How to talk (and listen) to transgender people | Jackson Bird

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืžืชืจื’ื: Igal Opendik ืžื‘ืงืจ: hila scherba
00:12
Hi, I'm Jack,
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ื”ื™, ืื ื™ ื’'ืง,
00:14
and I'm transgender.
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ื•ืื ื™ ื˜ืจื ืกื’'ื ื“ืจ.
00:17
Let me take a guess at some of thoughts
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ืชื ื• ืœื™ ืœื ื—ืฉ ืื™ื–ื” ืžื—ืฉื‘ื•ืช
00:19
that might be running through your head right now.
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ื›ืจื’ืข ืขื•ื‘ืจื•ืช ื‘ืจืืฉื™ื›ื.
00:21
"Transgender?
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"ื˜ืจื ืกื’'ื ื“ืจ?
00:22
Wait, does that mean that they're actually a man or actually a woman?"
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ืจื’ืข, ื”ืื ื–ื” ืื•ืžืจ ืฉื”ื•ื ื‘ืขืฆื ื’ื‘ืจ ืื• ืื™ืฉื”?"
00:25
"I wonder if he's had the surgery yet ...
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"ืžืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ืื ื”ื•ื ื›ื‘ืจ ืขื‘ืจ ืืช ื”ื ื™ืชื•ื—...
00:28
Oh, now I'm looking at his crotch.
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ืื•ื™ ืœื! ืื ื™ ืžืกืชื›ืœ ืœื• ืขืœ ื”ืžืคืฉืขื”. ื”ื‘ื˜ ื™ืžื™ื ื”, ื–ื”ื• ืื™ื–ื•ืจ ื‘ื˜ื•ื—."
00:30
Look to the right, that's a safe place to look."
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"ื™ื“ืขืชื™! ืœื’ื‘ืจ ืืžื™ืชื™ ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื ืœื ื™ื”ื™ื• ืžื•ืชื ื™ื™ื ื›ืืœื”."
00:32
"Yes, I knew it! No real man has hips like those."
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00:35
"My friend's daughter is transgender --
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"ื”ื‘ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื‘ืจ ืฉืœื™ ื˜ืจื ืกื’'ื ื“ืจื™ืช --
00:36
I wonder if they know each other."
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ืžืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ืื ื”ื•ื ืžื›ื™ืจ ืื•ืชื”".
00:39
"Oh my gosh, he is so brave.
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"ื•ื•ืื•, ื”ื•ื ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืืžื™ืฅ.
00:41
I would totally support his right to use the men's bathroom.
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ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜ ืืชืžื•ืš ื‘ื–ื›ื•ืชื• ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ืฉื™ืจื•ืชื™ ื’ื‘ืจื™ื"
00:44
Wait, but how does he use the bathroom?
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"ืจื’ืข, ืื‘ืœ ืื™ืš ื”ื•ื ืžืฉืชื™ืŸ?
00:46
How does he have sex?"
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ืื™ืš ื”ื•ื ืขื•ืฉื” ืกืงืก?"
00:48
OK, OK, let's stop those hypothetical questions
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ืื•ืงื™, ืื•ืงื™, ื‘ื•ืื• ื ืคืกื™ืง ืืช ื”ืฉืืœื•ืช ื”ื”ื™ืคื•ืชื˜ื™ื•ืช ื”ืœืœื•
00:51
before we get too close for my comfort.
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ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื–ื” ื™ื”ืคื•ืš ืœื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื™ื“ื™ ืื™ืฉื™.
00:52
I mean, don't get me wrong,
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ื›ืœื•ืžืจ, ืืœ ืชื‘ื™ื ื• ืื•ืชื™ ืœื ื ื›ื•ืŸ,
00:54
I did come here today to share my personal experiences being transgender,
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ืื›ืŸ ื‘ืืชื™ ื”ื ื” ื”ื™ื•ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฉืชืฃ ืืชื›ื ื‘ื ืกื™ื•ื ื™ ื”ืื™ืฉื™ ื›ื˜ืจื ืกื’'ื ื“ืจ,
00:57
but I did not wake up this morning wanting to tell an entire audience
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ืื•ืœื, ืœื ื”ืชืขื•ืจืจืชื™ ื”ื‘ื•ืงืจ ืขื ื”ืจืฆื•ืŸ ืœืฉืชืฃ ืืช ื”ืงื”ืœ ื”ืจื—ื‘
01:01
about my sex life.
