iO Tillett Wright: Fifty shades of gay

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

00:00
Translator: Timothy Covell Reviewer: Morton Bast
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ืžืชืจื’ื: Shlomo Adam ืžื‘ืงืจ: Ido Dekkers
00:15
Human beings start putting each other into boxes
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ื‘ื ื™-ืื“ื ืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื ืœืฉื™ื ื–ื” ืืช ื–ื” ื‘ืงื•ืคืกืื•ืช
00:18
the second that they see each other --
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ื‘ืจื’ืข ื‘ื• ื”ื ืจื•ืื™ื ื–ื” ืืช ื–ื” --
00:20
Is that person dangerous? Are they attractive?
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ื”ืื ืื“ื ื–ื” ืžืกื•ื›ืŸ? ื”ืื ื”ื•ื ืžื•ืฉืš?
00:23
Are they a potential mate? Are they a potential networking opportunity?
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ื”ืื ื”ื•ื ื‘ืŸ-ื–ื•ื’ ืคื•ื˜ื ืฆื™ืืœื™? ื”ืื ื™ืฉ ื‘ื• ืคื•ื˜ื ืฆื™ืืœ ืœื”ื™ื›ืจื•ืช ื‘ืจืฉืช?
00:26
We do this little interrogation when we meet people
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ืื ื• ืขื•ืจื›ื™ื ืืช ื”ื—ืงื™ืจื” ื”ืงื˜ื ื” ื”ื–ื• ื›ืฉืื ื• ืคื•ื’ืฉื™ื ืื ืฉื™ื
00:29
to make a mental resume for them.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืขืจื•ืš "ืงื•ืจื•ืช ื—ื™ื™ื" ืžื ื˜ืœื™ื™ื ืฉืœื”ื.
00:31
What's your name? Where are you from?
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ืžื” ืฉืžืš? ืžืื™ืŸ ื‘ืืช?
00:32
How old are you? What do you do?
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ื‘ืŸ ื›ืžื” ืืชื”? ื‘ืžื” ืืชื” ืขื•ืกืง?
00:36
Then we get more personal with it.
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ื•ืื—ืจ ื”ื’ื™ืฉื” ืฉืœื ื• ื ืขืฉื™ืช ืื™ืฉื™ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ.
00:38
Have you ever had any diseases?
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ื”ื™ื™ืช ืคืขื ื—ื•ืœื”?
00:42
Have you ever been divorced?
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ื”ืชื’ืจืฉืช ืคืขื?
00:44
Does your breath smell bad while you're answering my interrogation right now?
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ื”ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื›ืจื’ืข ืจื™ื—-ืคื”, ื›ืฉืืชื” ืขื•ื ื” ืขืœ ื”ื—ืงื™ืจื” ืฉืœื™?
00:47
What are you into? Who are you into?
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ืžื” ืžืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ืื•ืชืš? ืžื™ ืžืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ืื•ืชืš?
00:49
What gender do you like to sleep with?
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ืขื ืื™ื–ื” ืžื’ื“ืจ ื”ื™ื™ืช ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืฉื›ื‘?
00:51
I get it.
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ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช.
00:53
We are neurologically hardwired
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ืื ื• ืžื—ื•ื•ื˜ื™ื ืžื‘ื—ื™ื ื” ืขืฆื‘ื™ืช
00:55
to seek out people like ourselves.
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ืœื—ืคืฉ ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื“ื•ืžื™ื ืœื ื•.
00:57
We start forming cliques as soon as we're old enough
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ืื ื• ืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ื—ื‘ื•ืจื•ืช ืžื™ื“ ื›ืฉืื ื• ืžืกืคื™ืง ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื
00:59
to know what acceptance feels like.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืืช ื”ื”ืจื’ืฉื” ืฉืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืงื•ื‘ืœ.
01:01
We bond together based on anything that we can --
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ืื ื• ืžืชื—ื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ืกื•ื“ ื›ืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืฉื”ื•ื --
01:04
music preference, race, gender, the block that we grew up on.
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ื”ืขื“ืคื•ืช ืžื•ืกื™ืงืœื™ื•ืช, ื’ื–ืข, ืžื’ื“ืจ, ื”ืฉื›ื•ื ื” ื‘ื” ื’ื“ืœื ื•,
01:09
We seek out environments that reinforce our personal choices.
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ืื ื• ืžื—ืคืฉื™ื ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื•ืช ืฉืžื—ื–ืงื•ืช ืืช ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ื”ืื™ืฉื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•.
01:16
Sometimes, though, just the question "what do you do?"
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ืื‘ืœ ืœืคืขืžื™ื, ืขืฆื ื”ืฉืืœื”, "ื‘ืžื” ืืชื” ืขื•ืกืง?"
01:18
can feel like somebody's opening a tiny little box
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ื™ื•ืฆืจืช ืชื—ื•ืฉื” ืฉืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืคื•ืชื— ืงื•ืคืกื” ืงื˜ื ื”
01:20
and asking you to squeeze yourself inside of it.
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ื•ืžื‘ืงืฉ ืžืžืš ืœื“ื—ื•ืก ืืช ืขืฆืžืš ืœืชื•ื›ื”.
01:22
Because the categories, I've found, are too limiting.
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ื›ื™ ื”ืงื˜ื’ื•ืจื™ื•ืช, ื›ืš ื’ื™ืœื™ืชื™, ื”ืŸ ืžื’ื‘ื™ืœื•ืช ืžื“ื™.
01:26
The boxes are too narrow.
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ื”ืงื•ืคืกืื•ืช ืฆืจื•ืช ืžื“ื™.
01:27
And this can get really dangerous.
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ื•ื–ื” ืขืœื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืกื•ื›ืŸ ืžืื“.
01:30
So here's a disclaimer about me, though,
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ืื– ื”ื ื” ื”ืฆื”ืจืช ื”ื’ื™ืœื•ื™ ื”ื ืื•ืช ืฉืœื™,
01:31
before we get too deep into this.
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ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื ืชืขืžืง ื‘ื›ืš ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื“ื™.
01:33
I grew up in a very sheltered environment.
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ื’ื“ืœืชื™ ื‘ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื” ืžืื“ ืžื•ื’ื ืช.
01:36
I was raised in downtown Manhattan in the early 1980s,
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ื’ื“ืœืชื™ ื‘ืขื™ืจ ื”ืชื—ืชื™ืช ืฉืœ ืžื ื”ื˜ืŸ ื‘ืชื—ื™ืœืช ืฉื ื•ืช ื”-80,
01:40
two blocks from the epicenter of punk music.
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ืฉื ื™ ืจื—ื•ื‘ื•ืช ืžืžื•ืงื“ ื”ืจืขืฉ ืฉืœ ืžื•ืกื™ืงืช ืคืื ืง.
01:44
I was shielded from the pains of bigotry
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื•ื’ื ืช ืžืคื ื™ ื›ืื‘ื™ ื”ื’ื–ืขื ื•ืช
01:46
and the social restrictions of a religiously-based upbringing.
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ื•ื”ืžื’ื‘ืœื•ืช ื”ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื—ื™ื ื•ืš ื“ืชื™.
01:50
Where I come from, if you weren't a drag queen or a radical thinker
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ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืžืžื ื• ื‘ืืชื™, ืื ืื™ื ืš ืžืœื›ืช ื“ืจืื’ ืื• ื”ื•ื’ื”-ื“ืขื•ืช ืงื™ืฆื•ื ื™
01:53
or a performance artist of some kind,
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ืื• ืื™ื–ื” ืืžืŸ ื‘ืžื” ืžืกื•ื’ ื›ืœืฉื”ื•,
01:55
you were the weirdo.
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ืืช ื”ื™ื™ืช ื”ื˜ื™ืคื•ืก ื”ืžื•ื–ืจ.
01:57
(Laughter)
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[ืฆื—ื•ืง]
01:59
It was an unorthodox upbringing,
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื—ื™ื ื•ืš ืœื-ืฉืžืจื ื™,
02:01
but as a kid on the streets of New York,
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ืืš ื›ื™ืœื“ื” ื‘ืจื—ื•ื‘ื•ืช ื ื™ื•-ื™ื•ืจืง,
02:03
you learn how to trust your own instincts,
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ืืช ืœื•ืžื“ืช ืœื‘ื˜ื•ื— ื‘ื—ื•ืฉื™ื ืฉืœืš,
02:05
you learn how to go with your own ideas.
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ืืช ืœื•ืžื“ืช ืœื–ืจื•ื ืขื ื”ืจืขื™ื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœืš.
02:08
So when I was six, I decided that I wanted to be a boy.
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ืื– ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืช 6, ื”ื—ืœื˜ืชื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืŸ.
02:11
I went to school one day and the kids wouldn't let me play basketball with them.
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ื”ืœื›ืชื™ ืœื‘ื™ื”"ืก ื™ื•ื ืื—ื“, ื•ื”ื‘ื ื™ื ืœื ื ืชื ื• ืœื™ ืœืฉื—ืง ืื™ืชื ื›ื“ื•ืจืกืœ.
02:15
They said they wouldn't let girls play.
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ื”ื ืืžืจื• ืฉื”ื ืœื ืžืกื›ื™ืžื™ื ืฉื‘ื ื•ืช ื™ืฉื—ืงื•.
