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Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.52,0:00:06.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,John Oliver: This has clearly been
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.07,0:00:08.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a big week for the LGBT community.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.92,0:00:10.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But it's also been a big year
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.64,0:00:13.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the T part of that equation
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.02,0:00:14.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from Caitlyn Jenner's Vanity Fair cover
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.67,0:00:16.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to TV shows like Transparent
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.86,0:00:18.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,uh, to another small milestone
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.56,0:00:19.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just this Friday.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.47,0:00:20.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Announcer: "Actress Laverne Cox
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.96,0:00:23.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,marked another milestone with the drop
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.08,0:00:25.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of a curtain at Madame Tussaud's
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.02,0:00:26.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,San Francisco"
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.08,0:00:28.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,John Oliver: Now that is big step forward
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.76,0:00:30.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for transgender Americans.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.27,0:00:31.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's frankly about time.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.62,0:00:32.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because bear in mind,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.76,0:00:34.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it came after the same milestone
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.72,0:00:36.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for Spider Americans
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.19,0:00:37.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and wookies.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.84,0:00:41.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But for all the strides transgender people
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.73,0:00:42.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have made lately,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.82,0:00:44.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,let's not get too complacent
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.58,0:00:45.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about how far we've come.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.83,0:00:48.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because they still face a host of obstacles.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.57,0:00:50.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even when the news media are trying
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.31,0:00:51.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be supportive,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.29,0:00:53.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they can make dumb mistakes.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.46,0:00:54.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Host: Your... private parts
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.83,0:00:56.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are different now, aren't they?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.20,0:00:56.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Trans interviewee: Shh, Shh!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.93,0:00:58.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't want to talk about it
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.68,0:00:59.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it's still-
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.81,0:01:00.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's really personal.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.77,0:01:01.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Host: Don't you
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.52,0:01:02.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,feel funny with the-
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.64,0:01:03.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,wrong genitalia?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.53,0:01:05.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Not as a joke,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.64,0:01:07.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you stand up in the women's bathroom.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.46,0:01:08.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Host: You've got breast implants.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.88,0:01:10.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Laverne Cox: [laughs]
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.25,0:01:12.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I, you know, I, uh
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.27,0:01:13.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Host: They're tasteful, whatever's going on there.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.99,0:01:14.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,LC: Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.100,0:01:16.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Host: So if I saw you undressed,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.99,0:01:18.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you would look
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.14,0:01:20.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like a woman to me, totally-
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.77,0:01:21.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,yes?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.52,0:01:25.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,John Oliver: What are you doing??
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.05,0:01:27.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is no more okay to ask
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.08,0:01:29.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,transgender people about their sex organs
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.17,0:01:30.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then it would be to ask
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.32,0:01:31.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jimmy Carter whether or not
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.73,0:01:33.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he's circumcised.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.38,0:01:34.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which, by the way,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.49,0:01:36.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he is.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.45,0:01:38.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Smooth like a boiled carrot.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.77,0:01:40.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, and sometimes
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.61,0:01:42.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,sometimes- don't think about that-
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.25,0:01:43.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and sometimes
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.63,0:01:44.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the media's confusion
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.94,0:01:46.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is even more basic than that.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.49,0:01:47.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As in the case of
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.51,0:01:48.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this Arizona weatherman
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.88,0:01:50.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just two weeks ago.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.31,0:01:52.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Announcer: And a transgender woman
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.43,0:01:53.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,says she was kicked out
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.54,0:01:54.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of a Tempe bar
Dialogue: 0,0:01:54.69,0:01:56.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Weatherman: Let's bring it back
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.13,0:01:57.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to that earlier headline.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.36,0:01:59.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, what is a transgender woman?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.18,0:01:59.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Announcer: Yes?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.45,0:02:02.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Weatherman: What does that even mean now?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.02,0:02:03.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Announcer: Ok...
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.04,0:02:07.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She- used to be a guy!
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.33,0:02:09.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Announcer 2: But now is a woman.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.94,0:02:15.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Announcer: This is, this is uh, {\i1}chuckles{\i0}
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.04,0:02:18.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Weatherman: Aren't you just saying a woman then?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.06,0:02:20.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I, I can't even keep up anymore!
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.84,0:02:22.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,John Oliver: Holy Shit!
