gender in India and world over is mostly understood in a very binary way a very
understood in a very binary way a very
understood in a very binary way a very binary in a very polarized way that
binary in a very polarized way that
binary in a very polarized way that largely looks at the anatomy of human
largely looks at the anatomy of human
largely looks at the anatomy of human beings as male and his female and that
beings as male and his female and that
beings as male and his female and that unfortunately is a myth
unfortunately is a myth
unfortunately is a myth gender is much more than a person’s
gender is much more than a person’s
gender is much more than a person’s Anatomy it cannot be reduced to what
Anatomy it cannot be reduced to what
Anatomy it cannot be reduced to what lies or does not lie between the thighs
lies or does not lie between the thighs
lies or does not lie between the thighs of a person it is how a person
of a person it is how a person
of a person it is how a person identifies himself herself or themselves
identifies himself herself or themselves
identifies himself herself or themselves it is how a person wishes to be
it is how a person wishes to be
it is how a person wishes to be identified by society this is the
identified by society this is the
identified by society this is the difference and this difference needs to
difference and this difference needs to
difference and this difference needs to be separated the difference between
be separated the difference between
be separated the difference between biological sex that people cannot choose
biological sex that people cannot choose
biological sex that people cannot choose that is assigned to them at birth and
that is assigned to them at birth and
that is assigned to them at birth and the gender that people are should be
the gender that people are should be
the gender that people are should be free to choose so who is transgender
what do transgender people feel about
what do transgender people feel about themselves we just spoke of the gender
themselves we just spoke of the gender
themselves we just spoke of the gender binary transgender people are mostly
binary transgender people are mostly
binary transgender people are mostly understood as the third gender which
understood as the third gender which
understood as the third gender which some of some of us do identify but as I
some of some of us do identify but as I
some of some of us do identify but as I said earlier gender is a continuum a
said earlier gender is a continuum a
said earlier gender is a continuum a spectrum and gender has within itself a
spectrum and gender has within itself a
spectrum and gender has within itself a huge diversity so there are some who
huge diversity so there are some who
huge diversity so there are some who identify within the gender binary and
identify within the gender binary and
identify within the gender binary and some who do not some who do not wish to
some who do not some who do not wish to
some who do not some who do not wish to be labeled as anything almost all
be labeled as anything almost all
be labeled as anything almost all transgender people have a condition
transgender people have a condition
transgender people have a condition called gender dysphoria which
for various reasons and for various
for various reasons and for various unfortunate reasons is was and continues
unfortunate reasons is was and continues
unfortunate reasons is was and continues to be heavily pathologized it was called
to be heavily pathologized it was called
to be heavily pathologized it was called gender identity disorder and yet
gender identity disorder and yet
gender identity disorder and yet continues to be called gender I didn’t
continues to be called gender I didn’t
continues to be called gender I didn’t identity disorder in the International
identity disorder in the International
identity disorder in the International classification of diseases that India
classification of diseases that India
classification of diseases that India follows it is a pity that it’s yet
follows it is a pity that it’s yet
follows it is a pity that it’s yet called gender identity disorder because
called gender identity disorder because
called gender identity disorder because it is not a disorder it’s a difference
it is not a disorder it’s a difference
it is not a disorder it’s a difference and just a condition those of us who
and just a condition those of us who
and just a condition those of us who clearly identify within the gender
clearly identify within the gender
clearly identify within the gender binary and those of us who do not
binary and those of us who do not
binary and those of us who do not identify within the gender binary are
identify within the gender binary are
identify within the gender binary are all transgender transgender people could
all transgender transgender people could
all transgender transgender people could be transgender heterosexual people there
be transgender heterosexual people there
be transgender heterosexual people there could be transgender people who could be
could be transgender people who could be
could be transgender people who could be lesbian male to female transitioning
