they took
parents came and took me home they took
parents came and took me home they took me out a therapist and about a week
me out a therapist and about a week
me out a therapist and about a week later I was on the floor of my bedroom
later I was on the floor of my bedroom
later I was on the floor of my bedroom crying I’d given up my mom came in and
crying I’d given up my mom came in and
crying I’d given up my mom came in and she held me while I cried and I told her
she held me while I cried and I told her
she held me while I cried and I told her I was useless and she said you’ve been
I was useless and she said you’ve been
I was useless and she said you’ve been through so much and you’ve never let it
through so much and you’ve never let it
through so much and you’ve never let it stop you if I know you this won’t either
stop you if I know you this won’t either
stop you if I know you this won’t either and I was lucky my mom was right about
and I was lucky my mom was right about
and I was lucky my mom was right about two weeks later I had a job in about
two weeks later I had a job in about
two weeks later I had a job in about four months later after that I was in a
four months later after that I was in a
four months later after that I was in a master’s program to become a teacher and
master’s program to become a teacher and
master’s program to become a teacher and I am today I was allowed to answer the
I am today I was allowed to answer the
I am today I was allowed to answer the question so many people had told me that
question so many people had told me that
question so many people had told me that I was a girl and I agreed because I
I was a girl and I agreed because I
I was a girl and I agreed because I didn’t know what else to do but then I
didn’t know what else to do but then I
didn’t know what else to do but then I found out that somebody else had
found out that somebody else had
found out that somebody else had questioned their identity and I started
questioned their identity and I started
questioned their identity and I started thinking about mine
thinking about mine
thinking about mine and what it means and this has been my
and what it means and this has been my
and what it means and this has been my big question and it’s not the same as
big question and it’s not the same as
big question and it’s not the same as everybody else’s question our identities
everybody else’s question our identities
everybody else’s question our identities are so multifaceted that we were almost
are so multifaceted that we were almost
are so multifaceted that we were almost never answering the same question but
never answering the same question but
never answering the same question but this was mine and I got sorry answered
this was mine and I got sorry answered
this was mine and I got sorry answered it because I had the love and support of
it because I had the love and support of
it because I had the love and support of those around me but so often people are
those around me but so often people are
those around me but so often people are not allowed to change their answer
not allowed to change their answer
not allowed to change their answer whether it’s one that they came up with
whether it’s one that they came up with
whether it’s one that they came up with whether it’s just a part of their answer
whether it’s just a part of their answer
whether it’s just a part of their answer or if it’s something that somebody else
or if it’s something that somebody else
or if it’s something that somebody else gave them that they didn’t choose and so
gave them that they didn’t choose and so
gave them that they didn’t choose and so often these ideas these parts of our
often these ideas these parts of our
often these ideas these parts of our identity become places for us to be
identity become places for us to be
identity become places for us to be heard and so many people are hurt to the
heard and so many people are hurt to the
heard and so many people are hurt to the point where they attempt suicide their
point where they attempt suicide their
point where they attempt suicide their deaths weigh heavily on me my suicide
deaths weigh heavily on me my suicide
deaths weigh heavily on me my suicide attempt came after I had come out after
attempt came after I had come out after
attempt came after I had come out after I’ve been living in a way that I felt
I’ve been living in a way that I felt
I’ve been living in a way that I felt was good for a long time it’s still the
was good for a long time it’s still the
was good for a long time it’s still the reality of what transgender people face
reality of what transgender people face
reality of what transgender people face day to day hit me I was aware of
day to day hit me I was aware of
day to day hit me I was aware of everything I was loved and supported I
everything I was loved and supported I
everything I was loved and supported I was so lucky to be who I was that I was
was so lucky to be who I was that I was
was so lucky to be who I was that I was allowed to be Who I am
allowed to be Who I am
allowed to be Who I am and because of that love and support
and because of that love and support
and because of that love and support from the people around me
from the people around me
from the people around me I’m here today and I constantly wonder
I’m here today and I constantly wonder
I’m here today and I constantly wonder if I still would be here today if I had
if I still would be here today if I had
if I still would be here today if I had not been allowed that chance if I’d not
not been allowed that chance if I’d not
not been allowed that chance if I’d not been allowed to question my identity
been allowed to question my identity
been allowed to question my identity what I’ve made it through high school
what I’ve made it through high school
what I’ve made it through high school through college could I be me if I had
through college could I be me if I had
through college could I be me if I had to present as something other than me
to present as something other than me
to present as something other than me every day of my life could you be you if
every day of my life could you be you if
every day of my life could you be you if you had to be somebody else
I’ve only attempted suicide once I was
I’ve only attempted suicide once I was lucky
and I’m here today and I am not just
and I’m here today and I am not just surviving I’m not just living I am
surviving I’m not just living I am
surviving I’m not just living I am thriving and I am me so my message for
thriving and I am me so my message for
thriving and I am me so my message for you is this question your identity and
you is this question your identity and
you is this question your identity and let others question theirs if we allow
let others question theirs if we allow
let others question theirs if we allow ourselves to express ourselves and our
ourselves to express ourselves and our
ourselves to express ourselves and our identities and ways that make us feel
identities and ways that make us feel
identities and ways that make us feel good and if we can allow other people to
good and if we can allow other people to
good and if we can allow other people to express their identities and ways that
express their identities and ways that
express their identities and ways that make them feel good we can create a
make them feel good we can create a
make them feel good we can create a world where nobody needs to stop
world where nobody needs to stop
world where nobody needs to stop thinking and just do thank you
thinking and just do thank you
thinking and just do thank you [Applause]
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