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.51,0:02:24.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I really hope that's also
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.26,0:02:25.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how he reports the weather.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.00,0:02:28.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wait, wait, it used to be rainy-
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.15,0:02:29.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and now it's sunny?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.49,0:02:31.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, so now it's just sunny?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.74,0:02:33.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can't even keep up anymore!
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.97,0:02:34.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can't-
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.72,0:02:37.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This doesn't make my head work!
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.22,0:02:40.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look- let's give him
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.34,0:02:41.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the benefit of the doubt.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.93,0:02:42.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe for him,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.94,0:02:43.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and for many people
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.91,0:02:45.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is new information.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.09,0:02:46.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe he's thinking about
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.52,0:02:48.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,transgender issues for the first time
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.23,0:02:49.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And he needs a minute
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.47,0:02:50.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to try and understand it.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.87,0:02:52.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So let's take that minute
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.35,0:02:54.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to fill in that bamboozled weatherman
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.69,0:02:57.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And everyone else on some basic details.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.28,0:02:59.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Transgender people have a gender identity
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.94,0:03:01.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that differs from the one
Dialogue: 0,0:03:01.15,0:03:02.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they were assigned at birth
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.23,0:03:03.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that gender identity
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.62,0:03:05.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is not the same as sexual orientation.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.52,0:03:07.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Gender Identity is who you are,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.19,0:03:09.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sexual Orientation is who you love.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.57,0:03:11.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some transgender people do
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.53,0:03:12.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,undergo hormone therapy
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.92,0:03:14.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or sexual reassignment surgery
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.04,0:03:16.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as part of their transition, some do not!
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.07,0:03:18.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And interestingly, their decision on this matter is
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.60,0:03:19.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,medically speaking,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.59,0:03:21.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,none of your fucking business.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.40,0:03:22.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Audience: [cheering]
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.56,0:03:24.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if you're still wondering
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.47,0:03:26.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,well hold on, hold on,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.31,0:03:28.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what do I call a transgender person
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.86,0:03:29.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's so confusing,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.92,0:03:31.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,well actually it's pretty simple.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.50,0:03:33.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Call them, whatever they want to be called.\N
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.99,0:03:34.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can do it!
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.88,0:03:36.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We do it all the time.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.44,0:03:37.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Think of it this way.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.54,0:03:39.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,David Evans woke up one day
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.16,0:03:39.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and said,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.77,0:03:41.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Everyone call me The Edge"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.44,0:03:42.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we all went,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.77,0:03:43.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fine, The Edge
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.83,0:03:45.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are we talking the noun or the verb?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.60,0:03:46.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, and that's
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.92,0:03:50.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's not just that, it's not just that!
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.07,0:03:51.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Over the past twenty years,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.91,0:03:53.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we've agreed to call this man
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.33,0:03:54.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Puff Daddy,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.40,0:03:55.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,P. Diddy,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.33,0:03:56.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just Diddy,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.23,0:03:58.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and now Puff Daddy again
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.07,0:04:00.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and most people don't even like him!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.23,0:04:01.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[laughter]
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.44,0:04:02.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And here's the thing-
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.74,0:04:04.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here's the important thing
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.65,0:04:06.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's genuinely crucial
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.25,0:04:07.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that we get this right.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.78,0:04:09.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because there are more transgender people
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.91,0:04:11.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the US than you might realize.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.55,0:04:13.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One study estimates that nearly
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.22,0:04:16.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,700,000 American adults are transgender.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.64,0:04:18.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's more than the population of Boston
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.90,0:04:21.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you probably know someone from Boston.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.30,0:04:22.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'll give you a clue-
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.62,0:04:24.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was the guy who wore a Bruin's jersey
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.35,0:04:25.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to your sister's wedding.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.88,0:04:29.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And while a handful of transgender people
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.67,0:04:31.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have been winning awards,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.25,0:04:32.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or appearing on magazine covers
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.52,0:04:33.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the community at large
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.89,0:04:36.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has been facing some staggering challenges.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.60,0:04:37.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Voiceover: "A 2011 survey
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.83,0:04:40.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by the National Center for Transgender Equality
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.35,0:04:43.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,found 41% of transgender people
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.06,0:04:44.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,had attempted suicide."