lesbian male to female transitioning
lesbian male to female transitioning transitioned on transitioned people who
transitioned on transitioned people who
transitioned on transitioned people who are heterosexual and who could be
are heterosexual and who could be
are heterosexual and who could be homosexual too so these are two
homosexual too so these are two
homosexual too so these are two different things
different things
different things some where our society of first Kate’s
some where our society of first Kate’s
some where our society of first Kate’s gender and gender identity with sexual
gender and gender identity with sexual
gender and gender identity with sexual orientation which are two different
orientation which are two different
orientation which are two different things they may intersect but these are
things they may intersect but these are
things they may intersect but these are two different things there’s also a
two different things there’s also a
two different things there’s also a level of stigmatization of rare
level of stigmatization of rare
level of stigmatization of rare intersections of gender gender identity
intersections of gender gender identity
intersections of gender gender identity and sexual orientation within the
and sexual orientation within the
and sexual orientation within the communities there there’s a stereotype
communities there there’s a stereotype
communities there there’s a stereotype that transgender people are mostly male
that transgender people are mostly male
that transgender people are mostly male to female which we are but we are just
to female which we are but we are just
to female which we are but we are just not just male to female as much as there
not just male to female as much as there
not just male to female as much as there are male to female transgender people
are male to female transgender people
are male to female transgender people there are also female to male
there are also female to male
there are also female to male transgender people but then when the
transgender people but then when the
transgender people but then when the society thinks of transgender people
society thinks of transgender people
society thinks of transgender people we are almost always thinking of male to
we are almost always thinking of male to
we are almost always thinking of male to female transgender people and minorities
female transgender people and minorities
female transgender people and minorities within minorities get further
within minorities get further
within minorities get further marginalized and there are multiple
marginalized and there are multiple
marginalized and there are multiple realizations that operate I come as the
realizations that operate I come as the
realizations that operate I come as the as my friend introduced me from a very
as my friend introduced me from a very
as my friend introduced me from a very meta lineal setup and why is it
meta lineal setup and why is it
meta lineal setup and why is it matrilineal because at many levels
matrilineal because at many levels
matrilineal because at many levels culture has subverted patriarchy turned
culture has subverted patriarchy turned
culture has subverted patriarchy turned its over its head in its own ways has
its over its head in its own ways has
its over its head in its own ways has formed communes and hence it’s maitre
formed communes and hence it’s maitre
formed communes and hence it’s maitre lineal as a child I was very clear that
lineal as a child I was very clear that
lineal as a child I was very clear that I’m a girl
I’m a girl
I’m a girl there was just no confusion in my mind I
there was just no confusion in my mind I
there was just no confusion in my mind I took very easily to imitating my mother
took very easily to imitating my mother
took very easily to imitating my mother and the lady of the women figures around
and the lady of the women figures around
and the lady of the women figures around me mmm and this continued in childhood
me mmm and this continued in childhood
me mmm and this continued in childhood my parents didn’t seem to have much of a
my parents didn’t seem to have much of a
my parents didn’t seem to have much of a problem with it but as I grew older and
problem with it but as I grew older and
problem with it but as I grew older and came into adolescence and puberty it
came into adolescence and puberty it
came into adolescence and puberty it became a problem
became a problem
became a problem I also suffered similar similar ways of
I also suffered similar similar ways of
I also suffered similar similar ways of harassment or you know domestic
harassment or you know domestic
harassment or you know domestic harassment that girls suffer when they
harassment that girls suffer when they
harassment that girls suffer when they get when they get followed and they
get when they get followed and they
get when they get followed and they complain about it to their parents many
complain about it to their parents many
complain about it to their parents many if not all parents often if not always
if not all parents often if not always