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ื‘ื—ื™ื™ ื”ืžื™ืŸ ืฉืœื™.
01:03
Of course, that's the problem with being trans, right?
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ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ, ื–ืืช ื”ื‘ืขื™ื” ื‘ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ื›ื˜ืจื ืกื’'ื ื“ืจ, ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
01:06
People are pretty much always wondering how we have sex
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ืื ืฉื™ื ืชืžื™ื“ ืชื•ื”ื™ื ืื™ืš ืื ื—ื ื• ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืกืงืก
01:08
and what kind of equipment we're working with below the belt.
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ื•ื‘ืื™ื–ื” ื›ืœื™ ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื ืžืชื—ืช ืœื—ื’ื•ืจื”.
01:12
Being trans is awkward.
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ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื˜ืจื ืกื’'ื ื“ืจ ื–ื” ืžื•ื–ืจ.
01:15
And not just because the gender I was assigned at birth
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ื•ื–ื” ืœื ืจืง ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื”ืžื’ื“ืจ ืืœื™ื• ืฉื•ื™ื™ื›ืชื™ ื‘ืœื™ื“ื”
01:17
mismatches the one I really am.
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ืื™ื ื ื• ืชื•ืื ืืช ืžื’ื“ืจื™ ื”ืืžื™ืชื™.
01:19
Being trans is awkward
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ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื˜ืจื ืกื’'ื ื“ืจ ื–ื” ืžื•ื–ืจ
01:20
because everyone else gets awkward when they're around me.
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ื›ื™ ื›ื•ืœื ืžืชื ื”ื’ื™ื ืžื•ื–ืจ ื‘ืงืจื‘ืชื™.
01:24
People who support me and all other trans people wholeheartedly
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ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื‘ืœื‘ ืฉืœื ืชื•ืžื›ื™ื ื‘ื™ ื•ื‘ื˜ืจื ืกื’'ื ื“ืจื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื
01:28
are often so scared to say to wrong thing,
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ืœืขืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืคื•ื—ื“ื™ื ืœื•ืžืจ ืžืฉื”ื• ืœื ื ื›ื•ืŸ,
01:30
so embarrassed to not know what they think they should,
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ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื ื‘ื•ื›ื™ื ืžืื™ ื™ื“ื™ืขื” ืฉืœ ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืœื“ืขืชื ื”ื ืืžื•ืจื™ื ืœื“ืขืช,
01:33
that they never ask.
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ืฉื”ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื ืžื ืขื™ื ืžืœืฉืื•ืœ.
01:35
Part of what was so nerve-racking about coming out as transgender
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ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ื™ืชืจ, ืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื” ื›ืœ ื›ืš ืžื•ืจื˜ ืขืฆื‘ื™ื ื‘ื™ืฆื™ืื” ืžื”ืืจื•ืŸ ื›ื˜ืจื ืกื’'ื ื“ืจ
01:38
was knowing that people wouldn't know what I meant.
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ื”ื™ืชื” ื”ื™ื“ื™ืขื” ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ื›ืœืœ ืœื ื™ื‘ื™ื ื• ืœืžื” ื”ืชื›ื•ื•ื ืชื™.
01:42
And when someone comes out as gay,
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ื›ืฉืžื™ืฉื”ื• ื™ื•ืฆื ืžื”ืืจื•ืŸ ื›ื”ื•ืžื•
01:43
people know what that means,
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ืื ืฉื™ื ืžื‘ื™ื ื™ื ืืช ื”ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช,
01:45
but when you come out as trans,
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ืฉื™ื•ืฆืื™ื ื›ื˜ืจื ืกื’'ื ื“ืจ,
01:46
you have to face the misconceptions
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ื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ ืขื ืชืคื™ืกื•ืช ืžื•ื˜ืขื•ืช
01:48
that will color other people's impressions of you
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ืืฉืจ ื™ืฉืคื™ืขื• ืขืœ ื“ืขื•ืชื™ื”ื ืฉืœ ืื—ืจื™ื ืœื’ื‘ื™ืš,
01:51
even after you've educated them ...