Dialogue: 0,0:04:44.70,0:04:45.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Presenter: They are nearly
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.81,0:04:46.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,four times more likely
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.99,0:04:48.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to make less
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.32,0:04:51.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than 10,000 dollars a year
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.10,0:04:53.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,compared to the general population.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.13,0:04:54.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Voiceover: 78% of those surveyed
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.90,0:04:57.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reported harassment during K-12 schooling,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.52,0:04:59.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,35% reported physical assault,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.76,0:05:02.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and 12% were sexually assaulted.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.27,0:05:03.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,John Oliver: That is terrible.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.81,0:05:05.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those statistics are so depressing
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.50,0:05:06.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it's enough to make you angry
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.60,0:05:08.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the very concept of numbers.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.48,0:05:10.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fuck you, symbols meant to represent
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.48,0:05:11.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a specific value!
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.69,0:05:13.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're the absolute WORST.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.59,0:05:14.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The WORST!!
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.55,0:05:16.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look, look.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.34,0:05:17.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've clearly
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.25,0:05:19.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,got work to do.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.08,0:05:20.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because when you're transgender,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.50,0:05:21.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pretty much {\i1}any{\i0} interaction
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.100,0:05:22.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with bureaucracy
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.90,0:05:25.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can be humiliatingly difficult.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.14,0:05:26.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just take what happened to
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.36,0:05:27.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,two transgender women
Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.69,0:05:29.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when they went to the DMV
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.12,0:05:30.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in West Virginia.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.02,0:05:31.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Announcer: Both women
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.16,0:05:32.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,were asked to remove
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.26,0:05:34.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all their jewelry, makeup, and wigs
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.82,0:05:37.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before the DMV would photograph them.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.16,0:05:38.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Trans Woman 1: They're saying
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.24,0:05:39.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I need to fulfill
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.38,0:05:40.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a certain- a certain look
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.61,0:05:43.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that they are designating means- male
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.96,0:05:46.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that I'm, you know, hiding who I am,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.59,0:05:47.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which I am absolutely NOT.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.84,0:05:48.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Announcer: Both women say
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.80,0:05:51.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they were also referred to as "it".
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.21,0:05:52.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Woman 2: Words can't explain
Dialogue: 0,0:05:52.94,0:05:56.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the humiliation I felt that day.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.01,0:05:57.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That was the worst thing
Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.76,0:05:59.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in 52 years of my life
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.71,0:06:01.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I have ever felt.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.24,0:06:02.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,John Oliver: Listen,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:02.37,0:06:03.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm not saying anyone
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.55,0:06:05.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has a good DMV experience.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.53,0:06:06.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But that is the worst
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.67,0:06:08.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have ever heard.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.03,0:06:09.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And for the record,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.37,0:06:12.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you get pick virtually everything else
Dialogue: 0,0:06:12.14,0:06:13.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on your driver's license.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.58,0:06:15.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They ask you your weight.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.10,0:06:16.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They don't weigh you
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.14,0:06:17.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like a prize hog.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.40,0:06:18.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[laughter]
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.24,0:06:19.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Plus, the whole idea
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.82,0:06:21.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of a driver's license photo
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.21,0:06:21.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is to present
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.91,0:06:23.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how you look from day to day.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.71,0:06:25.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's why DMV employees
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.17,0:06:26.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tell you not to smile,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.33,0:06:28.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they can't imagine anyone
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.07,0:06:29.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whose normal existence
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.18,0:06:31.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,involves happiness in any form.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.28,0:06:34.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, even in,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.34,0:06:36.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even in organizations
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.50,0:06:38.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that have seemed willing to change,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.56,0:06:40.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that change has come frustratingly slowly.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.96,0:06:41.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Take the military-
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.99,0:06:43.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,both the Secretary of Defense
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.16,0:06:44.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and President Obama
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.48,0:06:46.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have indicated they are open
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.08,0:06:47.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to transgender troops
Dialogue: 0,0:06:47.36,0:06:48.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,being able to serve.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.73,0:06:51.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And yet, they are still
Dialogue: 0,0:06:51.08,0:06:52.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,banned from enlisting
Dialogue: 0,0:06:52.28,0:06:55.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because of weirdly archaic restrictions
Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.12,0:06:56.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on things like, uh,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.33,0:06:58.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"defects of the genitalia"
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.53,0:07:00.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,such as "change of sex" and
Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.25,0:07:01.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"psychosexual conditions
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.81,0:07:03.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,including but not limited to
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.50,0:07:05.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,transsexualism and transvestism"
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.75,0:07:07.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our current recruitment poster
Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.42,0:07:08.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is essentially,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.19,0:07:09.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want you, maybe,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.54,0:07:11.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,after we talk about your genitals for a bit,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.53,0:07:12.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I know that's weird,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.56,0:07:13.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but for the moment
Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.31,0:07:15.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is apparently how we do things.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:15.64,0:07:17.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And yet even despite
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.31,0:07:19.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,those restrictions on enlistment,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.02,0:07:20.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by one estimate
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.06,0:07:20.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there are currently
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.94,0:07:24.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,15,000 transgender service members.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.34,0:07:26.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And while you can be discharged
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.32,0:07:27.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for being transgender,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:27.71,0:07:29.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,those rules are enforced inconsistently
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.90,0:07:31.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,depending on your branch of service
Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.71,0:07:33.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and commanding officer,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.09,0:07:35.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,meaning experiences can vary wildly.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.93,0:07:38.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For some, like Logan Island,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.02,0:07:38.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it can be great.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:38.96,0:07:40.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Logan: What I like about
Dialogue: 0,0:07:40.12,0:07:41.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this deployment, is-
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.57,0:07:43.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can be my authentic self.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.07,0:07:45.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm just another guy
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.83,0:07:47.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whereas back home,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.61,0:07:50.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm... still seen as female
Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.34,0:07:52.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I go by female regs and standards.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:52.14,0:07:53.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here, in Afghanistan,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.50,0:07:54.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a war zone,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.89,0:07:56.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's like a vacation to me
Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.68,0:07:57.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I can be myself
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.88,0:07:59.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in such an austere environment.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.97,0:08:01.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,John Oliver: It is not
Dialogue: 0,0:08:01.10,0:08:02.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a great sign
Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.19,0:08:03.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for how we treat transgender people
Dialogue: 0,0:08:03.78,0:08:05.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that Afghanistan is
Dialogue: 0,0:08:05.36,0:08:07.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"a place where you can be yourself"
Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.82,0:08:09.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is the least likely
Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.70,0:08:11.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,tourism slogan for Afghanistan.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.36,0:08:14.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, I'd put it right behind
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.64,0:08:16.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Waterpark Capital of the World"
Dialogue: 0,0:08:16.65,0:08:18.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and "Birthplace of the Twerk"
Dialogue: 0,0:08:19.21,0:08:22.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, compare that with the experience
Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.26,0:08:24.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of Captain Jacob Eleazar,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.19,0:08:25.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of the Army National Guard
Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.64,0:08:26.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who faced discharge
Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.84,0:08:27.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for being transgender
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.91,0:08:29.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,despite his own commander's support
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.100,0:08:32.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the fact he was being awarded a medal.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.78,0:08:33.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jacob: The thing
Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.34,0:08:34.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that stuck with me the most
Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.43,0:08:35.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is as they were pinning
Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.42,0:08:37.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that army commendation medal on me,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.59,0:08:38.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my regimental commander said,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.70,0:08:41.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"Thank you for everything that you've done for our regiment,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.99,0:08:43.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jacob."
Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.20,0:08:45.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, and used- used my real name.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.98,0:08:48.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Um, and, I can't- I can't express
Dialogue: 0,0:08:49.95,0:08:51.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just the emotion
Dialogue: 0,0:08:51.57,0:08:53.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of that juxtaposition.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:53.20,0:08:54.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because like, you're,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.21,0:08:55.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're kicking me out
Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.76,0:08:58.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,um, but you're acknowledging me
Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.34,0:09:00.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for myself and giving me an award
Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.38,0:09:01.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the same time.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:01.50,0:09:03.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,John Oliver: That's utterly ridiculous.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:03.76,0:09:04.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They gave him an award
Dialogue: 0,0:09:04.95,0:09:06.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then tried to kick him out.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:06.74,0:09:07.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's pretty much what
Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.80,0:09:09.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hollywood did to Cuba Gooding Jr.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:09.63,0:09:11.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that wasn't ok either!
Dialogue: 0,0:09:11.55,0:09:14.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, but this is the big problem.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:14.57,0:09:15.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is the big problem!