if not all parents often if not always say why did you go out so late why were
say why did you go out so late why were
say why did you go out so late why were you wearing these clothes can’t you come
you wearing these clothes can’t you come
you wearing these clothes can’t you come home early so I did and it’s just not
home early so I did and it’s just not
home early so I did and it’s just not limited to me it’s something that women
limited to me it’s something that women
limited to me it’s something that women suffer it is something that transgender
suffer it is something that transgender
suffer it is something that transgender people suffer to which is a culture of
people suffer to which is a culture of
people suffer to which is a culture of survivor blaming in school the school
survivor blaming in school the school
survivor blaming in school the school that I went to was a considered a good
that I went to was a considered a good
that I went to was a considered a good school and I was repeatedly and over a
school and I was repeatedly and over a
school and I was repeatedly and over a period of three years repeatedly
period of three years repeatedly
period of three years repeatedly molested denuded football raped by
molested denuded football raped by
molested denuded football raped by seniors in school my school is
seniors in school my school is
seniors in school my school is considered to be a very privileged
considered to be a very privileged
considered to be a very privileged school where we have the children of
school where we have the children of
school where we have the children of Union ministers whose grandfathers are
Union ministers whose grandfathers are
Union ministers whose grandfathers are Union ministers whose fathers are MPs
Union ministers whose fathers are MPs
Union ministers whose fathers are MPs and I’m talking about the early 90s when
and I’m talking about the early 90s when
and I’m talking about the early 90s when King was not criminalized dragon was
King was not criminalized dragon was
King was not criminalized dragon was criminalized only when one avarice ooh
criminalized only when one avarice ooh
criminalized only when one avarice ooh the child of a vice chancellor of
the child of a vice chancellor of
the child of a vice chancellor of animala university was brutally killed
animala university was brutally killed
animala university was brutally killed it took his death upon navara Sue’s
it took his death upon navara Sue’s
it took his death upon navara Sue’s death for the state of tamil nadu to
death for the state of tamil nadu to
death for the state of tamil nadu to first criminalize dragging and that was
first criminalize dragging and that was
first criminalize dragging and that was in 1997 I completed my tenth in 1995 so
in 1997 I completed my tenth in 1995 so
in 1997 I completed my tenth in 1995 so this violence that I suffered was
this violence that I suffered was
this violence that I suffered was between 93 94 and 95 when dragging was
between 93 94 and 95 when dragging was
between 93 94 and 95 when dragging was not criminalized in fact teachers and
not criminalized in fact teachers and
not criminalized in fact teachers and elders and parents alike I mean parents
elders and parents alike I mean parents
elders and parents alike I mean parents perhaps not but teachers and people in
perhaps not but teachers and people in
perhaps not but teachers and people in school and sometimes parents who would
school and sometimes parents who would
school and sometimes parents who would say things like be a man
stop being a sissy and so on so these
stop being a sissy and so on so these children four of them used to come to
children four of them used to come to
children four of them used to come to school with security used to treat the
school with security used to treat the
school with security used to treat the school like their back yard or like
school like their back yard or like
school like their back yard or like their dorm at the school ran on the
their dorm at the school ran on the
their dorm at the school ran on the donations of the grandfather the Union
donations of the grandfather the Union
donations of the grandfather the Union Minister and the father of the MP so the
Minister and the father of the MP so the
Minister and the father of the MP so the the school management and teachers were
the school management and teachers were
the school management and teachers were quite like puppets had no agency to
quite like puppets had no agency to
quite like puppets had no agency to stand up and call out and when one such
stand up and call out and when one such
stand up and call out and when one such teacher did when he saw that a pellet he
teacher did when he saw that a pellet he
teacher did when he saw that a pellet he saw a pellet fall into the classroom
saw a pellet fall into the classroom
saw a pellet fall into the classroom which was pelted at one of the girls and
which was pelted at one of the girls and
which was pelted at one of the girls and when he opened the peg the pellet made
when he opened the peg the pellet made
when he opened the peg the pellet made of paper he saw that it had caricatures
