The danger of hiding who you are | Morgana Bailey

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

ืžืชืจื’ื: Ido Dekkers ืžื‘ืงืจ: Tal Dekkers
00:13
When I was young, I prided myself as a nonconformist
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืฆืขื™ืจื”, ื”ืชื’ืืชื™ ื‘ืขืฆืžื™ ื›ืœื ืงื•ื ืคื•ืจืžื™ืกื˜ื™ืช
00:17
in the conservative U.S. state I live in, Kansas.
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ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ื” ื”ืฉืžืจื ื™ืช ื”ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ืช ื‘ื” ื—ื™ื™ืชื™, ืงื ื–ืก.
00:22
I didn't follow along with the crowd.
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ืœื ื”ืœื›ืชื™ ืื—ืจื™ ื”ื”ืžื•ื ื™ื.
00:24
I wasn't afraid to try weird clothing trends or hairstyles.
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ืœื ืคื—ื“ืชื™ ืœื ืกื•ืช ืื•ืคื ื•ืช ื‘ื™ื’ื•ื“ ืžื•ื–ืจื•ืช ืื• ืชืกืคื•ืจื•ืช.
00:28
I was outspoken and extremely social.
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ื“ื™ื‘ืจืชื™ ื‘ื—ื•ืคืฉื™ื•ืช ื•ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ืช ืžืื•ื“.
00:31
Even these pictures and postcards of my London semester abroad 16 years ago
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ืืคื™ืœื• ื”ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ื”ืืœื• ื•ื”ื’ืœื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ืกื™ืžืกื˜ืจ ื‘ืœื•ื ื“ื•ืŸ ืœืคื ื™ 16 ืฉื ื™ื
00:38
show that I obviously didn't care if I was perceived as weird or different.
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ืžืจืื•ืช ืฉื‘ื‘ืจื•ืจ ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืœื™ ืื›ืคืช ืื ื ืชืคืกืชื™ ื›ืžื•ื–ืจื” ืื• ืฉื•ื ื”.
00:44
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
00:46
But that same year I was in London, 16 years ago,
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืื•ืชื” ืฉื ื” ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืœื•ื ื“ื•ืŸ ืœืคื ื™ 16 ืฉื ื”,
00:51
I realized something about myself that actually was somewhat unique,
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ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืžืฉื”ื• ืขืœ ืขืฆืžื™ ืฉืœืžืขืฉื” ื”ื™ื” ืžืขื˜ ื™ื—ื•ื“ื™,
00:56
and that changed everything.
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ื•ื–ื” ืฉื™ื ื” ื”ื›ืœ.
01:01
I became the opposite of who I thought I once was.
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ื”ืคื›ืชื™ ืœื”ืคืš ืžืžื™ ืฉื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืคืขื.
01:05
I stayed in my room instead of socializing.
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ื ืฉืืจืชื™ ื‘ื—ื“ืจื™ ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืœื”ืชื—ื‘ืจ.
01:08
I stopped engaging in clubs and leadership activities.
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ื”ืคืกืงืชื™ ืœื”ืฉืชืชืฃ ื‘ืžื•ืขื“ื•ื ื™ื ื•ื‘ืคืขื™ืœื•ื™ื•ืช ืžื ื”ื™ื’ื•ืชื™ื•ืช.
01:12
I didn't want to stand out in the crowd anymore.
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ืœื ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœื”ืชื‘ืœื˜ ื‘ืงื”ืœ ื™ื•ืชืจ.
01:16
I told myself it was because I was growing up and maturing,
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ืืžืจืชื™ ืœืขืฆืžื™ ืฉื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื’ื“ืœืชื™ ื•ื”ืชื‘ื’ืจืชื™,
01:20
not that I was suddenly looking for acceptance.
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ืœื ืฉืคืชืื•ื ื—ื™ืคืฉืชื™ ืงื‘ืœื”.
01:23
I had always assumed I was immune to needing acceptance.
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ืชืžื™ื“ ื”ื ื—ืชื™ ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื—ืกื™ื ื” ืœืฆื•ืจืš ืงื‘ืœื”.
01:26
After all, I was a bit unconventional.
