Why we need gender-neutral bathrooms | Ivan Coyote

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

ืžืชืจื’ื: Ido Dekkers ืžื‘ืงืจ: Zeeva Livshitz
00:12
There are a few things that all of us need.
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ื™ืฉ ื›ืžื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉื›ื•ืœื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื.
00:17
We all need air to breathe.
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ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืื•ื™ืจ ืœื ืฉื™ืžื”.
00:21
We need clean water to drink.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืžื™ื ื ืงื™ื™ื ืœืฉืชื™ื”.
00:23
We need food to eat. We need shelter and love.
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืื•ื›ืœ ืœืื›ื•ืœ. ืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืžื—ืกื” ื•ืื”ื‘ื”.
00:26
You know. Love is great, too.
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ืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื. ืื”ื‘ื” ื”ื™ื ืžืขื•ืœื”.
00:30
And we all need a safe place to pee.
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ื•ื›ื•ืœื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืžืงื•ื ื‘ื˜ื•ื— ืœื”ืฉืชื™ืŸ.
00:33
(Laughter) Yeah?
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง) ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
00:35
As a trans person who doesn't fit neatly into the gender binary,
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ื›ืื“ื ื˜ืจื ืก ืฉืœื ืžืชืื™ื ื‘ืžื“ื•ื™ื™ืง ืœื”ื’ื“ืจื” ื”ืžื’ื“ืจื™ืช ื”ื‘ื™ื ืจื™ืช,
00:39
if I could change the world tomorrow
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ืื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื ืžื—ืจ
00:43
to make it easier for me to navigate,
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืื•ืชื• ืงืœ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœื ื™ื•ื•ื˜ ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™,
00:45
the very first thing I would do
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ื”ื“ื‘ืจ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืขื•ืฉื”
00:47
is blink and create single stall, gender-neutral bathrooms
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ื–ื” ืœืžืฆืžืฅ ื•ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืฉืจื•ืชื™ื ืขื ืชื ืื—ื“ ืฉื ื™ื˜ืจืืœื™ื™ื ืœืžื’ื“ืจ
00:52
in all public places.
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ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื™ื.
00:54
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
01:01
Trans people and trans issues,
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ืื ืฉื™ื ื˜ืจื ืกื’'ื ื“ืจื™ื ื•ื ื•ืฉืื™ื ืฉืงืฉื•ืจื™ื ืœื˜ืจื ืก,
01:03
they've been getting a lot of mainstream media attention lately.
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ื”ื ืงื™ื‘ืœื• ื”ืจื‘ื” ืชืฉื•ืžืช ืœื‘ ืฉืœ ื”ืžื“ื™ื” ื”ืžืจื›ื–ื™ืช ืœืื—ืจื•ื ื”.
01:07
And this is a great and necessary thing,
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ื•ื–ื” ื“ื‘ืจ ืžืขื•ืœื” ื•ื”ื›ืจื—ื™,
01:10
but most of that attention has been focused
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ืื‘ืœ ืจื•ื‘ ืชืฉื•ืžืช ื”ืœื‘ ื”ื–ื• ื”ื™ืชื” ืžืžื•ืงื“ืช
01:12
on a very few individuals,
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ื‘ื›ืžื” ืื ืฉื™ื ืžืขื˜ื™ื,
01:15
most of whom are kinda rich
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ืจื•ื‘ื ื”ื ืกื•ื’ ืฉืœ ืขืฉื™ืจื™ื
01:17
and pretty famous,
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ื•ื“ื™ ืžืคื•ืจืกืžื™ื,
01:19
and probably don't have to worry that much anymore about where they're going to pee
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ื•ื›ื ืจืื” ื”ื ืœื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื“ืื•ื’ ืžืžืฉ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ื ื•ื’ืข ืœืœืืŸ ื”ื ื”ื•ืœื›ื™ื ืœื”ืฉืชื™ืŸ
01:23
in between classes at their community college,
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ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ื ื‘ืžื›ืœืœื” ื”ืงื”ื™ืœืชื™ืช ืฉืœื”ื,
01:25
or where they're going to get changed into their gym strip
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ืื• ืื™ืคื” ื”ื ื™ื—ืœื™ืคื• ืœื‘ื’ื“ื™ ื”ืชืขืžืœื•ืช
01:28
at their public high school.
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ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ ืฉืœื”ื.