of paper he saw that it had caricatures
of paper he saw that it had caricatures of the girls in denuded girls in sexual
of the girls in denuded girls in sexual
of the girls in denuded girls in sexual acts and he pulled them up
acts and he pulled them up
acts and he pulled them up and correctly pulled him up but then the
and correctly pulled him up but then the
and correctly pulled him up but then the very next day this teacher was um foot
very next day this teacher was um foot
very next day this teacher was um foot balled when when three vans full of
balled when when three vans full of
balled when when three vans full of goons came with hockey sticks and played
goons came with hockey sticks and played
goons came with hockey sticks and played hockey with him so that was the culture
hockey with him so that was the culture
hockey with him so that was the culture of impunity and violence and I’m just
of impunity and violence and I’m just
of impunity and violence and I’m just reminded of the brilliant lawyer Brenda
reminded of the brilliant lawyer Brenda
reminded of the brilliant lawyer Brenda Grover who says that we live and we’ve
Grover who says that we live and we’ve
Grover who says that we live and we’ve perpetuated a culture of impunity and a
perpetuated a culture of impunity and a
perpetuated a culture of impunity and a culture of violence I was told that I
culture of violence I was told that I
culture of violence I was told that I should not complain about this the
should not complain about this the
should not complain about this the choicest of expletives and four-letter
choicest of expletives and four-letter
choicest of expletives and four-letter words and cuss words were used to
words and cuss words were used to
words and cuss words were used to silence me I was football
silence me I was football
silence me I was football I was denuded sodomized
I was denuded sodomized
I was denuded sodomized and many things happened and I was told
and many things happened and I was told
and many things happened and I was told that if ever I did complain they would
that if ever I did complain they would
that if ever I did complain they would storm into my house and they would do
storm into my house and they would do
storm into my house and they would do such terrible things to my mother and
such terrible things to my mother and
such terrible things to my mother and father and slit their throats so as a 12
father and slit their throats so as a 12
father and slit their throats so as a 12 as a 13 as a 14 as a 15 year old I lived
as a 13 as a 14 as a 15 year old I lived
as a 13 as a 14 as a 15 year old I lived with this real fear of not not my fear
with this real fear of not not my fear
with this real fear of not not my fear initially was about this violence
initially was about this violence
initially was about this violence eventually it was not about this
eventually it was not about this
eventually it was not about this violence because it went on for three
violence because it went on for three
violence because it went on for three years
years
years eventually it was about me talking about
eventually it was about me talking about
eventually it was about me talking about it to somebody me letting it out to
it to somebody me letting it out to
it to somebody me letting it out to somebody and my parents were very
somebody and my parents were very
somebody and my parents were very middle-class would at best complain to
middle-class would at best complain to
middle-class would at best complain to the principal who would admonish these
the principal who would admonish these
the principal who would admonish these children and nothing will change it was
children and nothing will change it was
children and nothing will change it was not the era of RTI it was not the era of
not the era of RTI it was not the era of
not the era of RTI it was not the era of social media today we have citizen
social media today we have citizen
social media today we have citizen journalists doubling up a citizen
journalists doubling up a citizen
journalists doubling up a citizen journalists thanks to social media
journalists thanks to social media
journalists thanks to social media thanks to the internet thanks to camera
thanks to the internet thanks to camera
thanks to the internet thanks to camera phones
phones
phones I had to internalize all of this and as
I had to internalize all of this and as
I had to internalize all of this and as a consequence my stomach’s and innards
a consequence my stomach’s and innards
a consequence my stomach’s and innards would zigzag between lucy’s and
would zigzag between lucy’s and
would zigzag between lucy’s and constipation and my mother could never
constipation and my mother could never
constipation and my mother could never understand why I had why I was either
understand why I had why I was either
understand why I had why I was either having lucy’s or having constipation um
having lucy’s or having constipation um
having lucy’s or having constipation um from there I withdrew as an adolescent I
from there I withdrew as an adolescent I
from there I withdrew as an adolescent I understood my lesson out of this was
understood my lesson out of this was