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ืื—ืจื™ ื”ื›ืœ, ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืขื˜ ืœื ืจื’ื™ืœื”.
01:29
But I realize now
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ืžื‘ื™ื ื” ืขื›ืฉื™ื•
01:31
that the moment I realized something was different about me
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ืฉื‘ืจื’ืข ืฉื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืฉืžืฉื”ื• ื”ื™ื” ืฉื•ื ื” ื‘ื™
01:35
was the exact same moment that I began conforming and hiding.
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ื”ื™ื” ืื•ืชื• ื”ืจื’ืข ืฉื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื”ืชืื™ื ืืช ืขืฆืžื™ ื•ืœื”ืชื—ื‘ื.
01:41
Hiding is a progressive habit,
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ื”ืชื—ื‘ืื•ืช ื”ื™ื ืžื ื”ื’ ืžืชืงื“ื,
01:44
and once you start hiding,
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ื•ื‘ืจื’ืข ืฉืืชื ืžืชื—ื™ืœื™ื ืœื”ืชื—ื‘ื,
01:45
it becomes harder and harder to step forward and speak out.
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ื–ื” ื”ื•ืคืš ืœืงืฉื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœื”ืชืงื“ื ื•ืœื“ื‘ืจ.
01:51
In fact, even now,
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ืœืžืขืฉื”, ืืคื™ืœื• ืขื›ืฉื™ื•,
01:53
when I was talking to people about what this talk was about,
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ื›ืฉื“ื™ื‘ืจืชื™ ืขื ืื ืฉื™ื ืขืœ ื ื•ืฉื ื”ื”ืจืฆืื” ื”ื–ื•,
01:57
I made up a cover story
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ื”ืžืฆืืชื™ ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื›ื™ืกื•ื™
01:59
and I even hid the truth about my TED Talk.
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ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ื”ื—ื‘ืืชื™ ืืช ื”ืืžืช ืขืœ ื”ืจืฆืืช TED ืฉืœื™.
02:04
So it is fitting and scary
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ืื– ื–ื” ืžืชืื™ื ื•ืžืคื—ื™ื“
02:09
that I have returned to this city 16 years later
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ืฉื—ื–ืจืชื™ ืœืขื™ืจ ืฉืœื™ ืื—ืจื™ 16 ืฉื ื™ื
02:13
and I have chosen this stage to finally stop hiding.
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ื•ื‘ื—ืจืชื™ ื‘ื‘ืžื” ื”ื–ื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืกื™ืง ืกื•ืฃ ืกื•ืฃ ืœื”ืชื—ื‘ื.
02:20
What have I been hiding for 16 years?
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ืžืžื” ื”ืชื—ื‘ืืชื™ 16 ืฉื ื™ื?
02:26
I am a lesbian.
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ืื ื™ ืœืกื‘ื™ืช.
02:29
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
02:45
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื.
02:48
I've struggled to say those words,
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ื ืื‘ืงืชื™ ืœื”ื’ื™ื“ ืืช ื”ืžื™ืœื™ื ื”ืืœื•,
02:50
because I didn't want to be defined by them.
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ืžืคื ื™ ืฉืœื ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžื•ื’ื“ืจืช ืขืœ ื™ื“ืŸ.
02:53
Every time I would think about coming out in the past,
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ื›ืœ ืคืขื ืฉื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืขืœ ืœืฆืืช ื‘ืขื‘ืจ,
02:56
I would think to myself, but I just want to be known as Morgana,
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ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืœืขืฆืžื™, ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ืจืง ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื™ื“ื•ืขื” ื›ืžื•ืจื’ื ื”,
03:01
uniquely Morgana,
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ื™ื—ื•ื“ื™ืช ื›ืžื•ืจื’ื ื”,
03:03
but not "my lesbian friend Morgana," or "my gay coworker Morgana."
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ืื‘ืœ ืœื "ื”ื—ื‘ืจื” ื”ืœืกื‘ื™ืช ืฉืœื™ ืžื•ืจื’ื ื”," ืื• "ื”ื—ื‘ืจื” ื”ืœืกื‘ื™ืช ืฉืœื™ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืžื•ืจื’ื ื”."