01:29
Fame and money insulates these television star trans people
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ืชื”ื™ืœื” ื•ื›ืกืฃ ืžื‘ื•ื“ื“ื™ื ืืช ื›ื•ื›ื‘ื™ ื”ื˜ืœื•ื•ื™ื–ื™ื” ื”ื˜ืจื ืก ื”ืืœื”
01:36
from most of the everyday challenges
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ืžืจื•ื‘ ื”ืืชื’ืจื™ื ื”ื™ื•ืžื™ื™ื ื”ืืœื•
01:39
that the rest of us have to tackle on a daily basis.
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ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ ืื™ืชื ืขืœ ื‘ืกื™ืก ื™ื•ื ื™ื•ืžื™.
01:46
Public bathrooms.
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ืฉืจื•ืชื™ื ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื™ื.
01:49
They've been a problem for me since as far back as I can remember,
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ื”ื ื”ื™ื• ื‘ืขื™ื” ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™ ืžืื– ืฉืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื–ื›ื•ืจ,
01:53
first when I was just a little baby tomboy
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ืจืืฉื™ืช ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืชื™ื ื•ืงืช ื˜ื•ืžื‘ื•ื™
01:57
and then later as a masculine-appearing, predominantly estrogen-based organism.
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ื•ืื– ืžืื•ื—ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื›ื™ืฆื•ืจ ืฉื ืจืื” ืฉืจื™ืจื™ ืื‘ืœ ื ืฉืœื˜ ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืืกื˜ืจื•ื’ืŸ.
02:03
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
02:04
Now, today as a trans person, public bathrooms and change rooms
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื”ื™ื•ื ื›ืื“ื ื˜ืจื ืก, ืฉืจื•ืชื™ื ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื™ื ื•ื—ื“ืจื™ ื”ืœื‘ืฉื”
02:09
are where I am most likely to be questioned or harassed.
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ื”ื ื”ืžืงื•ื ื‘ื• ื™ืฉ ืืช ื”ืกื™ื›ื•ื™ ื”ื›ื™ ื’ื‘ื•ื” ืฉื™ืชืฉืืœื• ืื•ืชื™ ืื• ื™ื˜ืจื™ื“ื•.
02:14
I've often been verbally attacked behind their doors.
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ื”ืจื‘ื” ืคืขืžื™ื ื”ื•ืชืงืคืชื™ ืžื™ืœื•ืœื™ืช ืžืื—ื•ืจื™ ื”ื“ืœืชื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื.
02:17
I've been hauled out by security guards with my pants still halfway pulled up.
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ืฆืจื—ื• ืขืœื™ ืžืื‘ื˜ื—ื™ื ืœืฆืืช ืขื ื”ืžื›ื ืกื™ื™ื ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื—ืฆื™ ืžืฉื•ื›ื•ืช.
02:22
I've been stared at, screamed at, whispered about,
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ื‘ื”ื• ื‘ื™, ืฆืขืงื• ืขืœื™, ืœื—ืฉื• ืขืœื™,
02:24
and one time I got smacked in the face by a little old lady's purse
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ื•ืคืขื ืื—ืช ืกื˜ืจื• ืœื™ ื‘ืคื ื™ื ืขื ืืจื ืง ืฉืœ ืื™ืฉื” ื–ืงื ื”
02:29
that from the looks of the shiner I took home that day
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ืฉืžืฆื•ืจืช ื”ืคื ืก ืฉืœืงื—ืชื™ ื”ื‘ื™ืชื” ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื™ื•ื
02:32
I am pretty certain contained at least 70 dollars of rolled up small change
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ืื ื™ ื“ื™ ื‘ื˜ื•ื—ื” ืฉื”ื›ื™ืœ ืœืคื—ื•ืช 70 ื“ื•ืœืจ ืฉืœ ืžื˜ื‘ืขื•ืช ืžื’ื•ืœื’ืœื™ื
02:35
and a large hard candy collection.
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ื•ืžืื’ืจ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืฉืœ ืกื•ื›ืจื™ื•ืช ืงืฉื•ืช.
02:37
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
02:40
And I know what some of you are thinking,
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ื•ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืžื” ื›ืžื” ืžื›ื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื,
02:44
and you're mostly right.
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ื•ืืชื ืฆื•ื“ืงื™ื ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ.
02:47
I can and do just use the men's room most of the time these days.
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ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ื•ืื ื™ ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืžืฉืชืžืฉืช ื‘ืฉืจื•ืชื™ ื”ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ืจื•ื‘ ื”ื–ืžืŸ ื‘ื™ืžื™ื ื•.
02:54
But that doesn't solve my change room dilemmas, does it?