02:16
So I went home, and I shaved my head,
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ืื– ื”ืœื›ืชื™ ื”ื‘ื™ืชื” ื•ื’ื™ืœื—ืชื™ ืืช ืจืืฉื™,
02:18
and I came back the next day and I said, "I'm a boy."
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ื•ืœืžื—ืจืช ื—ื–ืจืชื™ ื•ืืžืจืชื™, "ืื ื™ ื‘ืŸ".
02:20
I mean, who knows, right?
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ื›ื™ ืžื™ ื™ื“ืข ืžื” ื”ื”ื‘ื“ืœ, ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
02:21
When you're six, maybe you can do that.
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ื›ืฉืืช ื‘ืช 6 ืืช ืื•ืœื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื–ืืช.
02:25
I didn't want anyone to know that I was a girl, and they didn't.
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ืœื ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืฉืžื™ืฉื”ื• ื™ื™ื“ืข ืฉืื ื™ ื‘ืช, ื•ืื™ืฉ ื‘ืืžืช ืœื ื™ื“ืข.
02:29
I kept up the charade for eight years.
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ื”ืžืฉื›ืชื™ ื‘ื”ืชื—ื–ื•ืช ื”ื–ื• ื‘ืžืฉืš 8 ืฉื ื™ื.
02:32
So this is me when I was 11.
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ื–ืืช ืื ื™ ื‘ื’ื™ืœ 11.
02:36
I was playing a kid named Walter
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ื’ื™ืœืžืชื™ ื™ืœื“ ื‘ืฉื ื•ื•ืœื˜ืจ
02:37
in a movie called "Julian Po."
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ื‘ืกืจื˜ ื‘ืฉื "ื’'ื•ืœื™ืืŸ ืคื•".
02:39
I was a little street tough that followed Christian Slater around and badgered him.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื ืขืจ-ืจื—ื•ื‘ ืงืฉื•ื— ืฉืขืงื‘ ืื—ืจื™ ื›ืจื™ืกื˜ื™ืืŸ ืกืœื™ื™ื˜ืจ ื•ื”ืฆื™ืง ืœื•.
02:43
See, I was also a child actor,
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ืืชืŸ ืจื•ืื•ืช, ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื’ื ื™ืœื“ื”-ืฉื—ืงื ื™ืช,
02:45
which doubled up the layers of the performance of my identity,
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ืžื” ืฉื”ื›ืคื™ืœ ืืช ืฉื›ื‘ื•ืช ื”ืžืฉื—ืง ืฉืœ ื”ื–ื”ื•ืช ืฉืœื™,
02:48
because no one knew that I was actually a girl really playing a boy.
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ื›ื™ ืื™ืฉ ืœื ื™ื“ืข ืฉืื ื™ ื‘ืขืฆื ื™ืœื“ื” ืฉืžื’ืœืžืช ื“ืžื•ืช ืฉืœ ื™ืœื“.
02:54
In fact, no one in my life knew that I was a girl --
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ืœืžืขืฉื”, ืื™ืฉ ืžืืœื” ืฉื”ื›ืจืชื™ ืœื ื™ื“ืข ืฉืื ื™ ื™ืœื“ื” --
02:57
not my teachers at school, not my friends,
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ืœื ื”ืžื•ืจื™ื ื‘ื‘ื™ื”"ืก, ืœื ื—ื‘ืจื™,
02:59
not the directors that I worked with.
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ื•ืœื ื”ื‘ืžืื™ื ืฉืื™ืชื ืขื‘ื“ืชื™.
03:01
Kids would often come up to me in class
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ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื”ื™ื• ื ื™ื’ืฉื™ื ืืœื™ ื‘ื›ื™ืชื”
03:03
and grab me by the throat to check for an Adam's apple
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ื•ืชื•ืคืกื™ื ืื•ืชื™ ื‘ื’ืจื•ืŸ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื‘ื“ื•ืง ืื ื™ืฉ ื’ืจื•ื’ืจืช
03:05
or grab my crotch to check what I was working with.
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ืื• ืชื•ืคืกื™ื ืื•ืชื™ ื‘ืžืคืฉืขื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื‘ื“ื•ืง ืขื ืžื” ืื ื™ ืขื•ื‘ื“ืช.
03:09
When I would go to the bathroom, I would turn my shoes around in the stalls
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื”ื•ืœื›ืช ืœืฉื™ืจื•ืชื™ื, ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืกื•ื‘ื‘ืช ืืช ื”ื ืขืœื™ื™ื ื‘ืชื
03:11
so that it looked like I was peeing standing up.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืฉื™ื™ืจืื” ื›ืื™ืœื• ืื ื™ ืžืฉืชื™ื ื” ื‘ืขืžื™ื“ื”.
03:14
At sleepovers I would have panic attacks
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื™ืฉื ื” ืžื—ื•ืฅ ืœื‘ื™ืช ื”ื™ื• ืœื™ ื”ืชืงืคื™ ื‘ื”ืœื”
03:16
trying to break it to girls that they didn't want to kiss me
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ื›ืฉื ื™ืกื™ืชื™ ืœื™ื™ื“ืข ืืช ื”ื‘ื ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื›ื“ืื™ ืœื”ืŸ ืœื ืฉืง ืื•ืชื™,
03:18
without outing myself.
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ืžื‘ืœื™ ืœื—ืฉื•ืฃ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™.
03:20
It's worth mentioning though
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ืื‘ืœ ืจืื•ื™ ืœืฆื™ื™ืŸ
03:22
that I didn't hate my body or my genitalia.
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ืฉืœื ืฉื ืืชื™ ืืช ื”ื’ื•ืฃ ืฉืœื™ ืื• ืืช ืื‘ืจื™ ื”ืžื™ืŸ ืฉืœื™.
03:26
I didn't feel like I was in the wrong body.
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ืœื ื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™ ืฉืื ื™ ื ืžืฆืืช ื‘ื’ื•ืฃ ื”ืœื-ื ื›ื•ืŸ.
03:28
I felt like I was performing this elaborate act.
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ื”ืจื’ืฉืชื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืžืฉื—ืงืช ืชืคืงื™ื“ ืžื•ืจื›ื‘ ืžืื“.
03:30
I wouldn't have qualified as transgender.
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ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืชืงื‘ืœืช ื›ื˜ืจื ืกื’'ื ื“ืจื™ืช.
03:33
If my family, though, had been the kind of people to believe in therapy,
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ืื™ืœื• ื”ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื• ืžืกื•ื’ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืžืืžื™ื ื™ื ื‘ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ื ืคืฉื™,
03:36
they probably would have diagnosed me
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ื”ื ื•ื“ืื™ ื”ื™ื• ืžืื‘ื—ื ื™ื ืื•ืชื™
03:37
as something like gender dysmorphic
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ื›ืžื™ ืฉื”ืžื’ื“ืจ ืฉืœื” ื‘ืœืชื™-ืžื•ื’ื“ืจ
03:39
and put me on hormones to stave off puberty.
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ื•ื ื•ืชื ื™ื ืœื™ ื”ื•ืจืžื•ื ื™ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœืขื›ื‘ ืืช ื”ื‘ื’ืจื•ืช ื”ืžื™ื ื™ืช.
03:42
But in my particular case,
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03:42
I just woke up one day when I was 14,
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ืืš ื‘ืžืงืจื” ืฉืœื™,
ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื”ืชืขื•ืจืจืชื™ ื™ื•ื ืื—ื“ ื‘ื’ื™ืœ 14,
03:44
and I decided that I wanted to be a girl again.
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ื•ื”ื—ืœื˜ืชื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื—ื–ื•ืจ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืช.
03:47
Puberty had hit, and I had no idea what being a girl meant,
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ื”ื‘ื’ืจื•ืช ื”ืžื™ื ื™ืช ื”ื’ื™ืขื” ื‘ื‘ืช-ืื—ืช, ื•ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืœื™ ืžื•ืฉื’ ืžื” ื–ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืช,
03:50
and I was ready to figure out who I actually was.
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ื•ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื•ื›ื ื” ืœื’ืœื•ืช ืžื™ ืื ื™ ื‘ืืžืช.
03:53
When a kid behaves like I did,
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ื›ืฉื™ืœื“ื” ืžืชื ื”ื’ืช ื›ืคื™ ืฉื”ืชื ื”ื’ืชื™,
03:56
they don't exactly have to come out, right?
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ื”ื™ื ืœื ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื—ื™ื™ื‘ืช ืœืฆืืช ืžื”ืืจื•ืŸ, ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
03:58
No one is exactly shocked.
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ืืฃ ืื—ื“ ืœื ื—ื•ื˜ืฃ ื”ืœื.
04:00
(Laughter)
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[ืฆื—ื•ืง]
04:04
But I wasn't asked to define myself by my parents.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื•ืจื™ ืœื ื“ืจืฉื• ืžืžื ื™ ืœื”ื’ื“ื™ืจ ืžื™ ืื ื™.