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ืืคื™ืœื• ืื—ืจื™ ืฉื”ืกื‘ืจืช ืœื”ื...
01:53
And you will have to educate them.
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ื•ืื›ืŸ ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ืกื‘ื™ืจ ื”ืจื‘ื”.
01:55
When I came out,
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ื›ืฉื™ืฆืืชื™ ืžื”ืืจื•ืŸ,
01:56
I wrote at 10-page encyclopedic document
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ื—ื™ื‘ืจืชื™ ืžืกืžืš ืžืงื™ืฃ ื‘ืŸ ืขืฉืจื” ืขืžื•ื“ื™ื,
01:58
with a zip-file attachment of music and videos
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ื‘ืฆื™ืจื•ืฃ ืงื‘ืฆื™ ืžื•ื–ื™ืงื” ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•,
02:01
that I sent to every single person I came out to.
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ืฉืฉืœื—ืชื™ ืœื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ื•ืื—ืช ืฉื™ืฆืืชื™ ืžื”ืืจื•ืŸ ื‘ืคื ื™ื”ื.
02:03
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
02:04
And I kept it in my email signature for months afterwards,
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ื•ืฉืžืจืชื™ ืื•ืชื• ื‘ืชื™ื‘ืช ื”ืื™ืžื™ื™ืœ ื”ื™ื•ืฆื ืฉืœื™ ื‘ืžืฉืš ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื ืœืื—ืจ ืžื›ืŸ,
02:07
because you also don't ever stop coming out.
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ื›ื™ ื™ืฆื™ืื” ืžื”ืืจื•ืŸ ืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ื ื’ืžืจืช.
02:10
I came out to the accountant helping me with my taxes
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ื™ืฆืืชื™ ืžื”ืืจื•ืŸ ื‘ืคื ื™ ืจื•ืื” ื”ื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ ืฉืขื–ืจ ืœื™ ืขื ืชืื•ื ื”ืžืก
02:14
and the TSA agents who didn't know which one of them should pat me down,
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ื•ื‘ืคื ื™ ืื ืฉื™ ื‘ื™ื“ื•ืง ื‘ื˜ื—ื•ื ื™ ื‘ืฉื“ื”''ืช, ืฉืœื ื™ื“ืขื• ืžื™ ืžื”ื ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืขืจื•ืš ืขืœื™ื™ ื—ื™ืคื•ืฉ ื’ื•ืคื ื™,
02:17
the man or the woman.
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ื”ื’ื‘ืจ ืื• ื”ืื™ืฉื”.
02:19
I mean, I just came out to everyone watching this.
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ื›ืœื•ืžืจ, ื”ืจื’ืข ื™ืฆืืชื™ ืžื”ืืจื•ืŸ ื‘ืคื ื™ ื›ืœ ืžื™ ืฉืฆื•ืคื” ื‘ื”ืจืฆืื” ื”ื–ื•.
02:23
When I came out to my dad,
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ื›ืฉื™ืฆืืชื™ ื‘ืคื ื™ ืื‘ื™,
02:25
to my great relief, he was totally cool with me being trans,
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ืœืฉื™ืžื—ืชื™ ื”ืจื‘ื” ื”ื•ื ืงื™ื‘ืœ ืœื’ืžืจื™ ืืช ื”ื™ื•ืชื™ ื˜ืจื ืกื’'ื ื“ืจ,
02:28
but as soon as I started talking about physically transitioning,
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืจื’ืข ืฉื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื”ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ื”ื’ื•ืคื ื™,
02:31
he freaked.
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ื”ื•ื ื”ืชื—ืจืคืŸ.
02:32
And I quickly realized it was because he, like so many other people,
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ืžื”ืจ ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืฉื–ื” ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื”ื•ื, ื›ืžื• ืจื‘ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื,
02:36
think that physical transition means just one thing:
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ื—ืฉื‘ ืฉืœืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ื’ื•ืคื ื™ ื™ืฉ ืžืฉืžืขื•ืช ืื—ืช ื•ื™ื—ื™ื“ื”:
02:39
the surgery.