Dialogue: 0,0:09:15.57,0:09:16.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because even when
Dialogue: 0,0:09:16.41,0:09:18.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people say the right things
Dialogue: 0,0:09:18.14,0:09:19.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about the transgender community
Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.50,0:09:20.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,too often
Dialogue: 0,0:09:20.20,0:09:22.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,practical change fails to follow.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:22.20,0:09:24.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And perhaps the perfect embodiment
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.04,0:09:25.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of this concerns bathrooms.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:25.80,0:09:26.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We all use them.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:26.74,0:09:28.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As the good book tells us,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:28.26,0:09:29.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everyone Poops.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:30.30,0:09:31.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or, as it's known in England,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:31.84,0:09:33.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everyone Poops but the Queen.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:34.57,0:09:36.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She has people do it for her.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.48,0:09:39.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Across the country,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:39.04,0:09:40.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there have been efforts by lawmakers
Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.61,0:09:43.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to fight non-discrimination ordinances
Dialogue: 0,0:09:43.35,0:09:45.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with so-called "bathroom bills"
Dialogue: 0,0:09:45.50,0:09:47.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like this one, in Arizona.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:47.07,0:09:47.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Announcer: It's a new
Dialogue: 0,0:09:47.91,0:09:49.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"show me your papers" bill
Dialogue: 0,0:09:49.27,0:09:50.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for Arizona,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:50.21,0:09:51.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the sex on your birth certificate
Dialogue: 0,0:09:51.81,0:09:52.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would have to match
Dialogue: 0,0:09:52.89,0:09:54.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the sex of the bathroom
Dialogue: 0,0:09:54.02,0:09:55.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or locker room that you use.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:55.73,0:09:58.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The target: transgender men and women
Dialogue: 0,0:09:58.09,0:09:59.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,here in Arizona.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:59.10,0:10:00.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Interviewee: 6 months in jail,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:00.10,0:10:01.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,2500 dollar fine,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:01.85,0:10:04.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for just going in to pee.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:04.17,0:10:06.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,John Oliver: 2,500 dollar fine
Dialogue: 0,0:10:06.62,0:10:08.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for peeing in the "wrong place"
Dialogue: 0,0:10:08.85,0:10:10.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Look, unless you happen to urinate
Dialogue: 0,0:10:10.78,0:10:12.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a 1989 Chateau Petrus,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:12.86,0:10:16.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you're not even gonna break even on that deal.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:16.69,0:10:18.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the most recent session,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:18.42,0:10:20.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at least 13 bathroom bills
Dialogue: 0,0:10:20.76,0:10:22.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have been introduced in state legislatures.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:22.85,0:10:23.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the reasoning behind them
Dialogue: 0,0:10:23.92,0:10:25.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can be pretty insulting.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:25.39,0:10:27.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just listen to Presidential Candidate
Dialogue: 0,0:10:27.72,0:10:28.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mike Huckabee.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:28.74,0:10:32.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,MH: We are now, in city after city,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:32.49,0:10:34.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,watching ordinances that say
Dialogue: 0,0:10:34.08,0:10:35.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that your 7 year old daughter,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:35.76,0:10:37.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if she goes into the restroom
Dialogue: 0,0:10:37.18,0:10:38.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,cannot be offended-
Dialogue: 0,0:10:38.55,0:10:40.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you can't be offended
Dialogue: 0,0:10:40.03,0:10:41.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if she is greeted there
Dialogue: 0,0:10:41.18,0:10:42.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by a 42 year old man
Dialogue: 0,0:10:42.78,0:10:44.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who feels more like a woman
Dialogue: 0,0:10:44.62,0:10:46.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than he does a man.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:46.73,0:10:48.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, I wish someone had told me
Dialogue: 0,0:10:48.90,0:10:50.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I was in high school
Dialogue: 0,0:10:50.00,0:10:51.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I could have felt like a woman
Dialogue: 0,0:10:51.62,0:10:54.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when it came time to take showers in PE.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:54.08,0:10:55.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm pretty sure I would have found
Dialogue: 0,0:10:55.44,0:10:56.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my feminine side and said,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:56.93,0:10:58.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Coach, I think I'd rather shower
Dialogue: 0,0:10:58.41,0:11:00.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the girls today.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:05.48,0:11:06.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You're laughing
Dialogue: 0,0:11:06.38,0:11:08.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it sounds so ridiculous,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:08.33,0:11:09.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,doesn't it?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:09.06,0:11:10.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's something inherently wrong
Dialogue: 0,0:11:10.59,0:11:12.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with forcing little children
Dialogue: 0,0:11:12.49,0:11:15.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to, to be apart of this social experiment.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:15.76,0:11:17.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,John Oliver: No, but uh,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:17.40,0:11:18.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there IS something inherently wrong
Dialogue: 0,0:11:18.94,0:11:20.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with forcing us to listen to
Dialogue: 0,0:11:20.38,0:11:21.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your fucked up daydreams about
Dialogue: 0,0:11:21.94,0:11:24.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all the sex crimes you would have commited
Dialogue: 0,0:11:24.32,0:11:25.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a teenager
Dialogue: 0,0:11:25.73,0:11:29.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,had you just been able to find a legal loophole.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:29.41,0:11:30.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's weird!