04:08
When I was 15, and I called my father
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืช 15, ื•ื˜ื™ืœืคื ืชื™ ืœืื‘ื™
04:10
to tell him that I had fallen in love,
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื•ื“ื™ืข ืœื• ืฉื”ืชืื”ื‘ืชื™,
04:12
it was the last thing on either of our minds
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ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ ืขืœื™ื• ื”ื•ื ืื• ืื ื™ ื—ืฉื‘ื ื•
04:14
to discuss what the consequences were
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ื”ื™ื” ืœื“ื•ืŸ ื‘ื”ืฉืœื›ื•ืช
04:16
of the fact that my first love was a girl.
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ืฉื™ืฉ ืœืขื•ื‘ื“ื” ืฉืื”ื‘ืชื™ ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ื”ื™ืชื” ื ืขืจื”.
04:18
Three years later, when I fell in love with a man,
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ื›ืขื‘ื•ืจ 3 ืฉื ื™ื, ื›ืฉื”ืชืื”ื‘ืชื™ ื‘ื’ื‘ืจ,
04:20
neither of my parents batted an eyelash either.
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ืฉื•ื‘, ืื™ืฉ ืžื”ื•ืจื™ ืœื ื”ื ื™ื“ ืขืคืขืฃ.
04:23
See, it's one of the great blessings of my very unorthodox childhood
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ื›ื™ ืื—ืช ื”ื‘ืจื›ื•ืช ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื™ื ื•ืš ื”ืœื-ืฉืžืจื ื™ ืฉืœื™
04:26
that I wasn't ever asked to define myself
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ื”ื™ื” ืฉืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื ื“ืจืฉืชื™ ืœื”ื’ื“ื™ืจ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™
04:28
as any one thing at any point.
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ื›ืš ืื• ื›ืš, ื‘ืฉื•ื ืฉืœื‘.
04:31
I was just allowed to be me, growing and changing in every moment.
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ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื”ื™ืจืฉื• ืœื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืขืฆืžื™, ืœื’ื“ื•ืœ ื•ืœื”ืฉืชื ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ืจื’ืข.
04:34
So four, almost five years ago,
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ืื– ืœืคื ื™ 4, ื›ืžืขื˜ 5 ืฉื ื™ื,
04:37
Proposition 8, the great marriage equality debate,
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ื”ืฆืขืช ื—ื•ืง ืžืก' 8, ื”ื•ื•ื™ื›ื•ื— ื”ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืขืœ ื ื™ืฉื•ืื™ืŸ ืฉื™ื•ื•ื™ื•ื ื™ื™ื,
04:41
was raising a lot of dust around this country.
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ืขืฉืชื” ืจืขืฉ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื‘ืืจืฅ ื”ื–ืืช.
04:43
And at the time, getting married wasn't really something
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ื•ื‘ืื•ืชื” ืขืช, ืœื”ืชื—ืชืŸ ืœื ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืืžืช ืžืฉื”ื•
04:45
I spent a lot of time thinking about.
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ืฉื”ืจื‘ื™ืชื™ ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœื™ื•.
04:46
But I was struck by the fact that America,
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื“ื”ื™ืžื” ืื•ืชื™ ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื” ืฉืืžืจื™ืงื”,
04:49
a country with such a tarnished civil rights record,
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ืืจืฅ ืขื ืขื‘ืจ ื›ื” ืžื•ื›ืชื ืžื‘ื—ื™ื ืช ื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ืื ื•ืฉ,
04:51
could be repeating its mistakes so blatantly.
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ืžืกื•ื’ืœืช ืœื—ื–ื•ืจ ืขืœ ืฉื’ื™ืื•ืชื™ื” ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ื‘ื•ื˜ื” ื›ืœ-ื›ืš.
04:54
And I remember watching the discussion on television
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ื•ืื ื™ ื–ื•ื›ืจืช ืฉืฆืคื™ืชื™ ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืŸ ื‘ื˜ืœื•ื•ื™ื–ื™ื”
04:56
and thinking how interesting it was
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ื•ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืœืขืฆืžื™ ื›ืžื” ืฉื–ื” ืžืขื ื™ื™ืŸ,
04:58
that the separation of church and state
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ืฉื”ื”ืคืจื“ื” ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ื“ืช ื•ื”ืžื“ื™ื ื”
05:01
was essentially drawing geographical boundaries throughout this country,
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ืžืชื—ื” ืœืžืขืฉื” ื’ื‘ื•ืœื•ืช ื’ื™ืื•ื’ืจืคื™ื™ื ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืืจืฅ ื”ื–ื•,
05:04
between places where people believed in it
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ื‘ื™ืŸ ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ืฉื‘ื”ื ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืืžื™ื ื• ื‘ื›ืš
05:06
and places where people didn't.
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ื•ื‘ื™ืŸ ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ืฉืœื.
05:08
And then, that this discussion was drawing geographical boundaries around me.
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ื•ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ื’ื ืขืœ ื›ืš ืฉื”ื“ื™ื•ืŸ ื”ื–ื” ืžื•ืชื— ื’ื‘ื•ืœื•ืช ื’ื™ืื•ื’ืจืคื™ื™ื ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื™.
05:14
If this was a war with two disparate sides,
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ืื™ืœื• ื–ื• ื”ื™ืชื” ืžืœื—ืžื” ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉื ื™ ืฆื“ื“ื™ื ื™ืจื™ื‘ื™ื,
05:17
I, by default, fell on team gay,
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ื”ืจื™ ืฉืื ื™, ื›ื‘ืจื™ืจืช ืžื—ื“ืœ, ืฉื™ื™ื›ืช ืœื ื‘ื—ืจืช ื”"ื’ื™ื™ื–",
05:20
because I certainly wasn't 100 percent straight.
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ื›ื™ ื‘ืจื•ืจ ืฉืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ 100% ืกื˜ืจื™ื™ื˜ื™ืช.
05:23
At the time I was just beginning to emerge
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ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื–ืžืŸ ืจืง ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœืฆืืช
05:26
from this eight-year personal identity crisis zigzag
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ืžื”ื–ื™ื’ื–ื’ ืฉืœ ืžืฉื‘ืจ ื”ื–ื”ื•ืช ื”ืื™ืฉื™ ื”ื–ื”, ื‘ืŸ 8 ื”ืฉื ื™ื
05:30
that saw me go from being a boy
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ืฉื‘ื• ื”ืคื›ืชื™ ืžื‘ืŸ
05:32
to being this awkward girl that looked like a boy in girl's clothes
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ืœื‘ืช ืžืกื•ืจื‘ืœืช ืฉื ืจืืชื” ื›ืžื• ื‘ืŸ ื‘ื‘ื’ื“ื™ ื‘ืช
05:35
to the opposite extreme of this super skimpy,
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ื•ืขื“ ื”ืงื™ืฆื•ื ื™ื•ืช ื”ื’ืžื•ืจื” ืฉืœ ื”ื‘ื—ื•ืจื” ื”ื‘ื—ื•ืจืชื™ืช ื”ื–ื•,
05:38
over-compensating, boy-chasing girly-girl
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ื”ืกื•ืคืจ-ืจื–ื”, ืฉืขืกื•ืงื” ื‘ืคื™ืฆื•ื™-ื™ืชืจ ื•ืจื•ื“ืคืช ื’ื‘ืจื™ื,
05:41
to finally just a hesitant exploration of what I actually was,
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ื•ืœื‘ืกื•ืฃ ืขื“ ืœื’ื™ืœื•ื™ ื”ืžื”ื•ืกืก ืฉืœ ืžื™ ืฉืื ื™ ื‘ืืžืช:
05:45
a tomboyish girl
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ื ืขืจื” ืงืฆืช ื ืขืจื™ืช
05:47
who liked both boys and girls depending on the person.
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ืฉืื•ื”ื‘ืช ื’ื ื‘ื ื™ื ื•ื’ื ื‘ื ื•ืช, ื‘ื”ืชืื ืœืื“ื ืขืฆืžื•.
05:50
I had spent a year photographing this new generation of girls, much like myself,
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ืฆื™ืœืžืชื™ ื‘ืžืฉืš ืฉื ื” ืืช ื“ื•ืจ ื”ื‘ื ื•ืช ื”ื—ื“ืฉ ื”ื–ื”, ืฉืžืื“ ื“ื•ืžื” ืœื™,
05:56
who fell kind of between-the-lines --
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ืฉื›ืื™ืœื• ื ืคืœ ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืฉื•ืจื•ืช--
05:57
girls who skateboarded but did it in lacy underwear,
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ื‘ื ื•ืช ืฉื’ืœืฉื• ืขืœ ืกืงื™ื™ื˜ื‘ื•ืจื“, ืื‘ืœ ืขื ืชื—ืชื•ื ื™ ืชื—ืจื”,
06:01
girls who had boys' haircuts but wore girly nail polish,
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ื‘ื ื•ืช ืขื ืชืกืคื•ืจืช ืฉืœ ื‘ื ื™ื ืื‘ืœ ืขื ืœืง ืขืœ ื”ืฆื™ืคื•ืจื ื™ื™ื,
06:05
girls who had eyeshadow to match their scraped knees,
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ื‘ื ื•ืช ืฉืžื•ืจื—ื•ืช ืฆืœืœื™ืช ื‘ื”ืชืื ืœื’ื•ื•ืŸ ื”ืฉืจื™ื˜ื•ืช ื‘ื‘ืจื›ื™ื™ื,
06:08
girls who liked girls and boys who all liked boys and girls
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ื‘ื ื•ืช ืฉืื•ื”ื‘ื•ืช ื‘ื ื•ืช ื•ื‘ื ื™ื ืฉื›ื•ืœื ืื•ื”ื‘ื™ื ื‘ื ื™ื ื•ื‘ื ื•ืช
06:11
who all hated being boxed in to anything.