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ื”ื ื™ืชื•ื—.
02:41
Now, listen,
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ืชืจืื•,
02:42
if there were one magical surgery
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ืœื• ื”ื™ื” ืงื™ื™ื ื ื™ืชื•ื— ืงืกื ืื—ื“
02:44
that could turn me into a tall, muscular,
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ืฉื‘ืŸ ืœื™ืœื” ื”ื™ื” ื”ื•ืคืš ืื•ืชื™ ืœื’ื‘ืจ ื’ื‘ื•ื”, ืฉืจื™ืจื™,
02:47
societally perfect image of a man overnight,
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ื‘ืขืœ ื—ื–ื•ืช ื’ื‘ืจื™ืช ืžื•ืฉืœืžืช ื‘ืขื™ื ื™ ื”ื—ื‘ืจื”,
02:50
I'd sign up in a heartbeat.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื ืจืฉื ืชื•ืš ืฉื ื™ื”.
02:52
Unfortunately, it isn't that simple.
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ืœืฆืขืจื™, ืื™ืŸ ื–ื” ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื›ืœ ื›ืš.
02:54
There are dozens of different gender-affirming surgeries
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ืงื™ื™ืžื™ื ืขืฉืจื•ืช ื ื™ืชื•ื—ื™ ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ืžื™ืŸ,
02:57
from chest surgeries to bottom surgeries
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ืžื ื™ืชื•ื—ื™ ื—ื–ื” ืขื“ ื ื™ืชื•ื—ื™ ื™ืฉื‘ืŸ,
03:00
to facial feminization and man-sculpting.
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ืขื“ ื ื™ืชื•ื—ื™ ืคื ื™ื ืœื”ืขืฆืžืช ืžืจืื” ื ืฉื™ ื•ื ื™ืชื•ื—ื™ ืคื™ืกื•ืœ ื’ื•ืฃ ื’ื‘ืจื™.
03:03
Many trans people will only ever undergo one procedure in their lifetime, if that.
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ื˜ืจื ืกื’'ื ื“ืจื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ื™ืขื‘ืจื• ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื”ื ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ืื—ื“ ื‘ืœื‘ื“, ืื ื‘ื›ืœืœ.
03:07
Maybe because they don't personally feel the need
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ืื•ืœื™ ืžืฉื•ื ืฉืื™ื ื ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื™ื ืฆื•ืจืš,
ืื‘ืœ ื’ื ืžืฉื•ื ืฉื”ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœื™ื ื”ืœืœื• ื™ืงืจื™ื,
03:10
but also because they're expensive,
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03:12
and health insurance is only beginning to cover them.
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ื•ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื— ื”ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ืžื›ืกื” ืจืง ื—ืœืง ืงื˜ืŸ ืžื”ื.
03:15
Instead, the first step for a trans person seeking physical transition
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ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื”ื ื™ืชื•ื—, ืฆืขื“ื• ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ื˜ืจื ืกื’'ื ื“ืจ ื‘ื“ืจื›ื• ืœืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ื’ื•ืคื ื™
03:19
is usually hormone replacement therapy.
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ื™ื”ื™ื” ื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืœ ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ื”ื•ืจืžื•ื ืœื™.
03:22
Hormones are why I have a deeper voice and some sparse whiskers on my neck
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ื‘ื–ื›ื•ืช ื”ื”ื•ืจืžื•ื ื™ื ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืงื•ืœ ืขืžื•ืง ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ืžืกืคืจ ื–ื™ืคื™ื ืขืœ ืฆื•ื•ืืจื™,
03:26
and a giant pimple on my chin.
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ื•ื›ืŸ ื—ืฆืณืงื•ืŸ ืขื ืง ืขืœ ืกื ื˜ืจื™.
03:29
Basically, they put you through a second puberty ...
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ืœืžืขืฉื” ื”ื ื’ื•ืจืžื™ื ืœืš ืœืขื‘ื•ืจ ืฉื•ื‘ ืืช ื’ื™ืœ ื”ื”ืชื‘ื’ืจื•ืช...
03:32
it's a blast.
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ื–ื” ื›ื™ืฃ ืœื ื ื•ืจืžืœื™.