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืœื ืคื•ืชืจ ืืช ื“ื™ืœืžืช ื—ื“ืจ ื”ื”ืœื‘ืฉื” ืฉืœื™, ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
02:59
And I shouldn't have to use the men's room because I'm not a man.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืœื ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ืฉืจื•ืชื™ ื”ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉืื ื™ ืœื ื’ื‘ืจ.
03:05
I'm a trans person.
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ืื ื™ ืื“ื ื˜ืจื ืก.
03:08
And now we've got these fearmongering politicians
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ื•ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื™ืฉ ืœื ื• ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืงืื™ื ืžื—ืจื—ืจื™ ืคื—ื“
03:12
that keep trying to pass these bathroom bills.
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ืฉืžืžืฉื™ื›ื™ื ืœื ืกื•ืช ืœื”ืขื‘ื™ืจ ืืช ื—ื•ืงื™ ื‘ืชื™ ื”ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื”ืืœื•.
03:14
Have you heard about these?
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ื”ืื ืฉืžืขืชื ืขืœ ืืœื”?
03:15
They try to legislate to try and force people like myself
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ื”ื ืžื ืกื™ื ืœื—ื•ืงืง ื•ืžื ืกื™ื ืœื”ื›ืจื™ื— ืื ืฉื™ื ื›ืžื•ื ื™
03:18
to use the bathroom that they deem most appropriate
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ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ืฉืจื•ืชื™ื ืฉื”ื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืฉื”ื›ื™ ืžืชืื™ืžื™ื
03:23
according to the gender I was assigned at birth.
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ืœืคื™ ื”ืžื’ื“ืจ ืฉืฉื•ื™ื™ืš ืœื™ ื‘ืœื™ื“ืชื™.
03:25
And if these politicians ever get their way,
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ื•ืื ื”ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืงืื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืื™ ืคืขื ื™ืฉื™ื’ื• ืืช ืžื” ืฉื”ื ืจื•ืฆื™ื,
03:29
in Arizona or California or Florida
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ื‘ืืจื™ื–ื•ื ื” ื•ืงืœื™ืคื•ืจื ื™ื” ื•ืคืœื•ืจื™ื“ื”
03:32
or just last week in Houston, Texas,
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ืื• ืžืžืฉ ื‘ืฉื‘ื•ืข ืฉืขื‘ืจ ื‘ื™ื•ืกื˜ื•ืŸ, ื˜ืงืกืก,
03:35
or Ottawa,
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ืื• ืื•ื˜ื•ื•ื”,
03:36
well then, using the men's room will not be a legal option for me either.
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ ืื–, ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘ืฉืจื•ืชื™ ื”ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื• ืœื ื™ื”ื™ื• ืื•ืคืฆื™ื” ื—ื•ืงื™ืช ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™ ื™ื•ืชืจ.
03:43
And every time one of these politicians brings one of these bills to the table,
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ื•ื›ืœ ืคืขื ืฉืื—ื“ ื”ืคื•ืœื™ื˜ื™ืงืื™ื ืžื‘ื™ื ืืช ืื—ื“ ื”ื—ื•ืงื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืœืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ,
03:47
I can't help but wonder, you know,
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ืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืฉืœื ืœืชื”ื•ืช, ืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื,
03:49
just who will and exactly how would we go about enforcing laws like these. Right?
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ืžื™ ื•ืื™ืš ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื”ื•ื ื™ืœืš ืœืื›ื•ืฃ ืืช ื”ื—ื•ืงื™ื ื”ืืœื• . ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
03:56
Panty checks?
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ื‘ื“ื™ืงืช ืชื—ืชื•ื ื™ื?
03:57
Really.
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ื‘ืืžืช.
03:59
Genital inspections outside of bath change rooms at public pools?
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ื‘ื“ื™ืงืช ืื™ื‘ืจื™ื ืžื—ื•ืฅ ืœื—ื“ืจื™ ื”ืœื‘ืฉื” ื‘ื‘ืจื™ื›ื•ืช ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื•ืช?
04:06
There's no legal or ethical or plausible way
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ืื™ืŸ ื“ืจืš ืืชื™ืช ืื• ื—ื•ืงื™ืช
04:10
to enforce laws like these anyway.
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ืœืื›ื•ืฃ ืืช ื”ื—ื•ืงื™ื ื”ืืœื• ื‘ื›ืœ ืื•ืคืŸ.
04:14
They exist only to foster fear
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ื”ื ืงื™ื™ืžื™ื ืจืง ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื’ื‘ื™ืจ ืืช ื”ืคื—ื“
04:17
and promote transphobia.
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ื•ืœืงื“ื ื˜ืจื ืกืคื•ื‘ื™ื”.
04:21
They don't make anyone safer.
