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Transgender Individuality

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

Gender should be the least remarkable thing about someone, but transgender people are still too often misunderstood. To help those who are scared to ask questions or nervous about saying the wrong thing, Jackson Bird shares a few ways to think about trans issues. And in this funny, frank talk, he clears up a few misconceptions about pronouns, transitioning, bathrooms and more.

Trans Misconceptions | Alice RL | TEDxWinnipeg
Alice RL provides information to help others learn about trans people. Understanding and learning of the lives of transgender people, will help the average cis person navigate interactions. The non-binary, Ojibawe artist draws inspiration from their experiences and cultural teachings and melds it with a signature palette of bright, playful hues to create stunning juxtapositions of human brutality and emotion with hope and whimsy. ...
Transgender kids are just kids after all | Amber Briggle | TEDxTWU
A self-identified feminist mom tells her story of coming to recognize her son for who he is rather than who she assumed he was based on his sex assigned at birth. Gender non-conformity is something often championed by feminists, but trans identity is something else entirely.
Transgender: You're Part of the Story | Nicole Maines | TEDxSMCC
Nicole Maines tells her story of growing up openly transgender and how she came to accept herself. She couldn't have done it alone, however. While family support is essential, Nicole Maines insists it isn’t enough. Family and community must work together to provide the space for
Effective Allyship: A Transgender Take on Intersectionality | Ashlee Marie Preston | TEDxPasadena
Host, commentator, and activist, Ashlee Marie Preston teaches that when we talk over people, ignore them or shut them down, what we're really saying is, “I'm more important than you are … I don’t really care what you think, I don't have time for your opinion, or, this isn't a conversation. ...
Diamond Stylz on Why Black Trans Rights Are Civil Rights | The Root
"All oppression is connected. Stonewall was about rebelling against police brutality. We all have this arm of white supremacy that's upped against us." Watch Diamond Stylz breakdown why violence against black trans women is a civil rights issue.
Black Trans* Lives Matter | D-L Stewart | TEDxCSU
What would my life and the world look like if Black Trans* Lives mattered? Race, gender, social class, and disability all intersect to shape Black Trans* lives. How would social institutions, such as education, law, healthcare, religion, and family be different? Dr. Dafina-Lazarus (D-L) Stewart (he and they) is professor in the School of Education and Co-Coordinator of Student Affairs in Higher Education and affiliated faculty in the Center for Women’s Studies and Gender Research at Colorado State University...