03:33
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
03:34
Now, because our transitions are slower and steadier
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ื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืฉื”ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ื™ื ื”ื’ื•ืคื ื™ื™ื ื”ื™ื ื ืื™ื˜ื™ื™ื ื•ื”ื“ืจื’ืชื™ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ
03:38
than historic misconceptions can lead people to believe,
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ืžืžื” ืฉื”ื“ืขื•ืช ื”ืžื•ื˜ืขื•ืช ืขืœื•ืœื•ืช ืœื’ืจื•ื ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืœื”ืืžื™ืŸ,
03:40
there can be some confusion
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ืขืœื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ื•ืฆืจ ื‘ืœื‘ื•ืœ ืžืกื•ื™ื
03:42
about when to call someone by their new name and pronouns.
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ื›ืฉืคื•ื ื™ื ืœื˜ืจื ืกื’'ื ื“ืจื™ื ื‘ื›ื™ื ื•ื™ ื’ื•ืฃ ื•ื‘ืฉืžื ื”ื—ื“ืฉ.
03:45
There's no distinct point in physical transition
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ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ื’ื•ืคื ื™ ืื™ืŸ ื ืงื•ื“ืช ืžืขื‘ืจ ื‘ืจื•ืจื”
03:48
at which a trans person becomes their true gender.
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ืฉืื—ืจื™ื” ื”ืื“ื ืžืฉื•ื™ื™ืš ืœืžื’ื“ืจื• ื”ืืžื™ืชื™.
03:51
As soon as they tell you their new name and pronouns,
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ื‘ืจื’ืข ืฉื˜ืจื ืกื’ืณื ื“ืจื™ื ื™ืืžืจื• ืœื›ื ืืช ื”ืฉื ื•ืืช ื›ื™ื ื•ื™ ื”ื’ื•ืฃ ื”ื—ื“ืฉ ืฉืœื”ื,
03:53
that's when you start using them.
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ืžืจื’ืข ื–ื” ืชืฆื˜ืจื›ื• ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื”ื.
03:55
It can be difficult to make the change.
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ื”ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ืขืœื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืงืฉื”.
03:57
You might slip up here and there;
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ืืชื ืขืœื•ืœื™ื ืœืžืขื•ื“ ืคื” ื•ืฉื;
03:59
I've slipped up myself with other trans people.
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ืื ื™ ื˜ืขื™ืชื™ ื‘ืขืฆืžื™ ืขื ื˜ืจื ืกื’'ื ื“ืจื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื.
04:01
But I always think to myself,
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ืชืžื™ื“ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ ืœืขืฆืžื™,
04:03
if we can change from calling Puff Daddy to P. Diddy,
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ืื ืื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืชืจื’ืœ ืœืงืจื•ื ืœืคืืฃ ื“ื“ื™ ื‘ืฉื ืคื™ ื“ื“ื™,
04:06
and if we apologize profusely when we've used the wrong gender pronoun
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ื•ืื ืื ื• ืžืชื ืฆืœื™ื ืžืขื•ืžืง ื ืฉืžืชื™ื ื• ื›ืฉื”ืฉืชืžืฉื ื• ื‘ื›ื™ื ื•ื™ ื’ื•ืฃ ืฉื’ื•ื™
04:10
for someone's pet cat --
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ื›ืœืคื™ ื”ื—ืชื•ืœ ืฉืœ ืžื™ืฉื”ื• --
04:13
I mean, I think we can make the same effort
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ื ืจืื” ืœื™ ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ืื•ืชื• ืžืืžืฅ
ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืืžื™ืชื™ื™ื ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื ื•.
04:15
for the real humans in our lives.
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04:17
Now, there is no topic that makes other people more awkward about trans people
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ืื™ืŸ ื ื•ืฉื ืฉื’ื•ืจื ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืœื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื‘ื•ื›ื” ืœื’ื‘ื™ ื˜ืจื ืกื’'ื ื“ืจื™ื
04:22
than public bathrooms.
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ื›ืžื• ื ื•ืฉื ื”ืฉื™ืจื•ืชื™ื ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื™ื.
04:25
Ah, the bathrooms --
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ื›ืŸ, ื”ืฉื™ืจื•ืชื™ื --
04:26
the latest political flash point for LGBT opponents.