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ื”ื ืœื ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืื•ืชื ื‘ื˜ื•ื—ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ.
04:24
But they do for sure make the world more dangerous for some of us.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื ื›ืŸ ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื ืžืกื•ื›ืŸ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœื—ืœืง ืžืื™ืชื ื•.
04:28
And meanwhile, our trans children suffer.
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ื•ื‘ื™ื ืชื™ื™ื, ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื”ื˜ืจื ืก ืฉืœื ื• ืกื•ื‘ืœื™ื.
04:31
They drop out of school, or they opt out of life altogether.
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ื”ื ืคื•ืจืฉื™ื ืžื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ, ืื• ืฉื”ื ื™ื‘ื—ืจื• ืœืฆืืช ืžื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืœื’ืžืจื™.
04:36
Trans people, especially trans and gender-nonconforming youth
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ืื ืฉื™ื ื˜ืจื ืกื’'ื ื“ืจื™ื, ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ ื ื•ืขืจ ื˜ืจื ืก ืื• ืœื ืžืชืื™ืžื™ื ืœืžื’ื“ืจ
04:41
face additional challenges when accessing pools and gyms,
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ืขื•ืžื“ื™ื ื‘ืคื ื™ ืืชื’ืจื™ื ื ื•ืกืคื™ื ื›ืฉื”ื ื ื™ื’ืฉื™ื ืœื‘ืจื™ื›ื•ืช ื•ืื•ืœืžื•ืช ื”ืชืขืžืœื•ืช,
04:45
but also universities,
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ืื‘ืœ ื’ื ืื•ื ื™ื‘ืจืกื™ื˜ืื•ืช,
04:48
hospitals, libraries.
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ื‘ืชื™ ื—ื•ืœื™ื, ืกืคืจื™ื•ืช.
04:52
Don't even get me started on how they treat us in airports.
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ืืœ ืชืชื ื• ืœื™ ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืืคื™ืœื• ืขืœ ืื™ืš ื”ื ืžื˜ืคืœื™ื ื‘ื ื• ื‘ื ืžืœื™ ืชืขื•ืคื”.
04:57
If we don't move now
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ืื ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ื ืชื—ื™ืœ ืขื›ืฉื™ื•
05:00
to make sure that these places
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ืœื“ืื•ื’ ืฉื”ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ื”ืืœื•
05:03
are truly open and accessible to everyone,
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ื™ื”ื™ื• ื‘ืืžืช ืคืชื•ื—ื™ื ื•ื ื’ื™ืฉื™ื ืœื›ื•ืœื,
05:06
then we just need to get honest
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ืื– ืื ื—ื ื• ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื›ื ื™ื
05:09
and quit calling them public places.
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ื•ืœื”ืคืกื™ืง ืœืงืจื•ื ืœื”ื ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื™ื.
05:13
We need to just admit
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ื•ื“ื•ืช
05:16
that they are really only open for people
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ืฉื”ื ื‘ืืžืช ืคืชื•ื—ื™ื ืจืง ืœืื ืฉื™ื
05:19
who fit neatly into one of two gender boxes,
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ืฉืžืชืื™ืžื™ื ื™ืคื” ืœืื—ืช ืžืฉืชื™ ืงื•ืคืกืื•ืช ื”ืžื’ื“ืจ,
05:25
which I do not.
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ืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ืœื.
05:28
I never have.
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ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื”ืชืืžืชื™.
05:32
And this starts very early.
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ื•ื–ื” ืžืชื—ื™ืœ ืžืžืฉ ืžื•ืงื“ื.
05:35
I know a little girl. She's the daughter of a friend of mine.
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ืื ื™ ืžื›ื™ืจื” ื™ืœื“ื” ืงื˜ื ื”, ื”ื™ื ื‘ืช ืฉืœ ื—ื‘ืจื” ืฉืœื™.
05:39
She's a self-identified tomboy.
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ื”ื™ื ืžื–ื•ื”ื” ืขืฆืžื™ืช ื›ื˜ื•ื ื‘ื•ื™.
05:42
I'm talking about cowboy boots
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ืื ื™ ืžื“ื‘ืจืช ืขืœ ืžื’ืคื™ ืงืื•ื‘ื•ื™
05:44
and Caterpillar yellow toy trucks and bug jars, the whole nine yards.
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ื•ืžืฉืื™ื•ืช ืฆืขืฆื•ืข ื‘ืฆื”ื•ื‘ ืงื˜ืจืคื™ืœืจ ื•ืฆื ืฆื ื•ืช ื—ืจืงื™ื, ื›ืœ ื”ืขืกืง.
