[Music] to be transparent is to be see-through
to be transparent is to be see-through
to be transparent is to be see-through it’s to allow light to pass through so
it’s to allow light to pass through so
it’s to allow light to pass through so the objects behind can be distinctly
the objects behind can be distinctly
the objects behind can be distinctly seen when looking at a person such as
seen when looking at a person such as
seen when looking at a person such as the one above several traits can be
the one above several traits can be
the one above several traits can be determined by just from visual
determined by just from visual
determined by just from visual appearance such as a person’s race
appearance such as a person’s race
appearance such as a person’s race economic status interests or even gender
economic status interests or even gender
economic status interests or even gender when that trait is gender it can be kind
when that trait is gender it can be kind
when that trait is gender it can be kind of confusing to try to categorize
of confusing to try to categorize
of confusing to try to categorize someone that doesn’t fit into the
someone that doesn’t fit into the
someone that doesn’t fit into the typical binary standards and they’re
typical binary standards and they’re
typical binary standards and they’re trans this however is transparent or
trans this however is transparent or
trans this however is transparent or see-through
see-through
see-through they only view them on this normative
they only view them on this normative
they only view them on this normative basis the degree to which a transgender
basis the degree to which a transgender
basis the degree to which a transgender person is viewed can be described on two
person is viewed can be described on two
person is viewed can be described on two opposing concepts and these two opposing
opposing concepts and these two opposing
opposing concepts and these two opposing concepts are put on a spectrum of
concepts are put on a spectrum of
concepts are put on a spectrum of passing and being misgendered passing is
passing and being misgendered passing is
passing and being misgendered passing is when a person looks enough like they’re
when a person looks enough like they’re
when a person looks enough like they’re identified gender to seem like they were
identified gender to seem like they were
identified gender to seem like they were assigned it at Birth this for many trans
assigned it at Birth this for many trans
assigned it at Birth this for many trans people is seen as the ultimate goal
people is seen as the ultimate goal
people is seen as the ultimate goal however this can also enforce gender
however this can also enforce gender
however this can also enforce gender roles and may not adhere to a person’s
roles and may not adhere to a person’s
roles and may not adhere to a person’s especially a trans person’s true
especially a trans person’s true
especially a trans person’s true interests or needs for example for a
interests or needs for example for a
interests or needs for example for a small trans guy like me it would take
small trans guy like me it would take
small trans guy like me it would take years of HRT which is hormone
years of HRT which is hormone
years of HRT which is hormone replacement therapy maybe top surgery
replacement therapy maybe top surgery
replacement therapy maybe top surgery maybe a couple extra inches to look like
maybe a couple extra inches to look like
maybe a couple extra inches to look like I was born male but maybe that’s not
I was born male but maybe that’s not
I was born male but maybe that’s not what I truly want maybe that’s really
what I truly want maybe that’s really
what I truly want maybe that’s really uncomfortable to go through and this
uncomfortable to go through and this
uncomfortable to go through and this also enforces what other males perhaps
also enforces what other males perhaps
also enforces what other males perhaps assist males people who are born sis or
assist males people who are born sis or
assist males people who are born sis or weren’t born male should look like as
weren’t born male should look like as
weren’t born male should look like as well and that’s not exactly how our
well and that’s not exactly how our
well and that’s not exactly how our society works it’s a little bit more
society works it’s a little bit more
society works it’s a little bit more freeform than that but and also not all
freeform than that but and also not all
freeform than that but and also not all trans people wish to go through these or
trans people wish to go through these or
trans people wish to go through these or through these procedures but if they
through these procedures but if they
through these procedures but if they don’t they have a fear of not being
don’t they have a fear of not being
don’t they have a fear of not being taken seriously and being misgendered
taken seriously and being misgendered
taken seriously and being misgendered being misgendered is the fear or being
being misgendered is the fear or being
being misgendered is the fear or being misgendered is being perceived as the
misgendered is being perceived as the
misgendered is being perceived as the gender that you are not identifying as
gender that you are not identifying as
gender that you are not identifying as and it’s most commonly the gender that
and it’s most commonly the gender that
and it’s most commonly the gender that you were born as
you were born as
you were born as for many trans people this can be or
for many trans people this can be or
for many trans people this can be or this can lead to increasing xiety or
this can lead to increasing xiety or
this can lead to increasing xiety or depression and just a lot of feelings of
depression and just a lot of feelings of
depression and just a lot of feelings of discomfort and it’s just a really
discomfort and it’s just a really
discomfort and it’s just a really uncomfortable situation for me when I’m
uncomfortable situation for me when I’m
uncomfortable situation for me when I’m misgendered it just makes my heart sink
misgendered it just makes my heart sink
misgendered it just makes my heart sink it makes me feel like I can’t really