Dialogue: 0,0:11:30.64,0:11:31.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[cheering]
Dialogue: 0,0:11:31.55,0:11:33.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that, that kind of
Dialogue: 0,0:11:33.09,0:11:34.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,baseless fear mongering
Dialogue: 0,0:11:34.29,0:11:35.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is everywhere!
Dialogue: 0,0:11:35.48,0:11:37.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It even turned up in a campaign ad
Dialogue: 0,0:11:37.26,0:11:38.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when Gainesville, Florida
Dialogue: 0,0:11:38.56,0:11:40.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was trying to pass one of these bills.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:40.62,0:11:42.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[sounds of children playing]
Dialogue: 0,0:11:57.78,0:11:59.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,John Oliver: Ok-
Dialogue: 0,0:11:59.02,0:12:01.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,let's- let's break that bullshit down.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:01.82,0:12:03.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because, first,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:03.04,0:12:05.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,assaulting children is still illegal.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:05.87,0:12:07.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Secondly, someone abusing
Dialogue: 0,0:12:07.64,0:12:09.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a non-discrimination ordinance
Dialogue: 0,0:12:09.08,0:12:10.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to assault someone in a bathroom
Dialogue: 0,0:12:10.64,0:12:12.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is almost unheard of.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:12.03,0:12:14.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a borderline imaginary crime.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:14.12,0:12:15.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like, dragon rustling
Dialogue: 0,0:12:15.70,0:12:17.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or space bestiality.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:17.41,0:12:19.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sure, it's terrible,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:19.21,0:12:21.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it doesn't really happen!
Dialogue: 0,0:12:22.20,0:12:24.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Also, forcing transgender people
Dialogue: 0,0:12:24.75,0:12:25.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into certain bathrooms
Dialogue: 0,0:12:25.78,0:12:27.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can actually be much more disruptive,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:27.85,0:12:29.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as activist Michael Hughes,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:29.32,0:12:30.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a transgender man, showed with
Dialogue: 0,0:12:30.91,0:12:31.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this photo
Dialogue: 0,0:12:31.90,0:12:32.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of himself looking,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:32.95,0:12:33.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,understandably,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:33.64,0:12:35.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,awkward in a ladies room.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:35.18,0:12:36.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because, there are many places
Dialogue: 0,0:12:36.85,0:12:38.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that Michael would fit in.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:38.26,0:12:40.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Um, a tattoo parlor in Reno,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:40.20,0:12:43.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,playing steel guitar in a Johnny Cash tribute band,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:43.47,0:12:46.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or on the label of his own BBQ sauce,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:46.12,0:12:48.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but a women's bathroom
Dialogue: 0,0:12:48.26,0:12:50.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ehh, not so much.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:50.08,0:12:52.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Besides, it is so much easier for everyone
Dialogue: 0,0:12:52.99,0:12:55.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when people are allowed to use the bathroom
Dialogue: 0,0:12:55.04,0:12:56.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that matches their gender identity
Dialogue: 0,0:12:56.58,0:12:58.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rather than one that might match
Dialogue: 0,0:12:58.51,0:13:00.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the genitalia they were born with.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:00.52,0:13:02.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is why, the little pictures
Dialogue: 0,0:13:02.40,0:13:03.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on bathroom doors are
Dialogue: 0,0:13:03.80,0:13:06.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,stereotypical representations of
Dialogue: 0,0:13:06.25,0:13:06.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,men and women
Dialogue: 0,0:13:06.98,0:13:09.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and not biologically accurate depictions
Dialogue: 0,0:13:09.32,0:13:11.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of penises and vaginas.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:11.29,0:13:12.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because that,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:12.18,0:13:14.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,would be troubling for children!