05:49
One time I asked her what her favorite color was.
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ืคืขื ืื—ืช ืฉืืœืชื™ ืื•ืชื” ืžื” ื”ืฆื‘ืข ื”ืื”ื•ื‘ ืขืœื™ื”.
05:52
She told me, "Camouflage."
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ื”ื™ื ืืžืจื” ืœื™, "ื”ืกื•ื•ืื”."
05:54
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
05:57
So that awesome little kid,
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ืื– ื”ื™ืœื“ื” ื”ืžื“ื”ื™ืžื” ื”ืงื˜ื ื” ื”ื–ื•,
05:59
she came home from school last October
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ื”ื™ื ื—ื–ืจื” ื”ื‘ื™ืชื” ืžื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ ื‘ืื•ืงื˜ื•ื‘ืจ ื”ืื—ืจื•ืŸ
06:02
from her half day of preschool
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ืžื’ืŸ ืฉืœ ื—ืฆื™ ื™ื•ื
06:04
with soggy pants on because the other kids at school were harassing her
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ืขื ืžื›ื ืกื™ื™ื ืจื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืช ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื™ืœื“ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ ื”ืฆื™ืงื• ืœื”
06:09
when she tried to use the girls' bathroom.
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื ื ื™ืกืชื” ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ืฉืจื•ืชื™ ื”ื‘ื ื•ืช.
06:12
And the teacher had already instructed her to stay out of the boys' bathroom.
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ื•ื”ืžื•ืจื” ื›ื‘ืจ ืืžืจื” ืœื” ืœื ืœื”ื›ื ืก ืœืฉืจื•ืชื™ ื”ื‘ื ื™ื.
06:17
And she had drank two glasses of that red juice
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ื•ื”ื™ื ืฉืชืชื” ืฉืชื™ ื›ื•ืกื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืžื™ืฅ ื”ืื“ื•ื ื”ื”ื•ื
06:20
at the Halloween party,
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ื‘ืžืกื™ื‘ืช ื”ืœื•ื•ื™ืŸ,
06:22
and I mean, who can resist that red juice, right? It's so good.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืžืชื›ื•ื•ืŸ, ืžื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืชื ื’ื“ ืœืžื™ืฅ ืื“ื•ื, ื ื›ื•ืŸ? ื”ื•ื ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื˜ื•ื‘.
06:27
And she couldn't hold her pee any longer.
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ื•ื”ื™ื ืœื ื™ื›ืœื” ืœื”ื—ื–ื™ืง ืืช ื”ืคื™ืคื™ ื™ื•ืชืจ.
06:31
Her and her classmates were four years old.
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ื”ื™ื ื•ื‘ื ื™ ื›ื™ืชืชื” ื”ื™ื• ื‘ื ื™ ืืจื‘ืข.
06:34
They already felt empowered enough
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ื”ื ื›ื‘ืจ ื”ืจื’ื™ืฉื• ืžืกืคื™ืง ื›ื•ื—
06:37
to police her use of the so-called public bathrooms.
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ืœืคืงื— ืขืœ ื”ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ืฉืœื” ื‘ืฉืจื•ืชื™ื ืฉื ืงืจืื™ื ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจื™ื™ื.
06:44
She was four years old.
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ื”ื™ื ื”ื™ืชื” ื‘ืช ืืจื‘ืข.
06:45
She had already been taught the brutal lesson
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ื›ื‘ืจ ืœื™ืžื“ื• ืื•ืชื” ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ ื‘ืจื•ื˜ืœื™
06:48
that there was no bathroom door at preschool
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ืฉืœื ื”ื™ืชื” ื“ืœืช ืฉืจื•ืชื™ื ื‘ื’ืŸ
06:53
with a sign on it that welcomed people like her.
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ืขื ืฉืœื˜ ืขืœื™ื” ืฉื”ื–ืžื™ืŸ ืื ืฉื™ื ื›ืžื•ื”.
06:58
She'd already learned that bathrooms were going to be a problem,
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ื”ื™ื ื›ื‘ืจ ืœืžื“ื” ืฉืฉืจื•ืชื™ื ื™ื”ื™ื• ื‘ืขื™ื”,
07:02
and that problem started with her
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ื•ื”ื‘ืขื™ื” ื”ื–ื• ื”ืชื—ื™ืœื” ืื™ืชื”
07:06
and was hers alone.
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ื•ื”ื™ืชื” ืจืง ืฉืœื”.
07:10
So my friend asked me to talk to her little daughter,
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ืื– ื”ื—ื‘ืจื” ืฉืœื™ ื‘ื™ืงืฉื” ืžืžื ื” ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขื ื”ื‘ืช ื”ืงื˜ื ื” ืฉืœื”,
07:14
and I did.