understood my lesson out of this was that the society does not respect women
that the society does not respect women
that the society does not respect women and these were not boys who were violent
and these were not boys who were violent
and these were not boys who were violent with me right from the beginning they
with me right from the beginning they
with me right from the beginning they were they seemed to be okay in the
were they seemed to be okay in the
were they seemed to be okay in the beginning and some of the sexual
beginning and some of the sexual
beginning and some of the sexual interaction initially was consensual and
interaction initially was consensual and
interaction initially was consensual and please be aware that children have
please be aware that children have
please be aware that children have adolescent sexuality and there’s
adolescent sexuality and there’s
adolescent sexuality and there’s something called child psychosexual
something called child psychosexual
something called child psychosexual development but what I understood out of
development but what I understood out of
development but what I understood out of it was that it is important for people
it was that it is important for people
it was that it is important for people to be known as hyper masculine alpha
to be known as hyper masculine alpha
to be known as hyper masculine alpha male insofar as their alpha male insofar
male insofar as their alpha male insofar
male insofar as their alpha male insofar as they considered cisgender they are
as they considered cisgender they are
as they considered cisgender they are yet they will yet be able to navigate
yet they will yet be able to navigate
yet they will yet be able to navigate through the society but if they
through the society but if they
through the society but if they understood as women they are treated as
understood as women they are treated as
understood as women they are treated as sublegal citizens and I went into a
sublegal citizens and I went into a
sublegal citizens and I went into a shell
shell
shell I didn’t express my gender thereafter as
I didn’t express my gender thereafter as
I didn’t express my gender thereafter as much I accessed employment not as a
much I accessed employment not as a
much I accessed employment not as a transgender person and please be aware
transgender person and please be aware
transgender person and please be aware that transgender people barely access
that transgender people barely access
that transgender people barely access employment people thought I was a
employment people thought I was a
employment people thought I was a cisgender gay man people thought I
cisgender gay man people thought I
cisgender gay man people thought I didn’t tell them but people thought and
didn’t tell them but people thought and
didn’t tell them but people thought and I didn’t take any trouble to debunk
I didn’t take any trouble to debunk
I didn’t take any trouble to debunk those myths because I thought my my
those myths because I thought my my
those myths because I thought my my access to employment was far more
access to employment was far more
access to employment was far more important than people knowing me as
important than people knowing me as
important than people knowing me as transgender but some of my confidante
transgender but some of my confidante
transgender but some of my confidante friends knew not everybody knew and then
friends knew not everybody knew and then
friends knew not everybody knew and then came the historic and the watershed
came the historic and the watershed
came the historic and the watershed moment which was 15 April 2014 when the
moment which was 15 April 2014 when the
moment which was 15 April 2014 when the apex Court delivered the null sir versus
apex Court delivered the null sir versus
apex Court delivered the null sir versus Union of India judgement delivered by
Union of India judgement delivered by
Union of India judgement delivered by Justice Radha Krishnan and justice sikri
Justice Radha Krishnan and justice sikri
Justice Radha Krishnan and justice sikri it said that transgender people have
it said that transgender people have
it said that transgender people have always had and everybody not just
always had and everybody not just
always had and everybody not just transgender people have equal rights
transgender people have equal rights
transgender people have equal rights under the Constitution which are not for
under the Constitution which are not for
under the Constitution which are not for some for some time but for all forever
some for some time but for all forever
some for some time but for all forever it also said it also said any insistence
it also said it also said any insistence
it also said it also said any insistence on sexual reassignment surgery or
on sexual reassignment surgery or
on sexual reassignment surgery or hormone replacement therapy or any
hormone replacement therapy or any
hormone replacement therapy or any medical procedure to recognize
medical procedure to recognize
medical procedure to recognize transgender people as transgender is
transgender people as transgender is