Dialogue: 0,0:13:14.24,0:13:16.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Um, Mommy, mommy,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:16.48,0:13:18.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do I go with the one with the
Dialogue: 0,0:13:18.52,0:13:21.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pouty slug or the angry goat skull?
Dialogue: 0,0:13:21.35,0:13:22.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm scared.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:24.02,0:13:26.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yet, legislators have even tried to
Dialogue: 0,0:13:26.77,0:13:28.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,enforce these bills in high schools
Dialogue: 0,0:13:28.74,0:13:30.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with damaging consequences.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:30.45,0:13:32.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Take the case of Henry Brousseau,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:32.45,0:13:34.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a transgender high school student
Dialogue: 0,0:13:34.43,0:13:35.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who spoke in opposition
Dialogue: 0,0:13:35.62,0:13:37.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to a proposed bathroom bill in Kentucky.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:37.87,0:13:39.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,HB: Even though I've been living as a male
Dialogue: 0,0:13:39.16,0:13:39.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for some time,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:39.97,0:13:41.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I've been accepted
Dialogue: 0,0:13:41.53,0:13:42.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by my friends and family as male
Dialogue: 0,0:13:42.96,0:13:45.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was being forced to use the girl's bathroom
Dialogue: 0,0:13:45.34,0:13:46.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at my school until very recently.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:46.96,0:13:48.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because the school administration
Dialogue: 0,0:13:48.69,0:13:50.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,did not support my gender identity
Dialogue: 0,0:13:50.56,0:13:51.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by letting me use the restrooms
Dialogue: 0,0:13:51.92,0:13:53.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,concordant with my gender identity,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:53.66,0:13:55.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the kids at my school bullied me.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:55.47,0:13:57.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The kids thought that because
Dialogue: 0,0:13:57.03,0:13:59.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the administration didn't support
Dialogue: 0,0:13:59.34,0:14:02.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my gender identity, they didn't have to either.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:02.21,0:14:03.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,John Oliver: And that,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:03.09,0:14:04.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is the whole point.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:04.52,0:14:06.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Official rules can end up
Dialogue: 0,0:14:06.50,0:14:08.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,legitimizing prejudice.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:08.13,0:14:09.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And besides, teenagers
Dialogue: 0,0:14:09.76,0:14:11.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,really don't need extra ideas
Dialogue: 0,0:14:11.96,0:14:13.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for how to make each other's
Dialogue: 0,0:14:13.09,0:14:14.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,lives miserable.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:14.45,0:14:15.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's what they do!
Dialogue: 0,0:14:15.69,0:14:17.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Uh, sit on your own Becca~
Dialogue: 0,0:14:17.85,0:14:19.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,side ponytails are so
Dialogue: 0,0:14:19.64,0:14:23.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,5 nevers ago.... ha!