03:08
Just Morgana.
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ืจืง ืžื•ืจื’ื ื”.
03:10
For those of you from large metropolitan areas,
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ืœืืœื” ืžื›ื ืžืื–ื•ืจื™ื ืขื™ืจื•ื ื™ื ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื,
03:14
this may not seem like a big deal to you.
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ื–ื” ืื•ืœื™ ืœื ื ืจืื” ืœื›ื ื›ืžื• ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ื’ื“ื•ืœ.
03:16
It may seem strange that I have suppressed the truth
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ื–ื” ืื•ืœื™ ื ืจืื” ืžื•ื–ืจ ืฉื”ื“ื—ืงืชื™ ืืช ื”ืืžืช
03:19
and hidden this for so long.
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ื•ื”ื—ื‘ืืชื™ ืืช ื–ื” ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ื–ืžืŸ.
03:23
But I was paralyzed by my fear of not being accepted.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืฉื•ืชืงืช ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืคื—ื“ ืฉืœื™ ืฉืœ ืœื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืžืงื•ื‘ืœืช.
03:28
And I'm not alone, of course.
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ื•ืื ื™ ืœื ืœื‘ื“ ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ.
03:31
A 2013 Deloitte study found that a surprisingly large number of people
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ืกืงืจ ืฉืœ ื“ืœื•ื™ื™ื˜ ืž 2013 ืžืฆื ืฉืžืกืคืจ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ื‘ืžืคืชื™ืข ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื
03:36
hide aspects of their identity.
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ืžื—ื‘ื™ืื™ื ืคื ื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ื–ื”ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื.
03:39
Of all the employees they surveyed,
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ืžื›ืœ ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ืฉื”ื ืกืงืจื•,
03:41
61 percent reported changing an aspect of their behavior or their appearance
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61 ืื—ื•ื– ื“ื™ื•ื•ื—ื• ืฉื”ื ืžืฉื ื™ื ืคืŸ ืื—ื“ ื‘ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื ืื• ื”ืžืจืื” ืฉืœื”ื
03:47
in order to fit in at work.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืชืื™ื ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ื”.
03:49
Of all the gay, lesbian and bisexual employees,
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ืžื›ืœ ื”ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ื”ื”ื•ืžื•ืื™ื ื•ื”ืœืกื‘ื™ื•ืช ื•ื”ื‘ื™ืกืงืกื•ืืœื™ื,
03:54
83 percent admitted to changing some aspects of themselves
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83 ืื—ื•ื– ื”ื•ื“ื• ืฉืฉื™ื ื• ื›ืžื” ืคื ื™ื ืžืขืฆืžื
03:59
so they would not appear at work "too gay."
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ื›ืš ืฉื”ื ืœื ื™ื•ืคื™ืขื• ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื›"ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื“ื™ ื”ื•ืžื•ืื™ื."
04:04
The study found that even in companies
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ื”ืžื—ืงืจ ืžืฆื ืฉืืคื™ืœื• ื‘ื—ื‘ืจื•ืช
04:07
with diversity policies and inclusion programs,
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ืขื ืžื“ื™ื ื™ื•ืช ืžื’ื•ื•ื ืช ื•ืชื•ื›ื ื™ื•ืช ื”ื›ืœืœื”,
04:11
employees struggle to be themselves at work
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ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ืžืชืงืฉื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืขืฆืžื ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”
04:14
because they believe conformity is critical
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ืžืคื ื™ ืฉื”ื ืžืืžื™ื ื™ื ืฉืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื›ืžื• ื›ื•ืœื ื–ื” ืงืจื™ื˜ื™
04:16
to their long-term career advancement.
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ืœื”ืชืงื“ืžื•ืช ื”ืขืชื™ื“ื™ืช ืฉืœื”ื ื‘ืงืจื™ื™ืจื”.