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ืฉื›ื•ืœื ืฉื•ื ืื™ื ืฉืžื›ื ื™ืกื™ื ืื•ืชื ืœืงื•ืคืกืื•ืช.
06:13
I loved these people, and I admired their freedom,
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ืื ื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ืช ืืช ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืืœื” ื•ืžืขืจื™ืฆื” ืืช ื”ื—ื•ืคืฉ ืฉืœื”ื,
06:16
but I watched as the world outside of our utopian bubble
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ืื‘ืœ ืจืื™ืชื™ ืื™ืš ื”ืขื•ืœื ืฉืžื—ื•ืฅ ืœื‘ื•ืขื” ื”ืื•ื˜ื•ืคื™ืช ืฉืœื ื•
06:19
exploded into these raging debates
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ืžืฉืชื•ืœืœ ื‘ื•ื•ื™ื›ื•ื—ื™ื ื”ืกื•ืขืจื™ื ื”ืืœื”
06:21
where pundits started likening our love to bestiality on national television.
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ืฉื‘ื”ื ืžืœื•ืžื“ื™ื ื”ื—ืœื• ืœื”ืงื‘ื™ืœ ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื”ื‘ืชื ื• ืœื‘ื™ืŸ ื™ื—ืกื™-ืžื™ืŸ ืขื ื—ื™ื•ืช, ื‘ื˜ืœื•ื•ื™ื–ื™ื” ื”ืืจืฆื™ืช.
06:27
And this powerful awareness rolled in over me
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ื•ื”ืชืขื•ืจืจืชื™ ื‘ื‘ืช-ืื—ืช ืœื™ื“ื™ืขื”
06:29
that I was a minority, and in my own home country,
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ืฉืื ื™ ืžื™ืขื•ื˜, ื•ืขื•ื“ ื‘ืืจืฅ ืžื•ืœื“ืชื™,
06:34
based on one facet of my character.
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื”ื™ื‘ื˜ ื™ื—ื™ื“ ืฉืœ ืื™ืฉื™ื•ืชื™.
06:37
I was legally and indisputably a second-class citizen.
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ื”ืคื›ืชื™ ื—ื•ืงื™ืช ื•ืœืœื ืขื•ืจืจื™ืŸ ืœืื–ืจื— ืกื•ื’ ื‘'.
06:43
I was not an activist.
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ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ืกื˜ื™ืช.
06:44
I wave no flags in my own life.
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ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื ื•ืคืคืชื™ ื‘ื“ื’ืœื™ื.
06:47
But I was plagued by this question:
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื—ืœื” ืœื”ื˜ืจื™ื“ ืื•ืชื™ ื”ืฉืืœื” ื”ื–ื•:
06:49
How could anyone vote to strip the rights
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ืื™ืš ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืœืฉืœื•ืœ ืืช ื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืชื™ื•
06:52
of the vast variety of people that I knew
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ืฉืœ ื”ืžื’ื•ื•ืŸ ื”ืขืฆื•ื ืฉืœ ื‘ื ื™-ืื“ื ืฉื”ื›ืจืชื™
06:54
based on one element of their character?
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืžืจื›ื™ื‘ ืื—ื“ ืฉืœ ืื™ืฉื™ื•ืชื?
06:57
How could they say that we as a group
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ืื™ืš ืืคืฉืจ ืœื•ืžืจ ืฉืื ื—ื ื•, ื›ืงื‘ื•ืฆื”,
06:59
were not deserving of equal rights as somebody else?
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ืœื ื–ื›ืื™ื ืœืฉื•ื•ื™ื•ืŸ ื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ื›ืžื• ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ืื—ืจ?
07:02
Were we even a group? What group?
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ื”ืื ืื ื• ื‘ื›ืœืœ ืงื‘ื•ืฆื”? ืื™ื–ื• ืงื‘ื•ืฆื” ื–ื•?
07:04
And had these people ever even consciously met a victim of their discrimination?
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ื•ื”ืื ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืืœื” ื‘ื›ืœืœ ืคื’ืฉื• ื‘ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ืŸ ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืžืงื•ืจื‘ื ื•ืช ื”ืืคืœื™ื” ืฉืœื”ื?
07:08
Did they know who they were voting against and what the impact was?
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ื”ืื ื”ื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ื ื’ื“ ืžื™ ื”ื ืžืฆื‘ื™ืขื™ื ื•ืœืžื” ื–ื” ื’ื•ืจื?
07:12
And then it occurred to me,
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ื•ืื– ืขืœื” ื‘ื“ืขืชื™,
07:14
perhaps if they could look into the eyes
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ืฉืื•ืœื™, ืื ื”ื ื™ื•ื›ืœื• ืœื”ื‘ื™ื˜ ื‘ืขื™ื ื™ื”ื
07:16
of the people that they were casting into second-class citizenship
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ืฉืœ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื”ื ื“ื ื™ื ืœืื–ืจื—ื•ืช ืกื•ื’ ื‘',
07:20
it might make it harder for them to do.
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ื–ื” ื™ืงืฉื” ืขืœื™ื”ื ืœื ื”ื•ื’ ื›ืš.
07:22
It might give them pause.
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ื–ื” ื™ื’ืจื•ื ืœื”ื ืœื”ืชืขื›ื‘.
07:24
Obviously I couldn't get 20 million people to the same dinner party,
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ื‘ืจื•ืจ ืฉืื™ื ื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ื–ืžื™ืŸ 20 ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ืื ืฉื™ื ืœืื™ืจื•ืข ืื—ื“,
07:30
so I figured out a way where I could introduce them to each other photographically
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ืื– ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืขืœ ื“ืจืš ืฉื‘ื” ืื•ื›ืœ ืœื”ืฆื™ื’ ืื•ืชื ื–ื” ืœื–ื” ื“ืจืš ืฆื™ืœื•ื
07:34
without any artifice, without any lighting,
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ื‘ืœื™ ืฉื•ื ืชื—ื‘ื•ืœื•ืช, ื‘ืœื™ ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘ืชืื•ืจื”,
07:37
or without any manipulation of any kind on my part.
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ื•ื‘ืœื™ ืฉื•ื ืžื ื™ืคื•ืœืฆื™ื” ืžืฆื“ื™.
07:40
Because in a photograph you can examine a lion's whiskers
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ื›ื™ ื‘ืฆื™ืœื•ื ืืคืฉืจ ืœื‘ื—ื•ืŸ ืืช ืฉืขืจื•ืช ื”ืฉืคื ืฉืœ ืืจื™ื”
07:43
without the fear of him ripping your face off.
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ืžื‘ืœื™ ืœื—ืฉื•ืฉ ืฉื”ื•ื ื™ืงืจืข ืœื›ืŸ ืืช ื”ืคืจืฆื•ืฃ.
07:46
For me, photography is not just about exposing film,
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ื”ืฆื™ืœื•ื ืขื‘ื•ืจื™ ืื™ื ื ื• ืจืง ื—ืฉื™ืคื” ืฉืœ ืกืจื˜,
07:49
it's about exposing the viewer
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ืืœื ื’ื ื—ืฉื™ืคื” ืฉืœ ื”ืฆื•ืคื”
07:51
to something new, a place they haven't gone before,
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ืœืžืฉื”ื• ื—ื“ืฉ, ืœืžืงื•ื ืฉื‘ื• ื˜ืจื ื”ื™ื”,
07:53
but most importantly, to people that they might be afraid of.
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ืื‘ืœ ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ, ืœืื ืฉื™ื ืฉื”ื•ื ืื•ืœื™ ื—ื•ืฉืฉ ืžื”ื.
07:57
Life magazine introduced generations of people
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ื›ืชื‘ ื”ืขืช "ืœื™ื™ืฃ" ื”ื›ื™ืจ ืœื“ื•ืจื•ืช ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื
07:58
to distant, far-off cultures they never knew existed through pictures.
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ืชืจื‘ื•ื™ื•ืช ื ื™ื“ื—ื•ืช ื•ืžืจื•ื—ืงื•ืช ืฉื”ื ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื™ื“ืขื• ืขืœ ืงื™ื•ืžืŸ, ื“ืจืš ืฆื™ืœื•ืžื™ื.
08:02
So I decided to make a series of very simple portraits,
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ืื– ื”ื—ืœื˜ืชื™ ืœื”ื›ื™ืŸ ืกื“ืจื” ืฉืœ ื“ื™ื•ืงื ืื•ืช ืคืฉื•ื˜ื™ื ืžืื“,
08:09
mugshots if you will.
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ืฆื™ืœื•ืžื™ ืขืฆื™ืจื™ื, ืื ืชืจืฆื•.
08:10
And I basically decided to photograph anyone in this country
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ื•ืขืงืจื•ื ื™ืช ื”ื—ืœื˜ืชื™ ืœืฆืœื ื‘ืืจืฅ ื”ื–ื•
08:14
that was not 100 percent straight,
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ืืช ื›ืœ ืžื™ ืฉืื™ื ื ื• 100% ืกื˜ืจื™ื™ื˜,
08:17
which, if you don't know, is a limitless number of people.