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ื”ืžืขื•ื– ื”ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ืžืชื ื’ื“ื™ ืœื”ื˜''ื‘ื™ื.
04:29
Here's a fun fact about bathrooms:
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ื”ื™ื ื” ืขื•ื‘ื“ื” ืžืฉืขืฉืขืช:
04:31
more US congressmen have been convicted of assaulting someone in a public bathroom
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ื™ื•ืชืจ ื—ื‘ืจื™ ืงื•ื ื’ืจืก ื‘ืืจื”''ื‘ ื”ื•ืจืฉืขื• ื‘ื’ื™ืŸ ืชืงื™ืคื” ื‘ืฉื™ืจื•ืชื™ื ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื™ื
04:35
than trans people have been.
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ืžืืฉืจ ื˜ืจื ืกื’'ื ื“ืจื™ื.
04:37
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
04:39
The truth is we trans people are so much more scared of you than you are of us.
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ื”ืืžืช ื”ื™ื ืฉืื ื•, ื”ื˜ืจื ืกื’'ื ื“ืจื™ื, ืคื•ื—ื“ื™ื ืžื›ื ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืืฉืจ ืืชื ืคื•ื—ื“ื™ื ืžืืชื ื•.
04:43
It's a huge point of discussion in trans communities
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ื‘ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช ื”ื˜ืจื ืกื’'ื ื“ืจื™ื ื–ื”ื• ื ื•ืฉื ื”ื ื“ื•ืŸ ื‘ื”ืจื—ื‘ื” -
04:46
about which bathroom to start using and when,
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ื‘ืื™ื–ื” ื—ื“ืจ ืฉื™ืจื•ืชื™ื ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื•ืžืชื™,
04:48
so we don't attract attention that could lead to violence against us.
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ืขืœ ืžื ืช ืฉืœื ื ืžืฉื•ืš ืชืฉื•ืžืช ืœื‘ ืฉืขืœื•ืœื” ืœื”ื•ื‘ื™ืœ ืœืืœื™ืžื•ืช ื ื’ื“ื™ื ื•.
04:51
I personally started using the men's room
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ืื ื™ ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ืฉื™ืจื•ืชื™ ื”ื’ื‘ืจื™ื
04:53
when I started getting confused and frightened looks in the women's room,
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ื›ืฉื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœืงืœื•ื˜ ืžื‘ื˜ื™ื ืžื‘ื•ืœื‘ืœื™ื ื•ืžื•ื˜ืจื“ื™ื ื‘ืฉื™ืจื•ืชื™ ื”ื ืฉื™ื,
04:58
even though I was petrified to start going into the men's room.
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ืืคื™ืœื• ืฉืžืชืชื™ ืžืคื—ื“ ืœื”ื›ื ืก ืœืฉื™ืจื•ืชื™ ื’ื‘ืจื™ื.
05:01
And often we opt to just not go to the bathroom at all.
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ืœืขืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ืื ื• ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื‘ื•ื—ืจื™ื ืœื ืœืœื›ืช ืœืฉื™ืจื•ืชื™ื ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื™ื ื›ืœืœ.
05:03
A 2015 national survey of trans people
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ืกืงืจ ื˜ืจื ืกื’'ื ื“ืจื™ื ืฉื ืขืจืš ื‘- 2015
05:06
found that eight percent of us had had a urinary tract infection
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ืžืฆื ืฉ-8% ืžืื™ืชื ื• ืคื™ืชื—ื• ื“ืœืงืช ื‘ื“ืจื›ื™ ื”ืฉืชืŸ ื‘ืฉื ื” ื”ืื—ืจื•ื ื”
05:09
in the past year
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05:10
as a result of avoiding restrooms.
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ื›ืชื•ืฆืื” ืžื”ื™ืžื ืขื•ืช ืžืฉื™ืจื•ืชื™ื ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื™ื.
05:13
These bathroom bills aren't protecting anyone.
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ื”ื—ืงื™ืงื” ื‘ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื”ืฉื™ืจื•ืชื™ื ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื™ื ืœื ืžื’ื™ื ื” ืขืœ ืืฃ ืื—ื“.