04:20
And while I was surprised that so many people just like me
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ื•ื‘ืขื•ื“ ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื•ืคืชืขืช ืฉื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ืื ืฉื™ื ืžืžืฉ ื›ืžื•ื ื™
04:25
waste so much energy trying to hide themselves,
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ื‘ื–ื‘ื–ื• ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ืื ืจื’ื™ื” ื‘ื ื™ืกื™ื•ืŸ ืœื”ืกืชื™ืจ ืืช ื”ื–ื”ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื,
04:29
I was scared when I discovered that my silence
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ืคื—ื“ืชื™ ื›ืฉื’ื™ืœื™ืชื™ ืฉืœืฉืชื™ืงื” ืฉืœื™
04:33
has life-or-death consequences and long-term social repercussions.
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ื™ืฉ ื”ืฉืœื›ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื—ื™ื™ื ื•ืžื•ื•ืช ื•ื”ืฉืœื›ื•ืช ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ื•ืช ืืจื•ื›ื•ืช ื˜ื•ื•ื—.
04:41
Twelve years:
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ืฉืชื™ื ืขืฉืจื” ืฉื ื™ื:
04:43
the length by which life expectancy is shortened
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ื”ื–ืžืŸ ื‘ื• ืชื•ื—ืœืช ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืžืชืงืฆืจืช
04:46
for gay, lesbian and bisexual people in highly anti-gay communities
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ืœื”ื•ืžื•ืื™ื, ืœืกื‘ื™ื•ืช ื•ื‘ื™ืกืงืกื•ืืœื™ื ื‘ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช ืขื ื”ืชื ื’ื“ื•ืช ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ืœื”ื•ืžื•ืื™ื
04:53
compared to accepting communities.
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ื™ื—ืกื™ืช ืœืชื•ื—ืœืช ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช ืžืงื‘ืœื•ืช.
04:56
Twelve years reduced life expectancy.
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ืฉืชื™ื ืขืฉืจื” ืฉื ื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ืคื—ืชืช ืชื•ื—ืœืช ื—ื™ื™ื.
05:01
When I read that in The Advocate magazine this year,
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ื›ืฉืงืจืืชื™ ืืช ื–ื” ื‘ืžื’ื–ื™ืŸ ืื“ื‘ื•ืงื˜ ื”ืฉื ื”,
05:04
I realized I could no longer afford to keep silent.
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ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœื”ืจืฉื•ืช ืœืขืฆืžื™ ืœื”ืฉืืจ ื‘ืฉืงื˜.
05:08
The effects of personal stress and social stigmas are a deadly combination.
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ื”ื”ืฉืคืขื•ืช ืฉืœ ืœื—ืฅ ืื™ืฉื™ ื•ืกื˜ื™ื’ืžื•ืช ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ื•ืช ื”ืŸ ืฉื™ืœื•ื‘ ืงื˜ืœื ื™.
05:16
The study found that gays in anti-gay communities
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ื”ืžื—ืงืจ ืžืฆื ืฉืœื”ื•ืžื•ืื™ื ื‘ืงื”ื™ืœื•ืช ืฉืœื ืžืงื‘ืœื•ืช ื”ื•ืžื•ืื™ื
05:19
had higher rates of heart disease, violence and suicide.
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ื”ื™ื• ืกื™ื›ื•ื™ื™ื ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœืžื—ืœื•ืช ืœื‘, ืืœื™ืžื•ืช ื•ื”ืชืื‘ื“ื•ืช.
05:25
What I once thought was simply a personal matter
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ืžื” ืฉื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืคืขื ืฉื”ื™ื” ืขื ื™ื™ืŸ ืœื’ืžืจื™ ืื™ืฉื™
05:29
I realized had a ripple effect
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ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื• ืืคืงื˜ ื’ืœ
05:31
that went into the workplace and out into the community
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ืฉื”ืžืฉื™ืš ืœืชื•ืš ืžืงื•ื ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ื•ื”ื—ื•ืฆื” ืœืงื”ื™ืœื”
05:33
for every story just like mine.
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ืœื›ืœ ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื›ืžื• ืฉืœื™.
05:37
My choice to hide and not share who I really am
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ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื” ืฉืœื™ ืœื”ืชื—ื‘ื ื•ืœื ืœื—ืœื•ืง ืžื™ ืื ื™ ื‘ืืžืช
05:41
may have inadvertently contributed to this exact same environment
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ืืœื™ ืชืจืžื” ื‘ืœื™ ื›ื•ื•ื ื” ืœืื•ืชื” ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื” ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง
05:45
and atmosphere of discrimination.