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ื•ื–ื”, ืœืžื™ ืฉืœื ื™ื•ื“ืข, ืžืกืคืจ ืื™ื ืกื•ืคื™ ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื.
08:20
(Laughter)
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[ืฆื—ื•ืง]
08:22
So this was a very large undertaking,
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ื›ืš ืฉื–ื” ืขืžื“ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื‘ืฆืข ืจืฆื™ื ื™ ืžืื“,
08:25
and to do it we needed some help.
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ื•ืœืฉื ื›ืš ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ื–ืงื•ืงื™ื ืœืงืฆืช ืขื–ืจื”.
08:26
So I ran out in the freezing cold,
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ืื– ื™ืฆืืชื™ ื”ื—ื•ืฆื” ื‘ืงื•ืจ ืžืงืคื™ื,
08:29
and I photographed every single person that I knew that I could get to
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ื•ืฆื™ืœืžืชื™ ื›ืœ ืื“ื ื•ืื“ื ืฉื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืฉืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืืœื™ื”ื
08:32
in February of about two years ago.
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ื‘ืคื‘ืจื•ืืจ ืœืคื ื™ ื›ืฉื ืชื™ื™ื.
08:36
And I took those photographs, and I went to the HRC and I asked them for some help.
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ืœืงื—ืชื™ ืืช ื”ืฆื™ืœื•ืžื™ื ื•ื”ืœื›ืชื™ ืืœ "ื”ืืจื’ื•ืŸ ืœื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืื“ื", ื•ื‘ื™ืงืฉืชื™ ืืช ืขื–ืจืชื.
08:40
And they funded two weeks of shooting in New York.
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ื•ื”ื ืžื™ืžื ื• ืฉื‘ื•ืขื™ื™ื ืฉืœ ืฆื™ืœื•ืžื™ื ื‘ื ื™ื•-ื™ื•ืจืง.
08:43
And then we made this.
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ื•ื™ืฆืจื ื• ืืช ื–ื”:
08:46
(Music)
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[ืžื•ืกื™ืงื”]
08:58
Video: I'm iO Tillett Wright, and I'm an artist born and raised in New York City.
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ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ: ืื ื™ ืื™ื• ื˜ื™ืœื˜ ืจื™ื™ื˜, ืืžื ื™ืช ืฉื ื•ืœื“ื” ื•ื’ื“ืœื” ื‘ืขื™ืจ ื ื™ื•-ื™ื•ืจืง.
09:02
(Music)
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[ืžื•ืกื™ืงื”]
09:16
Self Evident Truths is a photographic record of LGBTQ America today.
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"ืืžื™ืชื•ืช ืฉืžื•ื›ื—ื•ืช ืžืืœื™ื”ืŸ" ื”ื•ื ืชื™ืขื•ื“ ืฆื™ืœื•ืžื™ ืฉืœ ืืžืจื™ืงื” ื”ืœื”ื˜"ื‘ื™ืช ื›ื™ื•ื.
09:20
My aim is to take a simple portrait
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ื‘ื›ื•ื•ื ืชื™ ืœืฆืœื ื“ื™ื•ืงืŸ ืคืฉื•ื˜
09:22
of anyone who's anything other than 100 percent straight
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ืฉืœ ื›ืœ ืžื™ ืฉืื™ื ื ื• 100% ืกื˜ืจื™ื™ื˜
09:25
or feels like they fall in the LGBTQ spectrum in any way.
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ืื• ืžืจื’ื™ืฉ ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื›ืœืฉื”ื• ืฉื™ื™ืš ืœืชื—ื•ื ื”ืœื”ื˜"ื‘ื™.
09:30
My goal is to show the humanity that exists in every one of us
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ืžื˜ืจืชื™ ื”ื™ื ืœื”ืจืื•ืช ืืช ื”ืื ื•ืฉื™ื•ืช ืฉืงื™ื™ืžืช ื‘ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ืžืื™ืชื ื•
09:33
through the simplicity of a face.
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ื“ืจืš ืคืฉื˜ื•ืชื ืฉืœ ื”ืคื ื™ื.
09:35
(Music)
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[ืžื•ืกื™ืงื”]
09:38
"We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal."
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"ืžืงื•ื‘ืœื•ืช ืขืœื™ื ื• ืืžื™ืชื•ืช ืืœื” ื›ืžื•ื›ื—ื•ืช ืžืืœื™ื”ืŸ, ืฉื›ืœ ื‘ื ื™-ื”ืื“ื ื ื‘ืจืื• ืฉื•ื•ื™ื."
09:41
It's written in the Declaration of Independence.
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ื–ื” ื›ืชื•ื‘ ื‘ื”ื›ื–ืจืช ื”ืขืฆืžืื•ืช.
09:43
We are failing as a nation
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ื›ืื•ืžื”, ืื ื• ื ื›ืฉืœื™ื
09:44
to uphold the morals upon which we were founded.
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ื‘ืฉืžื™ืจื” ืขืœ ืขืงืจื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืžื•ืกืจ ืฉื”ื ื”ื‘ืกื™ืก ืฉืœื ื•.
09:46
There is no equality in the United States.
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ืื™ืŸ ืฉื•ื ืฉื•ื•ื™ื•ืŸ ื‘ืืจืฆื•ืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช.
09:49
["What does equality mean to you?"]
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("ืžื”ื• ื”ืฉื•ื•ื™ื•ืŸ ื‘ืขื™ื ื™ืš?")
09:51
["Marriage"] ["Freedom"] ["Civil rights"]
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("ื ื™ืฉื•ืื™ืŸ") ("ื—ื•ืคืฉ") ("ื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืคืจื˜")
09:53
["Treat every person as you'd treat yourself"]
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("ื”ืชื™ื™ื—ืก ืœื›ืœ ืื“ื ื›ืคื™ ืฉื”ื™ื™ืช ืจื•ืฆื” ืฉื™ืชื™ื™ื—ืกื• ืืœื™ืš")
09:55
It's when you don't have to think about it, simple as that.
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ื–ื” ื›ืฉืื™ืŸ ืฆื•ืจืš ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœ ื›ืš. ื–ื” ืขื“ ื›ื“ื™ ื›ืš ืคืฉื•ื˜.
09:58
The fight for equal rights is not just about gay marriage.
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ื”ืžืื‘ืง ืขืœ ืฉื•ื•ื™ื•ืŸ ื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ืœื ืขื•ืกืง ืจืง ื‘ื ื™ืฉื•ืื™ืŸ ื”ื•ืžื•ืกืงืกื•ืืœื™ื™ื.
10:01
Today in 29 states, more than half of this country,
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ื›ื™ื•ื, ื‘-29 ืžื“ื™ื ื•ืช, ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืžื—ืฆื™ืช ื”ืืจืฅ ื”ื–ื•,
10:05
you can legally be fired just for your sexuality.
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ืืคืฉืจ ืœืคื™ ื”ื—ื•ืง ืœืคื˜ืจ ืืชื›ื ืจืง ื‘ื’ืœืœ ื”ืžื™ื ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื›ื.
10:10
["Who is responsible for equality?"]
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("ืžื™ื”ื• ื”ืื—ืจืื™ ืœืฉื•ื•ื™ื•ืŸ?")
10:13
I've heard hundreds of people give the same answer:
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ืฉืžืขืชื™ ืžืžืื•ืช ืื ืฉื™ื ืืช ืื•ืชื” ื”ืชืฉื•ื‘ื”:
10:16
"We are all responsible for equality."
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"ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืื—ืจืื™ื ืœืฉื•ื•ื™ื•ืŸ."
10:19
So far we've shot 300 faces in New York City.
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ืขื“ ื›ื” ืฆื™ืœืžื ื• 300 ืคืจืฆื•ืคื™ื ื‘ืขื™ืจ ื ื™ื•-ื™ื•ืจืง.
10:22
And we wouldn't have been able to do any of it
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ื•ืœื ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืžืฆืœื™ื—ื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช ื–ืืช
10:24
without the generous support of the Human Rights Campaign.
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ื‘ืœื™ ื”ืชืžื™ื›ื” ื”ื ื“ื™ื‘ื” ืฉืœ "ื”ืืจื’ื•ืŸ ืœื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืื“ื".
10:26
I want to take the project across the country.
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ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ืจื—ื™ื‘ ืืช ื”ืžื™ื–ื ืœื›ืœ ื”ืืจืฅ.
10:28
I want to visit 25 American cities, and I want to shoot 4,000 or 5,000 people.
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ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื‘ืงืจ ื‘-25 ืขืจื™ื ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ื•ืช, ื•ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœืฆืœื 4,000-5,000 ืื™ืฉ.
10:33
This is my contribution to the civil rights fight of my generation.
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ื–ื• ืชืจื•ืžืชื™ ืœืžืื‘ืง ืขืœ ื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืคืจื˜ ืฉืœ ื”ื“ื•ืจ ืฉืœื™.
10:36
I challenge you to look into the faces of these people
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ืื ื™ ืžืฆื™ื‘ื” ืœื›ื ืืชื’ืจ, ืœื”ื‘ื™ื˜ ื‘ืคื ื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืืœื”
10:39
and tell them that they deserve less than any other human being.