it makes me feel like I can’t really
it makes me feel like I can’t really stand up for myself and it’s just not
stand up for myself and it’s just not
stand up for myself and it’s just not it’s just really uncomfortable I don’t
it’s just really uncomfortable I don’t
it’s just really uncomfortable I don’t know what to do in those situations I
know what to do in those situations I
know what to do in those situations I feel like I don’t have to say in my own
feel like I don’t have to say in my own
feel like I don’t have to say in my own identity and it feels like I’m not doing
identity and it feels like I’m not doing
identity and it feels like I’m not doing good enough as a person as a man to be
good enough as a person as a man to be
good enough as a person as a man to be who I want to be and due to these two
who I want to be and due to these two
who I want to be and due to these two concepts passing and being misgendered
concepts passing and being misgendered
concepts passing and being misgendered people are put on a sort of
people are put on a sort of
people are put on a sort of all-or-nothing scale you either pass or
all-or-nothing scale you either pass or
all-or-nothing scale you either pass or you don’t
you don’t
you don’t the world sees through their trans
the world sees through their trans
the world sees through their trans identity and views them on only sis
identity and views them on only sis
identity and views them on only sis normative standards leaving behind only
normative standards leaving behind only
normative standards leaving behind only conformity even when a person is not sis
conformity even when a person is not sis
conformity even when a person is not sis they’re expected to conform to looking
they’re expected to conform to looking
they’re expected to conform to looking either fully male or fully female and
either fully male or fully female and
either fully male or fully female and their life is completely dependent on
their life is completely dependent on
their life is completely dependent on how well they do that regardless of
how well they do that regardless of
how well they do that regardless of whether they’re being misgendered or
whether they’re being misgendered or
whether they’re being misgendered or whether they’re passing as long as you
whether they’re passing as long as you
whether they’re passing as long as you don’t look trans then it’s acceptable I
don’t look trans then it’s acceptable I
don’t look trans then it’s acceptable I was watching a video the other day about
was watching a video the other day about
was watching a video the other day about someone who is speaking and they were
someone who is speaking and they were
someone who is speaking and they were talking about how important it was first
talking about how important it was first
talking about how important it was first other people like trans people to
other people like trans people to
other people like trans people to receive medical treatment specifically
receive medical treatment specifically
receive medical treatment specifically like hormone replacement therapy and
like hormone replacement therapy and
like hormone replacement therapy and when it’s given when hormone replacement
when it’s given when hormone replacement
when it’s given when hormone replacement therapy is given enough the young enough
therapy is given enough the young enough
therapy is given enough the young enough age it’s easier for trans people to
age it’s easier for trans people to
age it’s easier for trans people to transition and look more like they’re
transition and look more like they’re
transition and look more like they’re identified gender and this person was
identified gender and this person was
identified gender and this person was promoting this strategy because it’s
promoting this strategy because it’s
promoting this strategy because it’s easier to transition through this and if
easier to transition through this and if
easier to transition through this and if they get this these hormones at a young
they get this these hormones at a young
they get this these hormones at a young enough age they’re able to look sis
enough age they’re able to look sis
enough age they’re able to look sis they’re able to pass easier and he even
they’re able to pass easier and he even
they’re able to pass easier and he even said that they’re able to look normal
said that they’re able to look normal
said that they’re able to look normal and they’re able to achieve Beauty
and they’re able to achieve Beauty
and they’re able to achieve Beauty through this and while this may seem
through this and while this may seem
through this and while this may seem good the kids are not even kids but
good the kids are not even kids but
good the kids are not even kids but people are getting them at a young
people are getting them at a young
people are getting them at a young enough age when they feel ready
enough age when they feel ready
enough age when they feel ready it just more expresses that we don’t
it just more expresses that we don’t
it just more expresses that we don’t want that we may be willing to support
want that we may be willing to support
want that we may be willing to support trans people but we’re not willing to
trans people but we’re not willing to
trans people but we’re not willing to support them when they look like trans
support them when they look like trans
support them when they look like trans people we’re more willing to support
people we’re more willing to support
people we’re more willing to support them in their journey to conforming to
them in their journey to conforming to
them in their journey to conforming to cysts and ERDs that we want them to look
cysts and ERDs that we want them to look
cysts and ERDs that we want them to look not like themselves for me since I have
not like themselves for me since I have
not like themselves for me since I have not transitioned it is rare for people
not transitioned it is rare for people
not transitioned it is rare for people to use my name or pronouns whether I am
to use my name or pronouns whether I am
to use my name or pronouns whether I am called by what I prefer it depends on