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ื•ื“ื™ื‘ืจืชื™.
07:16
I wanted to tell her
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ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœื”ื’ื™ื“ ืœื”
07:19
that me and her mom were going to march on down
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ืฉืื ื™ ื•ืืžื ืฉืœื” ื ืฆืขื“
07:21
and talk to that school, and the problem was going to go away,
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ื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ ืขื ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ ืฉืœื” ื•ื”ื‘ืขื™ื” ืชืขืœื,
07:24
but I knew that wasn't true.
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ืื‘ืœ ื™ื“ืขืชื™ ืฉื–ื” ืœื ื ื›ื•ืŸ.
07:25
I wanted to tell her that it was all going to get better when she got older,
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ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœื”ื’ื™ื“ ืœื” ืฉื”ื›ืœ ื™ื”ื™ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื˜ื•ื‘ ื›ืฉื”ื™ื ืชืชื‘ื’ืจ,
07:29
but I couldn't.
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ืื‘ืœ ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™.
07:32
So I asked her to tell me the story of what had happened,
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ืื– ื‘ื™ืงืฉืชื™ ืžืžื ื” ืœืกืคืจ ืœื™ ืืช ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืขืœ ืžื” ืฉืงืจื”,
07:37
asked her to tell me how it made her feel.
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ื•ื‘ื™ืงืฉืชื™ ืžืžื ื” ืœืกืคืจ ืœื™ ืื™ืš ื–ื” ื’ืจื ืœื” ืœื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ.
07:41
"Mad and sad,"
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"ื›ื•ืขืกืช ื•ืขืฆื•ื‘ื”,"
07:44
she told me.
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ื”ื™ื ืืžืจื” ืœื™.
07:46
So I told her
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ืื– ืืžืจืชื™ ืœื”
07:48
that she wasn't alone
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ืฉื”ื™ื ืœื ืœื‘ื“
07:51
and that it wasn't right what had happened to her,
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ื•ืฉื–ื” ืœื ื‘ืกื“ืจ ืžื” ืฉืงืจื” ืœื”,
07:53
and then she asked me if I had ever peed in my pants before.
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ื•ืื– ื”ื™ื ืฉืืœื” ืื•ืชื™ ืื ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ืคื™ืคื™ ื‘ืžื›ื ืกื™ื™ื ืคืขื.
07:59
I said yes, I had,
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ื•ืืžืจืชื™ ืœื” ืฉื›ืŸ,
08:01
but not for a really long time.
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ื‘ืจ ื”ืจื‘ื” ื–ืžืŸ ืœื.
08:03
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
08:04
Which of course was a lie,
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ืžื” ืฉื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ ื”ื™ื” ืฉืงืจ,
08:07
because you know how you hit, like, 42 or 43,
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ืžืคื ื™ ืฉืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืื™ืš ืฉืืชื ืžื’ื™ืขื™ื ืœ 42, 43,
08:09
and sometimes you just, I don't know, you pee a little bit
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ื•ืœืคืขืžื™ื ืืชื ืคืฉื•ื˜, ืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื, ืืชื ืžืฉืชื™ื ื™ื ืงืฆืช
08:12
when you cough or sneeze,
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ื›ืฉืืชื ืžืฉืชืขืœื™ื ืื• ืžืชืขื˜ืฉื™ื,
08:14
when you're running upstairs, or you're stretching.
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ื›ืฉืืชื ืจืฆื™ื ื‘ืžื“ืจื’ื•ืช, ืื• ืฉืืชื ืžืชืžืชื—ื™ื.
08:17
Don't lie.
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ืืœ ืชืฉืงืจื•.
08:18
It happens. Right?
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ื–ื” ืงื•ืจื”, ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
08:20
She doesn't need to know that, I figure.
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ื”ื™ื ืœื ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœื“ืขืช ืืช ื–ื”, ืื ื™ ืžื ื™ื—ื”.
08:22
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
08:25
I told her, when you get older, your bladder is going to grow bigger, too.
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ืืžืจืชื™ ืœื”, ื›ืฉืชื’ื“ืœื™, ื”ืฉืœืคื•ื—ื™ืช ืฉืœืš ื’ื ืชื’ื“ืœ.
08:31
When you get old like me,
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ื›ืฉืชื”ื™ื™ ืžื‘ื•ื’ืจืช ื›ืžื•ื ื™,
08:32
you're going to be able to hold your pee for way longer,
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ืชื”ื™ื™ ืžืกื•ื’ืœืช ืœื”ื—ื–ื™ืง ืืช ื”ืคื™ืคื™ ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื–ืžืŸ,
08:36
I promised her.