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ื•ืœื•ืžืจ ืœื”ื ืฉืžื’ื™ืข ืœื”ื ืคื—ื•ืช ืžืืฉืจ ืœื›ืœ ืื“ื ืื—ืจ.
10:42
(Music)
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[ืžื•ืกื™ืงื”]
10:44
["Self evident truths"]
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("ืืžื™ืชื•ืช ืฉืžื•ื›ื—ื•ืช ืžืืœื™ื”ืŸ")
10:46
["4,000 faces across America"]
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("4,000 ืคืจืฆื•ืคื™ื ืžื›ืœ ืืžืจื™ืงื”")
10:48
(Music)
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[ืžื•ืกื™ืงื”]
10:52
(Applause)
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[ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื]
11:00
iO Tillett Wright: Absolutely nothing could have prepared us for what happened after that.
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ืื™ื• ื˜ื™ืœื˜ ืจื™ื™ื˜: ืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืœื ื”ื›ื™ืŸ ืื•ืชื ื• ืœืžื” ืฉืงืจื” ื‘ืขืงื‘ื•ืช ื–ืืช.
11:05
Almost 85,000 people watched that video,
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ื›ืžืขื˜ 85,000 ืื™ืฉ ืจืื• ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ื”ื–ื”,
11:08
and then they started emailing us from all over the country,
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ื•ื”ื—ืœื• ืœืฉืœื•ื— ืœื ื• ื“ื•ื"ืœ ืžื›ืœ ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืืจืฅ,
11:10
asking us to come to their towns and help them to show their faces.
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ืขื ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช ืœื‘ื•ื ืœืขืจื™ื ืฉืœื”ื ื•ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœื”ื ืœื”ืฆื™ื’ ืืช ื”ืคื ื™ื ืฉืœื”ื.
11:15
And a lot more people wanted to show their faces than I had anticipated.
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ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืื ืฉื™ื ืžื›ืคื™ ืฉืฆื™ืคื™ืชื™ ืจื•ืฆื™ื ืœื”ืฆื™ื’ ืืช ืคืจืฆื•ืคื™ื”ื.
11:19
So I changed my immediate goal to 10,000 faces.
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ืื– ืฉื™ื ื™ืชื™ ืžื™ื“ ืืช ื”ืžื˜ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื™ืช ืฉืœื™ ืœ-10,000 ืคืจืฆื•ืคื™ื.
11:23
That video was made in the spring of 2011,
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ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ื”ื–ื” ื”ื•ื›ืŸ ื‘ืื‘ื™ื‘ 2011,
11:27
and as of today I have traveled to almost 20 cities
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ื•ืขื“ ื”ื™ื•ื ื”ื’ืขืชื™ ืœ-20 ืขืจื™ื ื›ืžืขื˜
11:30
and photographed almost 2,000 people.
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ื•ืฆื™ืœืžืชื™ ื›ืžืขื˜ 2,000 ืื™ืฉ.
11:33
I know that this is a talk,
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ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืฉื‘ืื ื• ืœื›ืืŸ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื“ื‘ืจ,
11:36
but I'd like to have a minute of just quiet
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืจืฆื•ื ื™ ืœื‘ืงืฉ ืจื’ืข ืฉืœ ืฉืชื™ืงื”
11:40
and have you just look at these faces
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ื•ืฉืคืฉื•ื˜ ืชืชื‘ื•ื ื ื• ื‘ืคืจืฆื•ืคื™ื ื”ืืœื”
11:41
because there is nothing that I can say that will add to them.
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ื›ื™ ืื™ืŸ ืœื™ ืžื” ืœื”ื•ืกื™ืฃ ืœื”ื ื‘ืžืœื™ื.
11:45
Because if a picture is worth a thousand words,
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ื›ื™ ืื ืชืžื•ื ื” ืฉื•ื•ื” ืืœืฃ ืžืœื™ื,
11:47
then a picture of a face needs a whole new vocabulary.
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ืื– ืชืžื•ื ื” ืฉืœ ืคื ื™ื ื–ืงื•ืงื” ืœืื•ืฆืจ ืžืœื™ื ื—ื“ืฉ.
12:12
So after traveling and talking to people
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ืื– ืื—ืจื™ ืฉื ืกืขืชื™ ื•ืฉื•ื—ื—ืชื™ ืขื ืื ืฉื™ื
12:16
in places like Oklahoma or small-town Texas,
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ื‘ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ื›ืžื• ืื•ืงืœื”ื•ืžื” ืื• ื”ืขื™ื™ืจื•ืช ืฉืœ ื˜ืงืกืก,
12:19
we found evidence that the initial premise was dead on.
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ืžืฆืื ื• ื”ื•ื›ื—ื•ืช ืœื›ืš ืฉื”ื”ื ื—ื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื™ืช ื”ื™ืชื” ืžื“ื•ื™ืงืช.
12:23
Visibility really is key.
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ื”ื ื™ืจืื•ืช ื”ื™ื ื‘ืืžืช ื”ืžืคืชื—.
12:25
Familiarity really is the gateway drug to empathy.
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ื”ื”ื™ื›ืจื•ืช ื”ื™ื ื‘ืืžืช ื”ืกื ื”ืžืžื›ืจ ืฉืœ ื”ื”ื–ื“ื”ื•ืช.
12:28
Once an issue pops up in your own backyard or amongst your own family,
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ืžืจื’ืข ืฉื‘ืขื™ื” ื›ืœืฉื”ื™ ืžื•ืคื™ืขื” ื‘ืคืชื— ื‘ื™ืชืš ืื• ื‘ืžืฉืคื—ืชืš,
12:31
you're far more likely to explore sympathy for it
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ื™ืฉ ืกื‘ื™ืจื•ืช ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื” ื‘ื”ืจื‘ื” ืฉืชื—ื•ืฉื• ืื”ื“ื”
12:34
or explore a new perspective on it.
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ืื• ืฉืชืชื‘ื•ื ื ื• ื‘ื” ืžื—ื“ืฉ.
12:36
Of course, in my travels I met people
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ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ ืฉืคื’ืฉืชื™ ื‘ืžืกืขื•ืชื™ ืื ืฉื™ื
12:39
who legally divorced their children for being other than straight,
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ืฉื”ืชื’ืจืฉื• ื‘ืื•ืคืŸ ื—ื•ืงื™ ืžื™ืœื“ื™ื”ื ื›ื™ ืื™ื ื ืกื˜ืจื™ื™ื˜ื™ื,
12:43
but I also met people who were Southern Baptists
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ืื‘ืœ ืคื’ืฉืชื™ ื’ื ื‘ืคื˜ื™ืกื˜ื™ื ื“ืจื•ืžื™ื™ื
12:45
who switched churches because their child was a lesbian.
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ืฉื”ื—ืœื™ืคื• ื›ื ืกื™ื” ื›ื™ ื”ื™ืœื“ื” ืฉืœื”ื ื”ื™ื ืœืกื‘ื™ืช.
12:48
Sparking empathy had become the backbone of Self Evident Truths.
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ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ื”ื”ื–ื“ื”ื•ืช ื”ืคื›ื” ืœืขืžื•ื“ ื”ืฉื“ืจื” ืฉืœ "ืืžื™ืชื•ืช ืฉืžื•ื›ื—ื•ืช ืžืืœื™ื”ืŸ".
12:52
But here's what I was starting to learn that was really interesting:
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื ื” ืžื” ืฉื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื’ืœื•ืช, ื•ื–ื” ืžืื“ ืžืขื ื™ื™ืŸ:
12:56
Self Evident Truths doesn't erase the differences between us.
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ืžื™ื–ื "ืืžื™ืชื•ืช ืฉืžื•ื›ื—ื•ืช ืžืืœื™ื”ืŸ" ืœื ืžื•ื—ืง ืืช ื”ื”ื‘ื“ืœื™ื ื‘ื™ื ื™ื ื•.
13:00
In fact, on the contrary, it highlights them.
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ืœื”ื™ืคืš: ื”ื•ื ืžื“ื’ื™ืฉ ืื•ืชื.
13:04
It presents, not just the complexities
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ื”ื•ื ืžืฆื™ื’ ืœื ืจืง ืืช ื”ืžื•ืจื›ื‘ื•ื™ื•ืช
13:06
found in a procession of different human beings,
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ืฉื ื™ืชืŸ ืœืžืฆื•ื ื‘ืงืจื‘ ื™ืฆื•ืจื™-ืื ื•ืฉ ืฉื•ื ื™ื,
13:08
but the complexities found within each individual person.
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ืืœื ื’ื ืืช ื”ืžื•ืจื›ื‘ื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉื™ืฉ ื‘ื›ืœ ืื“ื ื›ืฉืœืขืฆืžื•.
13:11
It wasn't that we had too many boxes, it was that we had too few.
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ื”ื‘ืขื™ื” ื”ื™ื ืœื ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื“ื™ ืงื•ืคืกืื•ืช, ืืœื ืคื—ื•ืช ืžื“ื™.
13:22
At some point I realized that my mission to photograph "gays" was inherently flawed,
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ื‘ื ืงื•ื“ื” ืžืกื•ื™ืžืช ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืฉืžื˜ืจืชื™, ืœืฆืœื "ื’ื™ื™ื–", ืฉื’ื•ื™ื” ืžื™ืกื•ื“ื”,
13:29
because there were a million different shades of gay.