called by what I prefer it depends on
called by what I prefer it depends on how accepting they are of my identity
how accepting they are of my identity
how accepting they are of my identity and whether I am brave enough to correct
and whether I am brave enough to correct
and whether I am brave enough to correct them even though I pretty much look
them even though I pretty much look
them even though I pretty much look trans a lot of people don’t really go by
trans a lot of people don’t really go by
trans a lot of people don’t really go by that some will call me by my name and
that some will call me by my name and
that some will call me by my name and pronouns and others well I live by two
pronouns and others well I live by two
pronouns and others well I live by two separate identities just depending on
separate identities just depending on
separate identities just depending on how willing they are to cooperate with
how willing they are to cooperate with
how willing they are to cooperate with my lifestyle it doesn’t matter who I say
my lifestyle it doesn’t matter who I say
my lifestyle it doesn’t matter who I say I am it just matters on how they view
I am it just matters on how they view
I am it just matters on how they view what matters more is that my very
what matters more is that my very
what matters more is that my very identity is an ethical debate people
identity is an ethical debate people
identity is an ethical debate people debate over my existence while I’m
debate over my existence while I’m
debate over my existence while I’m standing right next to them this is what
standing right next to them this is what
standing right next to them this is what I mean by transparent that as a trans
I mean by transparent that as a trans
I mean by transparent that as a trans person you can’t speak for your identity
person you can’t speak for your identity
person you can’t speak for your identity that you can’t speak for yourself but
that you can’t speak for yourself but
that you can’t speak for yourself but your identity is up to the
your identity is up to the
your identity is up to the interpretation of others no matter where
interpretation of others no matter where
interpretation of others no matter where you go to summarize the options a trans
you go to summarize the options a trans
you go to summarize the options a trans person has are limited to three imagine
person has are limited to three imagine
person has are limited to three imagine that you’re a trans person for a second
that you’re a trans person for a second
that you’re a trans person for a second that you have three options ahead of you
that you have three options ahead of you
that you have three options ahead of you one option is the option of passing you
one option is the option of passing you
one option is the option of passing you could pay thousands of dollars and
could pay thousands of dollars and
could pay thousands of dollars and submit to gender stereotypes and I mean
submit to gender stereotypes and I mean
submit to gender stereotypes and I mean this is a lot of money to do that and
this is a lot of money to do that and
this is a lot of money to do that and maybe you don’t really want to but I
maybe you don’t really want to but I
maybe you don’t really want to but I mean you would fit in with your
mean you would fit in with your
mean you would fit in with your identified gender and people would call
identified gender and people would call
identified gender and people would call you by your preferred name and for ferb
you by your preferred name and for ferb
you by your preferred name and for ferb pronouns and etc without much hassle
pronouns and etc without much hassle
pronouns and etc without much hassle the second path is the path to
the second path is the path to
the second path is the path to misgendering and you choose not to
misgendering and you choose not to
misgendering and you choose not to transition and stay as you are however
transition and stay as you are however
transition and stay as you are however this can also lead to discomfort and
this can also lead to discomfort and
this can also lead to discomfort and just feelings of discontent within
just feelings of discontent within
just feelings of discontent within yourself because you know that it’s just
yourself because you know that it’s just
yourself because you know that it’s just not right
not right
not right and people are perceiving you as who you
and people are perceiving you as who you
and people are perceiving you as who you you’re not and then the last path was
you’re not and then the last path was
you’re not and then the last path was the path of gender expression where you
the path of gender expression where you
the path of gender expression where you just choose to address however you want
just choose to address however you want
just choose to address however you want to and you know you just choose to do
to and you know you just choose to do
to and you know you just choose to do whatever you want you can express
whatever you want you can express
whatever you want you can express yourself just freely but even this can
yourself just freely but even this can
yourself just freely but even this can have really negative effects because
have really negative effects because
have really negative effects because stepping out of the gender norms doesn’t
stepping out of the gender norms doesn’t
stepping out of the gender norms doesn’t always have positive feedback especially
always have positive feedback especially
always have positive feedback especially in our society and it can face ridicule
in our society and it can face ridicule
in our society and it can face ridicule and violence even and I want I really
and violence even and I want I really
and violence even and I want I really want to emphasize that being trans is a
want to emphasize that being trans is a
want to emphasize that being trans is a lot more than just becoming a boy or
lot more than just becoming a boy or
lot more than just becoming a boy or becoming a girl it’s reaching ultimate
becoming a girl it’s reaching ultimate
becoming a girl it’s reaching ultimate self-awareness and it’s it’s desperately