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ื”ื‘ื˜ื—ืชื™ ืœื”.
08:39
"Until you can get home?"
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"ืขื“ ืฉืืคืฉืจ ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ื”ื‘ื™ืชื”?"
08:42
she asked me.
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ื”ื™ื ืฉืืœื” ืื•ืชื™.
08:44
I said, "Yes,
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ื•ืืžืจืชื™, "ื›ืŸ,
08:48
until you can get home."
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ืขื“ ืฉืชื’ื™ืขื™ ื”ื‘ื™ืชื”."
08:52
She seemed to take some comfort in that.
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ื•ื ืจืื” ืฉื”ื™ื ืงื™ื‘ืœื” ืงืฆืช ื ื—ืžื” ืžื–ื”.
08:58
So let's just build some single stall, gender-neutral bathrooms
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ืื– ื‘ื•ืื• ื ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื‘ื ื•ืช ื›ืžื” ืชืื™ื ื‘ื•ื“ื“ื™ื, ืฉืจื•ืชื™ื ื ื™ื˜ืจืœื™ื™ื ืœืžื’ื“ืจ
09:04
with a little bench for getting changed into your gym clothes.
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ืขื ืกืคืกืœ ืงื˜ืŸ ืœื”ื—ืœืคื” ืœื‘ื’ื“ื™ ื”ืชืขืžืœื•ืช.
09:08
We can't change the world overnight
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื ื‘ืŸ ืœื™ืœื”
09:12
for our children,
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ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื™ืœื“ื™ื ื•,
09:13
but we can give them a safe and private place
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืชืช ืœื”ื ืžืงื•ื ื‘ื˜ื•ื— ื•ืคืจื˜ื™
09:16
to escape that world,
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื‘ืจื•ื— ืžื”ืขื•ืœื ื”ื”ื•ื,
09:17
if only for just a minute.
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ืื ืจืง ืœื“ืงื”.
09:22
This we can do.
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ืืช ื–ื” ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืขืฉื•ืช.
09:25
So let's just do it.
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ืื– ื‘ื•ืื• ื ืขืฉื” ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ืืช ื–ื”.
09:27
And if you are one of those people who is sitting out there right now
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ื•ืื ืืชื ืื—ื“ ืžื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืฉื™ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืฉื ืขื›ืฉื™ื•
09:31
already coming up with a list of reasons in your head why this is not a priority,
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ื•ืžืขืœื™ื ื›ื‘ืจ ืจืฉื™ืžื” ืฉืœ ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช ื‘ืจืืฉ ืฉืœื›ื ืœืžื” ื–ื” ืœื ื‘ืขื“ื™ืคื•ืช,
09:35
or it's too expensive,
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ืื• ืฉื–ื” ื™ืงืจ ืžื“ื™,
09:37
or telling yourself that giving a trans person a safe place to pee
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ืื• ืœื”ื’ื™ื“ ืœืขืฆืžื›ื ืฉืœืชืช ืœืื“ื ื˜ืจื ืก ืžืงื•ื ื‘ื˜ื•ื— ืœื”ืฉืชื™ืŸ
09:41
or get changed in
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ืื• ืœื”ื—ืœื™ืฃ ื‘ื• ื‘ื’ื“ื™ื
09:42
supports a lifestyle choice that you feel offends your morality,
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ืชื•ืžืš ื‘ื‘ื—ื™ืจืช ืฆื•ืจืช ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืืชื ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื™ื ืฉืคื•ื’ืขืช ื‘ืžื•ืกืจื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื›ื,
09:48
or your masculinity,
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ืื• ื‘ื’ื‘ืจื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื›ื,
09:50
or your religious beliefs,
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ืื• ื‘ืืžื•ื ื•ืช ื”ื“ืชื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื›ื,
09:52
then let me just appeal
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ืื– ืชื ื• ืœื™ ืจืง ืœืคื ื•ืช
09:54
to the part of your heart that probably, hopefully,
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ืœื—ืœืง ื‘ืœื‘ ืฉืœื›ื ืฉื›ื ืจืื”, ื‘ืชืงื•ื•ื”,
09:59
does care about the rest of the population.
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ืฉื›ืŸ ืื›ืคืช ืœื• ืžืฉืืจ ื”ืื•ื›ืœื•ืกื™ื”.