Dialogue: 0,0:14:24.95,0:14:26.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, look,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:26.23,0:14:27.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as Henry finished his speech,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:27.93,0:14:29.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it actually seemed like
Dialogue: 0,0:14:29.44,0:14:31.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he'd really connected with the legislators.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:31.92,0:14:33.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,HB: If you don't know a transgender kid already,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:33.66,0:14:35.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you do now.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:35.05,0:14:36.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know me, Henry.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:36.25,0:14:37.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Please let me know how I can be
Dialogue: 0,0:14:37.78,0:14:39.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of any further assistance
Dialogue: 0,0:14:39.08,0:14:40.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and thank you so much for your time today
Dialogue: 0,0:14:40.50,0:14:42.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and please vote no on Senate bill 76.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:42.88,0:14:43.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sen. Max Wise: I educated myself
Dialogue: 0,0:14:43.95,0:14:44.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a lot today,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:44.86,0:14:46.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I appreciate the testimony.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:46.33,0:14:48.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sen. Carpenter: You should be proud of yourself
Dialogue: 0,0:14:48.12,0:14:48.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for being able to stand
Dialogue: 0,0:14:48.89,0:14:49.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in front of this committee and
Dialogue: 0,0:14:49.85,0:14:51.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be so articulate in your comments.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:51.41,0:14:53.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sen. Kerr: Henry, I love you man.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:53.33,0:14:55.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I- I appreciate you.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:55.91,0:14:58.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I appreciate your courage.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:58.11,0:15:02.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can't really imagine that anyone else
Dialogue: 0,0:15:02.01,0:15:04.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in this room has the kind of courage
Dialogue: 0,0:15:04.34,0:15:07.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that it took for you to come
Dialogue: 0,0:15:07.85,0:15:09.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and testify today.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:09.57,0:15:10.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,John Oliver: Ok, ok, but
Dialogue: 0,0:15:10.96,0:15:12.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I luv you man"
Dialogue: 0,0:15:12.13,0:15:13.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a little much.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:13.69,0:15:14.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I love Henry too,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:14.80,0:15:16.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but he's not the best man at your wedding,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:16.78,0:15:17.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he's a teenage boy
Dialogue: 0,0:15:17.77,0:15:19.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,trying to take a shit in the men's room.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:19.70,0:15:21.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, and it's worth noting
Dialogue: 0,0:15:21.78,0:15:23.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,once they were done patting Henry
Dialogue: 0,0:15:23.87,0:15:24.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the back,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:24.69,0:15:26.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then patting themselves
Dialogue: 0,0:15:26.03,0:15:27.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for patting Henry,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:27.13,0:15:28.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all three of those lawmakers
Dialogue: 0,0:15:28.91,0:15:30.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,voted to advance the bill
Dialogue: 0,0:15:30.70,0:15:32.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to force him into bathrooms
Dialogue: 0,0:15:32.52,0:15:33.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where he's bullied!
Dialogue: 0,0:15:33.69,0:15:36.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, thankfully that particular bill
Dialogue: 0,0:15:36.25,0:15:37.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,never became law
Dialogue: 0,0:15:37.49,0:15:38.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but that dynamic
Dialogue: 0,0:15:38.47,0:15:40.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of praising a transgender person's
Dialogue: 0,0:15:40.88,0:15:42.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,couuurage
Dialogue: 0,0:15:42.13,0:15:44.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then not actually supporting them
Dialogue: 0,0:15:44.47,0:15:45.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,speaks to the fact that
Dialogue: 0,0:15:45.58,0:15:46.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we are weirdly comfortable
Dialogue: 0,0:15:46.72,0:15:48.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,celebrating transgender people
Dialogue: 0,0:15:48.58,0:15:50.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while simultaneously dehumanizing them
Dialogue: 0,0:15:50.93,0:15:51.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the DMV,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:51.75,0:15:53.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pinning awards to them
Dialogue: 0,0:15:53.14,0:15:54.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as we drum them out of the military,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:54.78,0:15:56.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and constantly quizzing them
Dialogue: 0,0:15:56.33,0:15:57.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,about their genitals.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:57.57,0:16:00.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And look, this is a civil right's issue.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:00.32,0:16:01.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, if you are not willing
Dialogue: 0,0:16:01.84,0:16:03.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to support transgender people
Dialogue: 0,0:16:03.31,0:16:04.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for their sake,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:04.28,0:16:06.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at least do it for your own.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:06.50,0:16:09.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because we've been through this before-
Dialogue: 0,0:16:09.09,0:16:10.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We know how this thing ends.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:10.99,0:16:13.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you take the anti civil right's side,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:13.39,0:16:15.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and deny people access to something
Dialogue: 0,0:16:15.26,0:16:16.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they're entitled to,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:16.30,0:16:19.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,history is not going to be kind to you.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:19.23,0:16:21.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There is no biopic where Liam Neeson
Dialogue: 0,0:16:21.88,0:16:24.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,kicks the shit out of a Suffragist.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:25.16,0:16:27.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There, there's not a stamp
Dialogue: 0,0:16:27.82,0:16:29.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,featuring George Wallace
Dialogue: 0,0:16:29.64,0:16:31.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at the school house door.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:31.04,0:16:32.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you are not going to get
Dialogue: 0,0:16:32.65,0:16:34.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a monument that says at the base of it,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:34.29,0:16:37.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"He Told People Where to Shit."