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ื•ืœืื•ืชื” ืื˜ืžื•ืกืคื™ืจื” ืฉืœ ืืคืœื™ื”.
05:48
I'd always told myself there's no reason to share that I was gay,
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ืชืžื™ื“ ืืžืจืชื™ ืœืขืฆืžื™ ืฉืื™ืŸ ืกื™ื‘ื” ืœื—ืœื•ืง ืืช ื”ื™ื•ืชื™ ืœืกื‘ื™ืช,
05:53
but the idea that my silence has social consequences
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืจืขื™ื•ืŸ ืฉืœืฉืชื™ืงื” ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื• ืชื•ืฆืื•ืช ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ื•ืช
05:57
was really driven home this year when I missed an opportunity
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ื‘ืืžืช ื”ื‘ื™ืื” ืื•ืชื™ ื”ื‘ื™ืชื” ื”ืฉื ื” ื›ืฉืคื™ืกืคืกืชื™ ืืช ื”ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช
06:02
to change the atmosphere of discrimination in my own home state of Kansas.
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ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืื˜ืžื•ืกืคื™ืจื” ืฉืœ ื”ืืคืœื™ื” ื‘ืžื“ื™ื ืช ื”ื•ืœื“ืชื™ ืงื ื–ืก.
06:08
In February, the Kansas House of Representatives brought up a bill for vote
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ื‘ืคื‘ืจื•ืืจ, ื‘ื™ืช ื”ื ื‘ื—ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ืงื ื–ืก ื”ืขืœื” ื—ื•ืง ืœื”ืฆื‘ืขื”
06:13
that would have essentially allowed businesses
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ืฉื”ื™ื” ืžืืคืฉืจ ืœืžืขืฉื” ืœืขืกืงื™ื
06:16
to use religious freedom as a reason to deny gays services.
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ืœื”ืชืฉืžืฉ ื‘ื—ืจื•ื™ื•ืช ื“ืชื™ื•ืช ื›ืกื™ื‘ื” ืœืฉืœื•ืœ ืžื”ื•ืžื•ืื™ื ืฉืจื•ืช.
06:25
A former coworker and friend of mine
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ืœื—ื‘ืจื” ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืœืฉืขื‘ืจ ื•ื—ื‘ืจื” ืฉืœื™
06:28
has a father who serves in the Kansas House of Representatives.
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ื™ืฉ ืื‘ ืฉืžืฉืจืช ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ื ื‘ื—ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ืงื ื–ืก.
06:33
He voted in favor of the bill,
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ื”ื•ื ื”ืฆื‘ื™ืข ืœื˜ื•ื‘ืช ื”ื—ื•ืง,
06:38
in favor of a law that would allow businesses to not serve me.
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ืœื˜ื•ื‘ืช ื—ื•ืง ืฉื™ื™ืืคืฉืจ ืœืขืกืงื™ื ืœื ืœืชืช ืœื™ ืฉืจื•ืช.
06:46
How does my friend feel
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ืื™ืš ื”ื—ื‘ืจื” ืฉืœื™ ืžืจื’ื™ืฉื”
06:48
about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning people?
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ื‘ื ื•ื’ืข ืœืœืกื‘ื™ื•ืช, ื”ื•ืžื•ืื™ื, ื‘ื™ืกืงืกื•ืืœื™ื, ื˜ืจื ืกื’'ื ื“ืจื™ื, ืงื•ื•ื™ืจื™ื ื•ืื ืฉื™ื ืœื ื‘ื˜ื•ื—ื™ื?
06:53
How does her father feel?
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ืื™ืš ืื‘ื™ื” ืžืจื’ื™ืฉ?
06:56
I don't know, because I was never honest with them about who I am.
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ืื ื™ ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืขืช, ืžืคื ื™ ืฉืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื›ื ื” ืื™ืชื ื‘ื ื•ื’ืข ืœืžื™ ืื ื™.
07:02
And that shakes me to the core.
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ื•ื–ื” ืžืขืจืขืจ ืื•ืชื™ ืžื‘ืคื ื™ื.