10:03
If you can't bring yourself to care enough about people like me,
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ืื ืืชื ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ื‘ื™ื ืืช ืขืฆืžื›ื ืœื“ืื•ื’ ืžืกืคื™ืง ืœืื ืฉื™ื ื›ืžื•ื ื™,
10:09
then what about women and girls
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ืื– ืžื” ืขื ื ืฉื™ื ื•ื‘ื ื•ืช
10:12
with body image issues?
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ืขื ื‘ืขื™ื™ืช ืชื“ืžื™ืช ื’ื•ืฃ?
10:14
What about anyone with body image stuff going on?
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ืžื” ืขื ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืขื ื‘ืขื™ื™ืช ืชื“ืžื™ืช ื’ื•ืคื ื™ืช?
10:19
What about that boy at school who is a foot shorter than his classmates,
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ืžื” ืขื ื”ื‘ื—ื•ืจ ื”ื”ื•ื ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ืกืคืจ ืฉื ืžื•ืš ื‘ื—ืฆื™ ืžื˜ืจ ืžื‘ื ื™ ื›ื™ืชืชื•,
10:25
whose voice still hasn't dropped yet? Hey?
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ืฉื”ืงื•ืœ ืฉืœื• ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืœื ื”ืชื—ืœืฃ? ื”ื™ื™?
10:28
Oh, grade eight,
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ืื•ื”, ื›ื™ืชื” ื—',
10:30
what a cruel master you can be.
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ืื™ื–ืŸ ืžืืกื˜ืจื™ืช ืื›ื–ืจื™ืช ืืช ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช.
10:34
Right?
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ื ื›ื•ืŸ?
10:35
What about people with anxiety issues?
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ืžื” ืขื ืื ืฉื™ื ืขื ื‘ืขื™ื™ืช ื—ืจื“ื”?
10:39
What about people with disabilities or who need assistance in there?
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ืžื” ืขื ืื ืฉื™ื ืขื ืžื•ื’ื‘ืœื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืกื™ื•ืข ืฉื ื‘ืคื ื™ื?
10:43
What about folks with bodies who, for whatever reason,
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ืžื” ืขื ืื ืฉื™ื ืขื ื’ื•ืฃ, ืฉืžืกื™ื‘ื” ื›ืœืฉื”ื™,
10:47
don't fit into the mainstream idea of what a body should look like?
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ืœื ืžืชืื™ืžื™ื ืœืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ื”ืžื™ื™ื ืกื˜ืจื™ืžื™ ืฉืœ ืื™ืš ื’ื•ืฃ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ืจืื•ืช?
10:51
How many of us still feel shy
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ื›ืžื” ืžืื™ืชื ื• ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืžืชื‘ื™ื™ืฉื™ื
10:54
or afraid to disrobe in front of our peers,
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ืื• ืžืคื—ื“ื™ื ืœื”ืชืคืฉื˜ ืžื•ืœ ืื ืฉื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื,
10:58
and how many of us allow that fear
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ื•ื›ืžื” ืžืื™ืชื ื• ืžืืคืฉืจื™ื ืœืคื—ื“ ื”ื–ื”
11:00
to keep us from something as important
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ืœืžื ื•ืข ืžืื™ืชื ื• ืžืฉื”ื• ื—ืฉื•ื‘
11:04
as physical exercise?
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ื›ืžื• ืคืขื™ืœื•ืช ื’ื•ืคื ื™ืช?
11:09
Would all those people not benefit
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ื”ืื ื›ืœ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืืœื• ืœื ื™ื”ื ื•
11:12
from these single stall facilities?
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ืžื”ืžืชืงื ื™ื ื‘ืขืœื™ ื”ืชื ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ ื”ืืœื•?
11:17
We can't change transphobic minds overnight,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืžื•ื—ื•ืช ื˜ืจื ืกืคื•ื‘ื™ื™ื ื‘ืŸ ืœื™ืœื”,
11:23
but we can give everybody
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื—ื ื• ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืชืช ืœื›ื•ืœื
11:26
a place to get changed in
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ืžืงื•ื ืœื”ื—ืœื™ืฃ ื‘ื’ื“ื™ื
11:30
so that we can all get to work
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ื›ืš ืฉื›ื•ืœื ื• ื ื•ื›ืœ ืœืœื›ืช ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ื”
11:33
making the world safer
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ืื—ืจื™ ืฉืขืฉื™ื ื• ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื ื‘ื˜ื•ื— ื™ื•ืชืจ
11:36
for all of us.
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ืœื›ื•ืœื ื•.
11:39
Thank you for listening.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืจื‘ื” ืœื›ื ืฉื”ืงืฉื‘ืชื.
11:40
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
11:43
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื.
11:44
(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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