self-awareness and it’s it’s desperately
self-awareness and it’s it’s desperately trying to explain why you changed your
trying to explain why you changed your
trying to explain why you changed your name and it’s a game of guessing of who
name and it’s a game of guessing of who
name and it’s a game of guessing of who is accepting and who isn’t and it’s
is accepting and who isn’t and it’s
is accepting and who isn’t and it’s having an identity that is dependent on
having an identity that is dependent on
having an identity that is dependent on the morality and opinions of others and
the morality and opinions of others and
the morality and opinions of others and the perception of others and to achieve
the perception of others and to achieve
the perception of others and to achieve visibility we can all start by just kind
visibility we can all start by just kind
visibility we can all start by just kind of accepting more not expressions and
of accepting more not expressions and
of accepting more not expressions and even though from a young age we’re
even though from a young age we’re
even though from a young age we’re taught to you associate characteristics
taught to you associate characteristics
taught to you associate characteristics with maybe traditionally male and female
with maybe traditionally male and female
with maybe traditionally male and female even traditionally male and female might
even traditionally male and female might
even traditionally male and female might be starting to step out of those
be starting to step out of those
be starting to step out of those boundaries for example it might not be
boundaries for example it might not be
boundaries for example it might not be uncommon for a woman to not shave her
uncommon for a woman to not shave her
uncommon for a woman to not shave her legs anymore which was traditionally a
legs anymore which was traditionally a
legs anymore which was traditionally a masculine thing to do or maybe men more
masculine thing to do or maybe men more
masculine thing to do or maybe men more often will wear skirts or makeup that’s
often will wear skirts or makeup that’s
often will wear skirts or makeup that’s not something we won’t see in our
not something we won’t see in our
not something we won’t see in our society today even these people who are
society today even these people who are
society today even these people who are taking on a more ambiguous expression
taking on a more ambiguous expression
taking on a more ambiguous expression they will receive ridicule sometimes and
they will receive ridicule sometimes and
they will receive ridicule sometimes and it’s it doesn’t feel completely safe to
it’s it doesn’t feel completely safe to
it’s it doesn’t feel completely safe to do so
do so
do so but I want to encourage that environment
but I want to encourage that environment
but I want to encourage that environment where no matter what kind of gender
where no matter what kind of gender
where no matter what kind of gender identity you’re taking on or what kind
identity you’re taking on or what kind
identity you’re taking on or what kind of expression you want to take on the
of expression you want to take on the
of expression you want to take on the thoughts it’s okay to do that that you
thoughts it’s okay to do that that you
thoughts it’s okay to do that that you can express yourself however you want
can express yourself however you want
can express yourself however you want and identify however you want while
and identify however you want while
and identify however you want while still being respected in the way that
still being respected in the way that
still being respected in the way that you want to be however you identify
you want to be however you identify
you want to be however you identify should be respected regardless of how
should be respected regardless of how
should be respected regardless of how you want address and because of this
you want address and because of this
you want address and because of this increase of gender expression in our
increase of gender expression in our
increase of gender expression in our society is important that we stop
society is important that we stop
society is important that we stop associating gender with appearance
associating gender with appearance
associating gender with appearance because gender and appearance aren’t
because gender and appearance aren’t
because gender and appearance aren’t really linked anymore
really linked anymore
really linked anymore sometimes males won’t look like the
sometimes males won’t look like the
sometimes males won’t look like the traditional picture of a male and
traditional picture of a male and
traditional picture of a male and sometimes females won’t look like the
sometimes females won’t look like the
sometimes females won’t look like the traditional picture of a female it
traditional picture of a female it
traditional picture of a female it doesn’t matter if they’re sis or trans
doesn’t matter if they’re sis or trans
doesn’t matter if they’re sis or trans sometimes you just can’t tell anymore so
sometimes you just can’t tell anymore so
sometimes you just can’t tell anymore so instead we just got to ask some and
instead we just got to ask some and
instead we just got to ask some and maybe it feels a little weird to ask
maybe it feels a little weird to ask
maybe it feels a little weird to ask somebody for their gender or for you
somebody for their gender or for you
somebody for their gender or for you know just how they identify but a good
know just how they identify but a good
know just how they identify but a good way to do this is asking someone for
way to do this is asking someone for
way to do this is asking someone for their pronouns yeah by asking someone
their pronouns yeah by asking someone
their pronouns yeah by asking someone for their phones it really just puts
for their phones it really just puts
for their phones it really just puts somebody’s identity in their hands it
somebody’s identity in their hands it
somebody’s identity in their hands it lets them have a say in who they are
lets them have a say in who they are
lets them have a say in who they are instead of just assuming who they are