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ื›ื™ ื™ืฉ ืžื™ืœื™ื•ืŸ ื’ื•ื•ื ื™ื ืฉืœ ื’ื™ื™.
13:32
Here I was trying to help,
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ื‘ืืชื™ ืœืขื–ื•ืจ,
13:35
and I had perpetuated the very thing I had spent my life trying to avoid --
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ื•ื”ื ื” ืื ื™ ืžื ืฆื™ื—ื” ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ืืช ืืฉืจ ื”ืงื“ืฉืชื™ ืืช ื›ืœ ื—ื™ื™ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื™ืžื ืข ืžืžื ื•:
13:38
yet another box.
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ืขื•ื“ ืงื•ืคืกื” ืื—ืช.
13:41
At some point I added a question to the release form
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ื‘ืฉืœื‘ ืžืกื•ื™ื ื”ื•ืกืคืชื™ ืฉืืœื” ืœื˜ื•ืคืก ื”ืฉื—ืจื•ืจ ืžืื—ืจื™ื•ืช
13:44
that asked people to quantify themselves
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ื•ื‘ื” ื‘ื™ืงืฉืชื™ ืžืื ืฉื™ื ืœื›ืžืช ืืช ืขืฆืžื
13:46
on a scale of one to 100 percent gay.
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ืกื•ืœื ืž-1 ืœ100 ืื—ื•ื– ื’ื™ื™.
13:49
And I watched so many existential crises unfold in front of me.
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ื•ื›ืœ-ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžืฉื‘ืจื™ื ืงื™ื•ืžื™ื™ื ื ื’ื•ืœื• ืœื ื’ื“ ืขื™ื ื™.
13:53
(Laughter)
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[ืฆื—ื•ืง]
13:55
People didn't know what to do
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ืื ืฉื™ื ืœื ื™ื“ืขื• ืžื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช
13:57
because they had never been presented with the option before.
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ื›ื™ ื”ื ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื”ืฆื™ื’ื• ืœื”ื ืืช ื”ื‘ืจื™ืจื” ื”ื–ื•:
13:59
Can you quantify your openness?
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ื”ืื ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœื›ืžืช ืืช ืคืชื™ื—ื•ืชื›ื?
14:01
Once they got over the shock, though,
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ืืš ืœืื—ืจ ืฉื”ืชื’ื‘ืจื• ืขืœ ื”ื”ืœื,
14:03
by and large people opted for somewhere between 70 to 95 percent
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ืจื•ื‘ื ื”ืžื›ืจื™ืข ื‘ื—ืจื• ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื›ืœืฉื”ื• ื‘ื™ืŸ 70 ืœ-95 ืื—ื•ื–
14:07
or the 3 to 20 percent marks.
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ืื• ื‘ื™ืŸ 3 ืœ-20 ืื—ื•ื–.
14:10
Of course, there were lots of people who opted for a 100 percent one or the other,
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ืžื•ื‘ืŸ ืฉื”ื™ื• ืจื‘ื™ื ืฉื‘ื—ืจื• ื‘-100%, ืœื›ืืŸ ืื• ืœื›ืืŸ,
14:12
but I found that a much larger proportion of people
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ืืš ื’ื™ืœื™ืชื™ ืฉื™ื—ืกื™ืช, ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืื ืฉื™ื
14:15
identified as something that was much more nuanced.
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ื”ื–ื“ื”ื• ื›ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉื™ืฉ ื‘ื• ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื“ืงื•ื™ื•ืช.
14:18
I found that most people fall on a spectrum of what I have come to refer to as "Grey."
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ืžืฆืืชื™ ืฉืจื•ื‘ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื ืžืฆืื™ื ื‘ืชื—ื•ื ืฉืœืžื“ืชื™ ืœื”ืชื™ื™ื—ืก ืืœื™ื• ื›"ืืคื•ืจ".
14:24
Let me be clear though -- and this is very important --
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืจืฆื•ื ื™ ืœื”ื‘ื”ื™ืจ -- ื•ื–ื” ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืžืื“ --
14:28
in no way am I saying that preference doesn't exist.
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ืื ื™ ื‘ืฉื•ื ืคื ื™ื ื•ืื•ืคืŸ ืœื ืื•ืžืจืช ืฉืื™ืŸ ื”ืขื“ืคื•ืช.
14:33
And I am not even going to address the issue of choice versus biological imperative,
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ื•ืื ื™ ืืคื™ืœื• ืœื ืžืชื›ื•ื•ื ืช ืœื”ืชื™ื™ื—ืก ืœื ื•ืฉื ืฉืœ ื—ื•ืคืฉ-ื‘ื—ื™ืจื” ืœืขื•ืžืช ืฆื™ื•ื•ื™ ื‘ื™ื•ืœื•ื’ื™,
14:37
because if any of you happen to be of the belief
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ื›ื™ ืื ืžื™ืฉื”ื™ ืžื‘ื™ื ื™ื›ืŸ ื‘ืžืงืจื” ืžืืžื™ื ื”,
14:40
that sexual orientation is a choice,
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ืฉื ื˜ื™ื™ื” ืžื™ื ื™ืช ื”ื™ื ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ืฉืœ ื—ื•ืคืฉ ื‘ื—ื™ืจื”,
14:42
I invite you to go out and try to be grey.
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ืื ื™ ืžื–ืžื™ื ื” ืืชื›ืŸ ืœืฆืืช ื”ื—ื•ืฆื” ื•ืœื ืกื•ืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืืคื•ืจื•ืช.
14:44
I'll take your picture just for trying.
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ืื ื™ ืืฆืœื ืืชื›ืŸ ืจืง ื‘ื–ื›ื•ืช ืขืฆื ื”ื ืกื™ื•ืŸ.
14:46
(Laughter)
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[ืฆื—ื•ืง]
14:47
What I am saying though is that human beings are not one-dimensional.
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ืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ืื•ืžืจืช ื”ื•ื ืฉื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืื“ื ืื™ื ืŸ ื—ื“-ืžื™ืžื“ื™ื•ืช.
14:52
The most important thing to take from the percentage system is this:
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ื”ืœืงื— ื”ื›ื™ ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืฉื˜ืžื•ืŸ ื‘ื—ืœื•ืงื” ืœืคื™ ืื—ื•ื–ื™ื ื”ื•ื ื–ื”:
14:57
If you have gay people over here
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ืื ื›ืืŸ ื™ืฉ ื’ื™ื™ื–,
15:00
and you have straight people over here,
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ื•ื›ืืŸ ื™ืฉ ืกื˜ืจื™ื™ื˜ื™ื,
15:03
and while we recognize that most people identify
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ื•ืืฃ ืฉืื ื• ืžื›ื™ืจื™ื ื‘ื›ืš ืฉืจื•ื‘ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ืžื–ื”ื™ื ืืช ืขืฆืžื
15:06
as somewhere closer to one binary or another,
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ื›ืงืจื•ื‘ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœืงืฆื” ื–ื” ืื• ืื—ืจ,
15:09
there is this vast spectrum of people that exist in between.
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ื”ืจื™ ืฉื‘ื™ืŸ-ืœื‘ื™ืŸ ื™ืฉ ืงืฉืช ืจื—ื‘ื” ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื ืžื›ืœ ืžื™ื ื™ ืกื•ื’ื™ื.
15:14
And the reality that this presents is a complicated one.
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ื•ื”ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช ืฉื–ื” ืžืฉืงืฃ ื”ื™ื ืžื•ืจื›ื‘ืช.
15:17
Because, for example, if you pass a law
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ื›ื™, ืœื“ื•ื’ืžื”, ืื ืชืขื‘ื™ืจื• ื—ื•ืง
15:19
that allows a boss to fire an employee for homosexual behavior,
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ืฉืžืชื™ืจ ืœื‘ื•ืก ืœืคื˜ืจ ืขื•ื‘ื“ ื‘ื’ื™ืŸ ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ืช ื”ื•ืžื•ืกืงืกื•ืืœื™ืช,
15:23
where exactly do you draw the line?
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ื”ื™ื›ืŸ ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ืชืžืชื—ื• ืืช ื”ื’ื‘ื•ืœ?
15:26
Is it over here, by the people who have had one or two heterosexual experiences so far?
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ื”ืื ื›ืืŸ, ืืฆืœ ืžื™ ืฉืขื“ ื›ื” ื”ื™ืชื” ืœื• ื”ืชื ืกื•ืช ื”ื˜ืจื•ืกืงืกื•ืืœื™ืช ืื—ืช ืื• ืฉืชื™ื™ื?
15:31
Or is it over here
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ืื• ืฉืžื ื›ืืŸ,
15:33
by the people who have only had one or two homosexual experiences thus far?
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ืืฆืœ ืžื™ ืฉืขื“ ื›ื” ื”ื™ืชื” ืœื• ื”ืชื ืกื•ืช ื”ื•ืžื•ืกืงืกื•ืืœื™ืช ืื—ืช ืื• ืฉืชื™ื™ื?
15:37
Where exactly does one become a second-class citizen?
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ื”ื™ื›ืŸ ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ืื“ื ื”ื•ืคืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืœืื–ืจื— ืกื•ื’ ื‘'?