transgender people as transgender is both immoral and illegal but I think
both immoral and illegal but I think
both immoral and illegal but I think I’ve had the huge privilege to work
I’ve had the huge privilege to work
I’ve had the huge privilege to work during this time and to interact with
during this time and to interact with
during this time and to interact with feminists Hedra communities they may not
feminists Hedra communities they may not
feminists Hedra communities they may not know the word feminism but they take to
know the word feminism but they take to
know the word feminism but they take to it as equality people talk about cutting
it as equality people talk about cutting
it as equality people talk about cutting edge HR practices and I saw cutting edge
edge HR practices and I saw cutting edge
edge HR practices and I saw cutting edge HR practices at the odd does where he
HR practices at the odd does where he
HR practices at the odd does where he drew women do sex worker and one such HR
drew women do sex worker and one such HR
drew women do sex worker and one such HR practice is that the client or the man
practice is that the client or the man
practice is that the client or the man shall not choose the sex worker the sex
shall not choose the sex worker the sex
shall not choose the sex worker the sex workers shall serve first in first
workers shall serve first in first
workers shall serve first in first served that is because when men choose
served that is because when men choose
served that is because when men choose sex workers they will end up choosing
sex workers they will end up choosing
sex workers they will end up choosing somebody who’s stereotypically
somebody who’s stereotypically
somebody who’s stereotypically considered beautiful she was fair who’s
considered beautiful she was fair who’s
considered beautiful she was fair who’s lean who’s voluptuous perhaps and people
lean who’s voluptuous perhaps and people
lean who’s voluptuous perhaps and people who don’t fit into that
who don’t fit into that
who don’t fit into that definition will not get to make money so
definition will not get to make money so
definition will not get to make money so in Hindi I heard one of the senior
in Hindi I heard one of the senior
in Hindi I heard one of the senior Hitler transwomen say by him yahaha kisi
Hitler transwomen say by him yahaha kisi
Hitler transwomen say by him yahaha kisi KO roti canai ki r za d hey and this was
KO roti canai ki r za d hey and this was
KO roti canai ki r za d hey and this was a moment of truth where millions of
a moment of truth where millions of
a moment of truth where millions of dollars and billions of dollars were not
dollars and billions of dollars were not
dollars and billions of dollars were not invested in packaging common sense like
invested in packaging common sense like
invested in packaging common sense like sorry with all respect but packaging
sorry with all respect but packaging
sorry with all respect but packaging common sense into some training program
common sense into some training program
common sense into some training program and selling it for expensive
and selling it for expensive
and selling it for expensive astronomical rates like some
astronomical rates like some
astronomical rates like some corporations do or many corporations do
corporations do or many corporations do
corporations do or many corporations do i also wish to take this opportunity to
i also wish to take this opportunity to
i also wish to take this opportunity to demystify and debunk some myths about
demystify and debunk some myths about
demystify and debunk some myths about transgender people myth 1 transgender
transgender people myth 1 transgender
transgender people myth 1 transgender people are sexual perverts well it is
people are sexual perverts well it is
people are sexual perverts well it is our skewed understanding of sex and the
our skewed understanding of sex and the
our skewed understanding of sex and the lens through which we look differences
lens through which we look differences
lens through which we look differences that perverts our understanding it
that perverts our understanding it
that perverts our understanding it perverts our understanding miss to
perverts our understanding miss to
perverts our understanding miss to transgender people are sex workers and
transgender people are sex workers and
transgender people are sex workers and beggars the third myth they are not
beggars the third myth they are not
beggars the third myth they are not ready we have certain jobs and most of
ready we have certain jobs and most of
ready we have certain jobs and most of them all of them are not ready for that
them all of them are not ready for that
them all of them are not ready for that job they need to train themselves and
job they need to train themselves and
job they need to train themselves and come up the learning curve and who says
come up the learning curve and who says
come up the learning curve and who says this Wall Street Giants at the peak and
this Wall Street Giants at the peak and
this Wall Street Giants at the peak and pinnacle of prosperity and profits say