instead of just assuming who they are
instead of just assuming who they are they’re able to express themselves and
they’re able to express themselves and
they’re able to express themselves and it’s by asking the question you’re
it’s by asking the question you’re
it’s by asking the question you’re saying you’re openly saying that you
saying you’re openly saying that you
saying you’re openly saying that you want to it could respect them instead of
want to it could respect them instead of
want to it could respect them instead of if somebody was misgendering me for
if somebody was misgendering me for
if somebody was misgendering me for example I have a fear of like speaking
example I have a fear of like speaking
example I have a fear of like speaking up and I feel like I don’t want to
up and I feel like I don’t want to
up and I feel like I don’t want to interrupt them but if they were just to
interrupt them but if they were just to
interrupt them but if they were just to ask me in the first place or if they
ask me in the first place or if they
ask me in the first place or if they were just to normalize it and just
were just to normalize it and just
were just to normalize it and just straight up say it then I would feel
straight up say it then I would feel
straight up say it then I would feel open to it I would feel okay I wouldn’t
open to it I would feel okay I wouldn’t
open to it I would feel okay I wouldn’t feel weird about it and neither would
feel weird about it and neither would
feel weird about it and neither would they it would become a normal occurrence
they it would become a normal occurrence
they it would become a normal occurrence to ask for pronouns and I wouldn’t feel
to ask for pronouns and I wouldn’t feel
to ask for pronouns and I wouldn’t feel uncomfortable at all so if we normalize
uncomfortable at all so if we normalize
uncomfortable at all so if we normalize the action of asking for each other’s
the action of asking for each other’s
the action of asking for each other’s pronouns we wouldn’t associate gender
pronouns we wouldn’t associate gender
pronouns we wouldn’t associate gender with appearance anymore and we wouldn’t
with appearance anymore and we wouldn’t
with appearance anymore and we wouldn’t have to worry about disrespecting
have to worry about disrespecting
have to worry about disrespecting anybody based on their appearance or
anybody based on their appearance or
anybody based on their appearance or creating discomfort within our society
creating discomfort within our society
creating discomfort within our society treating trans people regardless of how
treating trans people regardless of how
treating trans people regardless of how far they’ve transitioned like regular
far they’ve transitioned like regular
far they’ve transitioned like regular people will disgrace the will decrease
people will disgrace the will decrease
people will disgrace the will decrease the transparency by giving trans people
the transparency by giving trans people
the transparency by giving trans people a voice in their identities and letting
a voice in their identities and letting
a voice in their identities and letting them know that we care we all have
them know that we care we all have
them know that we care we all have gender identities and we all deserve to
gender identities and we all deserve to
gender identities and we all deserve to be treated accordingly and respected
be treated accordingly and respected
be treated accordingly and respected this is about promoting a future where
this is about promoting a future where
this is about promoting a future where we are all respected and we are creating
we are all respected and we are creating
we are all respected and we are creating an environment where we disassociate
an environment where we disassociate
an environment where we disassociate gender and appearance this the spectrums
gender and appearance this the spectrums
gender and appearance this the spectrums have advanced so far beyond the norm
have advanced so far beyond the norm
have advanced so far beyond the norm such as like gender expression and the
such as like gender expression and the
such as like gender expression and the ambiguous
ambiguous
ambiguous version of people that I was talking
version of people that I was talking
version of people that I was talking about that there is just no norm anymore
about that there is just no norm anymore
about that there is just no norm anymore there’s no normal we’re all just human
there’s no normal we’re all just human
there’s no normal we’re all just human and we like to express ourselves however
and we like to express ourselves however
and we like to express ourselves however we want to and we can’t hold people to
we want to and we can’t hold people to
we want to and we can’t hold people to these expectations anymore and trans
these expectations anymore and trans
these expectations anymore and trans people even though they’re a growing
people even though they’re a growing
people even though they’re a growing society we can’t disconnect these things
society we can’t disconnect these things
society we can’t disconnect these things on our own we need the help of the
on our own we need the help of the
on our own we need the help of the entire community sis and trans alike to
entire community sis and trans alike to
entire community sis and trans alike to help disconnect these things and just
help disconnect these things and just
help disconnect these things and just create a loving environment to people of
create a loving environment to people of
create a loving environment to people of all expressions and all identities and
all expressions and all identities and
all expressions and all identities and liking what you want presenting how you
liking what you want presenting how you
liking what you want presenting how you want while still being respected is a
want while still being respected is a
want while still being respected is a future that we can all look forward to
future that we can all look forward to
future that we can all look forward to thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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