07:05
What if I had told her my story years ago?
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ื•ืื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžืกืคืจืช ืœื” ืืช ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื ื™ื?
07:09
Could she have told her father my experience?
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ื”ืื ื”ื™ื ื”ื™ืชื” ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื”ื’ื™ื“ ืœืื‘ื™ื” ืขืœ ื”ื—ื•ื•ื™ื” ืฉืœื™?
07:11
Could I have ultimately helped change his vote?
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ื”ืื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืขืฆื ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ื”ืฆื‘ืขื” ื”ื–ื•?
07:16
I will never know,
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ืื ื™ ืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ืื“ืข,
07:19
and that made me realize I had done nothing
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ื•ื–ื” ื’ืจื ืœื™ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉืœื ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ื›ืœื•ื
07:23
to try to make a difference.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื ืกื•ืช ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืฉื™ื ื•ื™.
07:27
How ironic that I work in human resources,
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ื›ืžื” ืื™ืจื•ื ื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืขื•ื‘ื“ืช ื‘ืžืฉืื‘ื™ ืื ื•ืฉ,
07:31
a profession that works to welcome,
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ืžืงืฆื•ืข ืฉืขื•ื‘ื“ ืœืงื‘ืœ,
07:33
connect and encourage the development of employees,
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ืœื—ื‘ืจ ื•ืœืขื•ื“ื“ ืืช ื”ื”ืชืคืชื—ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื,
07:37
a profession that advocates that the diversity of society
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ืžืงืฆื•ืข ืฉื˜ื•ืขืŸ ืฉื”ื’ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ื‘ื—ื‘ืจื”
07:40
should be reflected in the workplace,
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ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ืฉืชืงืฃ ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื”ืขื‘ื•ื“ื”,
07:43
and yet I have done nothing to advocate for diversity.
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ื•ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืœื ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ื›ืœื•ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœื˜ืขื•ืŸ ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื’ื™ื•ื•ืŸ.
07:48
When I came to this company one year ago,
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ื›ืฉื”ื’ืขืชื™ ืœื—ื‘ืจื” ื”ื–ื• ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื ื”,
07:51
I thought to myself, this company has anti-discrimination policies
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ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืœืขืฆืžื™, ืœื—ื‘ืจื” ื”ื–ื• ื™ืฉ ืžื“ื™ื ื™ื•ืช ื ื’ื“ ืืคืœื™ื”
07:56
that protect gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.
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ืฉืžื’ื™ื ื” ืขืœ ื”ื•ืžื•ืื™ื, ืœืกื‘ื™ื•ืช, ื‘ื™ืกืงืกื•ืืœื™ื ื•ื˜ืจื ืกื’'ื ื“ืจื™ื.
08:00
Their commitment to diversity is evident through their global inclusion programs.
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ื”ืžื—ื•ื™ื™ื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื ืœื’ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืžืชื‘ื˜ืืช ื“ืจืš ืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช ื”ื”ื›ืœืœื” ื”ื’ืœื•ื‘ืœื™ืช ืฉืœื”ื.
08:06
When I walk through the doors of this company, I will finally come out.
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ื›ืฉืื ื™ ืืขื‘ื•ืจ ื‘ื“ืœืชื•ืช ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื‘ืจื”, ืื ื™ ืœื‘ืกื•ืฃ ืืฆื.
08:12
But I didn't.
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ืื‘ืœ ืœื ื™ืฆืืชื™.
08:14
Instead of taking advantage of the opportunity,
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ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืœื ืฆืœ ืืช ื”ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช,
08:18
I did nothing.
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ืœื ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ื›ืœื•ื.
08:31
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
08:39
When I was looking through my London journal and scrapbook
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ื›ืฉืขื‘ืจืชื™ ืขืœ ื”ืืœื‘ื•ื ืžืœื•ื ื“ื•ืŸ ื•ืกืคืจ ื’ื–ื™ืจื™ื
08:43
from my London semester abroad 16 years ago,
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ืžื”ืกื™ืžืกื˜ืจ ืฉืœื™ ื‘ืœื•ื ื“ื•ืŸ ืœืคื ื™ 16 ืฉื ื™ื,
08:46
I came across this modified quote from Toni Morrison's book, "Paradise."