pinnacle of prosperity and profits say
pinnacle of prosperity and profits say this to communities as transgender
this to communities as transgender
this to communities as transgender people who are living on poverty and
people who are living on poverty and
people who are living on poverty and subsistence wages of begging and sex
subsistence wages of begging and sex
subsistence wages of begging and sex work that they up skill and talent
work that they up skill and talent
work that they up skill and talent themselves so it is time and the theme
themselves so it is time and the theme
themselves so it is time and the theme of this event is time it is high time
of this event is time it is high time
of this event is time it is high time there is no right time here’s the place
there is no right time here’s the place
there is no right time here’s the place and this is the time next myth
and this is the time next myth
and this is the time next myth not available where are they we don’t
not available where are they we don’t
not available where are they we don’t find them behold job fairs they don’t
find them behold job fairs they don’t
find them behold job fairs they don’t come they don’t walk in don’t you see
come they don’t walk in don’t you see
come they don’t walk in don’t you see them at traffic signals
them at traffic signals
them at traffic signals don’t you see them in trains I promise
don’t you see them in trains I promise
don’t you see them in trains I promise you that you will find graduates and
you that you will find graduates and
you that you will find graduates and post graduates among those standing on
post graduates among those standing on
post graduates among those standing on the road all dolled up in makeup and
the road all dolled up in makeup and
the road all dolled up in makeup and doing sex work and I don’t say this
doing sex work and I don’t say this
doing sex work and I don’t say this because I I do not come from a line of
because I I do not come from a line of
because I I do not come from a line of jurisprudence that criminalize a sex
jurisprudence that criminalize a sex
jurisprudence that criminalize a sex work I believe that nobody should have
work I believe that nobody should have
work I believe that nobody should have to do sex work and I don’t also think we
to do sex work and I don’t also think we
to do sex work and I don’t also think we stand this transgender community all by
stand this transgender community all by
stand this transgender community all by ourselves
ourselves
ourselves we stand wherever we stand at whichever
we stand wherever we stand at whichever
we stand wherever we stand at whichever place we stand because the first and the
place we stand because the first and the
place we stand because the first and the generous second generation feminists the
generous second generation feminists the
generous second generation feminists the Gloria steinem’s the Umar chakravarthy’s
Gloria steinem’s the Umar chakravarthy’s
Gloria steinem’s the Umar chakravarthy’s of JNU the Sharmila Regas all of them
of JNU the Sharmila Regas all of them
of JNU the Sharmila Regas all of them said stand on our shoulders they lent us
said stand on our shoulders they lent us
said stand on our shoulders they lent us their shoulders and the women’s rights
their shoulders and the women’s rights
their shoulders and the women’s rights activists lent us their shoulders and we
activists lent us their shoulders and we
activists lent us their shoulders and we do not stand all by ourselves entirely
do not stand all by ourselves entirely
do not stand all by ourselves entirely we stand firm on the shoulders lent to
we stand firm on the shoulders lent to
we stand firm on the shoulders lent to us by women and our women sisters on
us by women and our women sisters on
us by women and our women sisters on that note I exhort each one of you to go
that note I exhort each one of you to go
that note I exhort each one of you to go back and to give a fair chance to start
back and to give a fair chance to start
back and to give a fair chance to start the dialogue I would not just
the dialogue I would not just
the dialogue I would not just transgender people to start the dialogue
transgender people to start the dialogue
transgender people to start the dialogue with different constituencies that have
with different constituencies that have
with different constituencies that have historically been marginalized be they
historically been marginalized be they
historically been marginalized be they women be they transgender people be they
women be they transgender people be they
women be they transgender people be they people with disabilities be there people
people with disabilities be there people
people with disabilities be there people living with HIV so I exhort you to do
living with HIV so I exhort you to do
living with HIV so I exhort you to do that and remember the only thing that
that and remember the only thing that
that and remember the only thing that separates us from the rest of you is
separates us from the rest of you is
separates us from the rest of you is just opportunity thank you
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