15:41
Another interesting thing that I learned from my project and my travels
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ื•ื“ื‘ืจ ืžืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื ื•ืกืฃ ืฉืœืžื“ืชื™ ืžืŸ ื”ืžื™ื–ื ื•ื”ืžืกืขื•ืช ืฉืœื™
15:46
is just what a poor binding agent sexual orientation is.
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ื”ื•ื ื›ืžื” ืขืœื•ื‘ื” ื”ื™ื ื”ื ื˜ื™ื™ื” ื”ืžื™ื ื™ืช ื›ืกื™ื‘ื” ืœืžื—ื•ื™ื™ื‘ื•ืช.
15:51
After traveling so much and meeting so many people,
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ืื—ืจื™ ืฉื ืกืขืชื™ ื›ืœ-ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ื•ืคื’ืฉืชื™ ืื ืฉื™ื ื›ื” ืจื‘ื™ื,
15:53
let me tell you, there are just as many jerks and sweethearts
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ื”ื™ื• ืกืžื•ื›ื™ื ื•ื‘ื˜ื•ื—ื™ื ืฉื™ืฉ ืื•ืชื” ื›ืžื•ืช ืฉืœ ืฉืžื•ืงื™ื ื•ื ื—ืžื“ื™ื
15:57
and Democrats and Republicans and jocks and queens
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ื•ื“ืžื•ืงืจื˜ื™ื ื•ืจืคื•ื‘ืœื™ืงื ื™ื, ื•ื ืกื™ื›ื™ื ื•ืžืœื›ื•ืช,
16:00
and every other polarization you can possibly think of
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ื•ื›ืœ ืงื™ื˜ื•ื‘ ืื—ืจ ืฉืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืขืœื•ืช ื‘ื“ืขืชื›ื
16:03
within the LGBT community
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ื‘ืงืจื‘ ื”ืงื”ื™ืœื” ื”ืœื”ื˜"ื‘ื™ืช,
16:05
as there are within the human race.
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ื›ืžื• ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ื’ื–ืข ื”ืื ื•ืฉื™.
16:08
Aside from the fact that we play with one legal hand tied behind our backs,
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ืคืจื˜ ืœืขื•ื‘ื“ื” ืฉืื ื• ืžืฉื—ืงื™ื ืขื ื™ื“ ื—ื•ืงื™ืช ืื—ืช ืงืฉื•ืจื” ืžืื—ื•ืจื™ ื”ื’ื‘,
16:13
and once you get past the shared narrative of prejudice and struggle,
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ื•ืžืขื‘ืจ ืœืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ืžืฉื•ืชืฃ ืฉืœ ื“ืขื•ืช ืงื“ื•ืžื•ืช ื•ืžืื‘ืงื™ื,
16:17
just being other than straight
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ืจืง ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืื™ื ื ื• ืกื˜ืจื™ื™ื˜,
16:18
doesn't necessarily mean that we have anything in common.
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ืœื ืื•ืžืจ ืฉื™ืฉ ื‘ื™ื ื™ื ื• ืžืฉื”ื• ืžืฉื•ืชืฃ.
16:23
So in the endless proliferation of faces that Self Evident Truths is always becoming,
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ืื– ื‘ื”ืชืจื‘ื•ืช ื”ืื™ื ืกื•ืคื™ืช ืฉืœ ืคืจืฆื•ืคื™ื ืฉ"ืืžื™ืชื•ืช ืžื•ื›ื—ื•ืช ืžืืœื™ื”ืŸ" ื”ื•ืœืš ื•ื ืขืฉื”,
16:31
as it hopefully appears across more and more platforms,
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ื•ื‘ืชืงื•ื•ื” ืฉื–ื” ื™ื•ืคื™ืข ืขืœ ืขื•ื“ ื•ืขื•ื“ ื‘ืžื•ืช:
16:35
bus shelters, billboards, Facebook pages, screen savers,
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ืชื—ื ื•ืช ืื•ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืกื™ื, ืœื•ื—ื•ืช ืžื•ื“ืขื•ืช, ืขืžื•ื“ื™ "ืคื™ื™ืกื‘ื•ืง", ืฉื•ืžืจื™ ืžืกืš,
16:40
perhaps in watching this procession of humanity,
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ืื•ืœื™ ืžืขืฆื ื”ื”ืชื‘ื•ื ื ื•ืช ื‘ืชื”ืœื•ื›ื” ื”ืื ื•ืฉื™ืช ื”ื–ื•,
16:43
something interesting and useful will begin to happen.
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ื™ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœืงืจื•ืช ืžืฉื”ื• ืžืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื•ืžื•ืขื™ืœ.
16:46
Hopefully these categories, these binaries,
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ื”ืชืงื•ื•ื” ื”ื™ื ืฉื”ืกื™ื•ื•ื’ื™ื, ื”ื—ืœื•ืงื•ืช ื”ืงื™ืฆื•ื ื™ื•ืช ื”ืืœื”,
16:50
these over-simplified boxes
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ื”ืงื•ืคืกืื•ืช ื”ืคืฉื˜ื ื™ื•ืช ื”ืืœื”
16:51
will begin to become useless and they'll begin to fall away.
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ื™ืชื—ื™ืœื• ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื™ื•ืชืจื•ืช ื•ื™ื™ืขืœืžื•.
16:57
Because really, they describe nothing that we see
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ื›ื™ ื”ืŸ ื‘ืืžืช ืœื ืžืชืืจื•ืช ืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืžืžื” ืฉืื ื• ืจื•ืื™ื
17:00
and no one that we know and nothing that we are.
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ื•ืืฃ ืื“ื ืžืืœื” ืฉืื ื• ืžื›ื™ืจื™ื ื•ืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืžืžื” ืฉืื ื•.
17:03
What we see are human beings in all their multiplicity.
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ืžื” ืฉืื ื• ืจื•ืื™ื ื”ื•ื ื‘ื ื™-ืื“ื ืขืœ ื›ืœ ืจื‘ื’ื•ื ื™ื•ืชื.
17:09
And seeing them makes it harder to deny their humanity.
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ื•ื›ืฉืจื•ืื™ื ืื•ืชื, ืงืฉื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœื”ืชื›ื—ืฉ ืœืื ื•ืฉื™ื•ืชื.
17:12
At the very least I hope it makes it harder to deny their human rights.
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ืœื›ืœ ื”ืคื—ื•ืช, ืื ื™ ืžืงื•ื•ื” ืฉื–ื” ืžืงืฉื” ืขืœ ื”ื”ืชื›ื—ืฉื•ืช ืœื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืื“ื ืฉืœื”ื.
17:17
So is it me particularly
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ืื– ื”ืื ืื ื™ ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ื”ืื“ื
17:20
that you would choose to deny the right to housing,
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ืฉืืชื ื‘ื•ื—ืจื™ื ืœื”ืชื›ื—ืฉ ืœื–ื›ื•ืชื• ืœื“ื™ื•ืจ,
17:24
the right to adopt children, the right to marriage,
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ืœื–ื›ื•ืชื• ืœืืžืฅ ื™ืœื“ื™ื, ืœื–ื›ื•ืชื• ืœื”ื™ื ืฉื,
17:27
the freedom to shop here, live here, buy here?
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ืœื–ื›ื•ืชื• ืœืงื ื•ืช ื›ืืŸ, ืœื—ื™ื•ืช ื›ืืŸ?
17:31
Am I the one that you choose to disown
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ื”ืื ืื ื™ ื”ื™ื ื–ื• ืฉืืชื ื‘ื•ื—ืจื™ื ืœื”ืชื ืขืจ ืžืžื ื”
17:33
as your child or your brother or your sister or your mother or your father,
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ื›ื™ืœื“ืชื›ื, ื›ืื—ื™ื›ื, ื›ืื—ื•ืชื›ื, ื›ืื™ืžื›ื ืื• ื›ืื‘ื™ื›ื,
17:37
your neighbor, your cousin, your uncle, the president,
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ื›ืฉื›ื ืชื›ื, ื›ื‘ืช-ื“ื•ื“ืชื›ื, ื›ื“ื•ื“ื›ื, ื›ื ืฉื™ื ืฉืœื›ื,
17:39
your police woman or the fireman?
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ื›ืฉื•ื˜ืจืช ืฉืœื›ื ืื• ื›ื›ื‘ืื™ ืฉืœื›ื?
17:43
It's too late.
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ืžืื•ื—ืจ ืžื“ื™.
17:46
Because I already am all of those things.
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ื›ื™ ืื ื™ ื›ื‘ืจ ื›ืขืช ื›ืœ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื”.
17:49
We already are all of those things, and we always have been.
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ื›ื•ืœื ื• ื›ื‘ืจ ื›ืœ ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื”, ื•ืชืžื™ื“ ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ื›ืš.
17:53
So please don't greet us as strangers,
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ืื– ื‘ื‘ืงืฉื”, ืืœ ืชืงื“ืžื• ืืช ืคื ื™ื ื• ื›ื–ืจื™ื,
17:56
greet us as your fellow human beings, period.
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ืืœื ื›ืื—ื™ื›ื, ื‘ื ื™ ื”ืื“ื. ื ืงื•ื“ื”.
18:00
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื.
18:01
(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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