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ืžืฆืืชื™ ืืช ื”ืฆื™ื˜ื•ื˜ ื”ืžื•ืชืื ื”ื–ื” ืžืกืคืจ ืฉืœ ื˜ื•ื ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ืกื•ืŸ, "ื’ืŸ ืขื“ืŸ."
08:53
"There are more scary things inside than outside."
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"ื™ืฉ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืžืคื—ื™ื“ื™ื ื‘ืคื ื™ื ืžืืฉืจ ื‘ื—ื•ืฅ."
08:57
And then I wrote a note to myself at the bottom:
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ื•ืื– ื›ืชื‘ืชื™ ืคืชืง ืœืขืฆืžื™ ื‘ืชื—ืชื™ืช:
09:01
"Remember this."
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"ืชื–ื›ืจื™ ืืช ื–ื”."
09:03
I'm sure I was trying to encourage myself to get out and explore London,
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ืื ื™ ื‘ื˜ื•ื—ื” ืฉื ื™ืกื™ืชื™ ืœืขื•ื“ื“ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™ ืœืฆืืช ื•ืœื—ืงื•ืจ ืืช ืœื•ื ื“ื•ืŸ,
09:08
but the message I missed was the need to start exploring and embracing myself.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืžืกืจ ืฉืคื™ืกืคืกืชื™ ื”ื™ื” ื”ืฆื•ืจืš ืœื—ืงื•ืจ ื•ืœืงื‘ืœ ืืช ืขืฆืžื™.
09:15
What I didn't realize until all these years later
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ืžื” ืฉืœื ื”ื‘ื ืชื™ ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ืฉื ื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืœืื—ืจ ืžื›ืŸ
09:19
is that the biggest obstacles I will ever have to overcome
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ื–ื” ืฉื”ืžื›ืฉื•ืœ ื”ื›ื™ ื’ื“ื•ืœ ืฉืื ื™ ืืฆื˜ืจืš ืœื”ืชื’ื‘ืจ ืขืœื™ื• ืื™ ืคืขื
09:24
are my own fears and insecurities.
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ื”ื ื”ืคื—ื“ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื•ื—ื•ืกืจ ื”ื‘ื™ื˜ื—ื•ืŸ,
09:28
I believe that by facing my fears inside, I will be able to change reality outside.
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ืื ื™ ืžืืžื™ื ื” ืฉืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ื•ืช ืขื ื”ืคื—ื“ื™ื ืฉืœื™ ืžื‘ืคื ื™ื, ืื”ื™ื” ืžืกื•ื’ืœืช ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช ื‘ื—ื•ืฅ.
09:37
I made a choice today
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ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ื‘ื—ื™ืจื” ื”ื™ื•ื
09:39
to reveal a part of myself that I have hidden for too long.
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ืœื—ืฉื•ืฃ ื—ืœืง ืžืขืฆืžื™ ืฉื”ื—ื‘ืืชื™ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื“ื™ ื–ืžืŸ.
09:46
I hope that this means I will never hide again,
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ืื ื™ ืžืงื•ื•ื” ืฉื–ื” ืื•ืžืจ ืฉืื ื™ ืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ืืฆื˜ืจืš ืœื”ืชื—ื‘ื ื™ื•ืชืจ,
09:50
and I hope that by coming out today, I can do something to change the data
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ื•ืื ื™ ืžืงื•ื•ื” ืฉื‘ื™ืฆื™ืื” ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื•ื, ืื ื™ ืื•ื›ืœ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžืฉื”ื• ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืžื™ื“ืข
09:57
and also to help others who feel different be more themselves and more fulfilled
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ื•ื’ื ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœืื—ืจื™ื ืฉืžืจื’ื™ืฉื™ื ืฉื•ื ื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ืขืฆืžื ื•ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื•ื’ืฉืžื™ื
10:03
in both their professional and personal lives.
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ื’ื ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื ื”ืžืงืฆื•ืขื™ื™ื ื•ื’ื ื‘ืื™ืฉื™ื™ื.
10:08
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื.
10:11
(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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