05:16
All they're doing
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ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉื”ื™ื ืขื•ืฉื”
05:17
is ensuring that when trans people are assaulted in bathrooms,
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ื–ื” ืœื•ื•ื“ื ืฉื›ืืฉืจ ื˜ืจื ืกื’'ื ื“ืจ ืžื•ืชืงืฃ ื‘ืฉื™ืจื•ืชื™ื ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื™ื,
05:21
the law will no longer be on our side when we report it.
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ื”ื—ื•ืง ืœื ื™ื’ื‘ื” ืื•ืชื• ื›ืฉื™ื’ื™ืฉ ืชืœื•ื ื”.
05:25
Being trans means a daily onslaught of these misconceptions.
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ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื˜ืจื ืกื’'ื ื“ืจ ื–ื” ืœื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ ืขื ื“ืขื•ืช ืžื•ื˜ืขื•ืช ืžืขื™ืŸ ืืœื• ืขืœ ื‘ืกื™ืก ื™ื•ืžื™.
05:31
And I have it pretty easy.
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ื•ืœื™ ื–ื” ืขื•ื“ ื™ื—ืกื™ืช ืงืœ.
05:33
I am a white, able-bodied guy
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ืื ื™ ื‘ื—ื•ืจ ืœื‘ืŸ ื•ื‘ืจื™ื,
05:35
sitting nearly at the peak of privilege mountain.
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ื”ื ืžืฆื ื›ืžืขื˜ ืขืœ ืคื™ืกื’ืช ื”ืจ ื”ืžื™ื•ื—ืกื™ื.
05:39
For non-binary people,
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ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื”ื’ืณื ื“ืจืงื•ื•ื™ืจื™ื,
05:41
for trans women,
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ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื ืฉื™ื ื˜ืจื ืกื’'ื ื“ืจื™ื•ืช,
05:43
for trans people of color,
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ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื˜ืจื ืกื’'ื ื“ืจื™ื ืฆื‘ืขื•ื ื™ื™ื,
05:45
it is so much harder.
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ื”ื›ืœ ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืงืฉื”.
05:48
So I've given you a starter pack of trans knowledge
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ืื– ื ืชืชื™ ืœื›ื ืžื‘ื•ื ื‘ืกื™ืกื™ ืœื’ื‘ื™ ื”ื˜ืจื ืกื’'ื ื“ืจื™ื
05:51
that I hope will lead to more learning on your own.
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ืฉืื ื™ ืžืงื•ื•ื” ืฉื™ื•ื‘ื™ืœ ืืชื›ื ืœืœืžื™ื“ื” ืขืฆืžื™ืช ื ื•ืกืคืช.
05:55
Talk to trans people.
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ื“ื‘ืจื• ืขื ื˜ืจื ืกื’'ื ื“ืจื™ื.
05:57
Listen to us.
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ื”ืงืฉื™ื‘ื• ืœื ื•.
05:59
Amplify our voices.
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ื”ืขืฆื™ืžื• ืืช ืงื•ืœื™ื ื•.
06:01
Take the heat off of us and educate those around you
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ื”ืงืœื• ืขืœ ื”ืœื—ืฅ ืฉืžื•ืคืขืœ ืขืœื™ื ื• ื•ื”ืื™ืจื• ืืช ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื‘ืกื‘ื™ื‘ืชื›ื
06:04
so we don't have to every time.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืœื ื ืฆื˜ืจืš ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื–ืืช ื›ืœ ืคืขื ื‘ืขืฆืžื ื•.
06:06
Maybe someday, when I say,
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ืื•ืœื™, ื™ื•ื ืื—ื“, ื›ืฉืื’ื™ื“,
06:09
"Hi, I'm Jack, and I'm transgender,"
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"ื”ื™, ืื ื™ ื’'ืง ื•ืื ื™ ื˜ืจื ืกื’'ื ื“ืจ",
06:12
the only response I'll get is,
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ื”ืชื’ื•ื‘ื” ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื” ืœื” ืื–ื›ื” ืชื”ื™ื”,
06:14
"Hi, nice to meet you."
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"ื”ื™, ื ืขื™ื ืœื”ื›ื™ืจ".
06:18
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื.
06:19
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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