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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:01.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Say it one more time.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.17,0:00:02.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.18,0:00:04.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Non-bi-na-ry. (laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.30,0:00:07.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sorry. (laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.42,0:00:09.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.92,0:00:12.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,3, 2, 1? (laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.84,0:00:16.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we think of the word gender,\Na whole lot of images rush to mind.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:16.55,0:00:18.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Most of us are taught the idea--
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.32,0:00:20.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That people are born a boy or a girl.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.68,0:00:24.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we're expected to act a certain way\Nbased on what's between our legs.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.12,0:00:26.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But that actually isn't true for everyone.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.70,0:00:29.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It totally ignores the huge\Nand amazing world of people
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.34,0:00:31.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who are trans and gender diverse.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:31.36,0:00:34.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's what we're going\Nto dive into in this series.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.00,0:00:36.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Being trans, gender identity,\Nand what it's all about.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.78,0:00:38.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Welcome to Trans 101.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.78,0:00:44.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪ (hip-hop music) ♪
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.88,0:00:49.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪ (hip-hop music) ♪
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.90,0:00:53.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Traditionally, we tend to think of {\i1}gender{\i0}\Nas decided by the body we're born in.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.80,0:00:56.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People are usually assigned\Nfemale or male at birth.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.78,0:00:59.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But bodies and gender\Nare actually pretty separate things.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.64,0:01:03.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Gender is basically part of someone's\Ninternal sense of self.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.46,0:01:07.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It can be male, female,\Nneither, a mix of both,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.34,0:01:09.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or exist totally outside of that.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.76,0:01:14.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A person's relationship with their gender\Ncan also change over time as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.06,0:01:16.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The gender we're assigned at birth\Nusually gets reinforced
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.79,0:01:18.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by the people around us over our lives.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.79,0:01:21.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hearing things like, "Be a man"\Nor "You're such a girl"--
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.50,0:01:24.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Can feel like we're being told\Nwho we're supposed to be.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.26,0:01:27.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Most people feel comfortable\Nwith the gender they're assigned.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.16,0:01:31.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But for some people, that label\Nnever quite fits and doesn't feel right.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.23,0:01:32.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's what's called being--
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.73,0:01:36.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,TRANS-GENDER! (laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.43,0:01:39.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪ (hip-hop music) ♪
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.75,0:01:43.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You've probably heard the term {\i1}transgender{\i0}\Nor even {\i1}gender-diverse{\i0}.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.03,0:01:45.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's when your gender\Ndoesn't entirely match
Dialogue: 0,0:01:45.37,0:01:47.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the one you were assigned at birth.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:47.06,0:01:49.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A lot of people use {\i1}trans{\i0} for short.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.36,0:01:52.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That could mean the gender\Nyou were assigned felt meaningless,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.31,0:01:55.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,restrictive or altogether\Njust didn't quite fit.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.22,0:01:57.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That might seem like\Na pretty broad definition,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.46,0:01:58.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's because it is.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.92,0:02:01.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the most important thing\Nyou need to know?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.10,0:02:03.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's no one right way to be trans.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.10,0:02:05.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are a lot of different ways\Npeople might identify.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.79,0:02:07.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not about knowing every single one.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.74,0:02:10.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But rather, being open\Nto difference when you encounter it.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.68,0:02:15.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And also keep in mind that gender\Nand sexuality are largely seperate things.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:15.02,0:02:19.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lesbian, bisexual, asexual, gay,\Nand straight are a few different examples.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.90,0:02:22.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we're all those things\Nin addition to being trans.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.46,0:02:24.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're not the reason we're trans.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.80,0:02:29.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think for me there's this expectation\Nthat I transitioned because I like guys
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.30,0:02:31.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and wanted to get with them more easily.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.36,0:02:36.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Actually, I'm a super gay lesbian.\N(laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.33,0:02:40.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪ (hip-hop music) ♪
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.05,0:02:44.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we talk about gender identity,\Npeople often think of two opposing groups.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.52,0:02:46.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A binary of female and male.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.80,0:02:50.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that when you're trans,\Nyou go from one to the other,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.08,0:02:51.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but there's a lot more to it than that.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.99,0:02:55.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Putting it simply, {\i1}non-binary{\i0}\Nis an umbrella term people use--
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.53,0:02:59.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To describe gender that doesn't fit\Nsquarely into male or female.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.10,0:03:02.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this can include people who feel\Nthat their gender is a mix of both.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.48,0:03:05.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Changes often.\N- Or is something totally separate.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.40,0:03:07.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or have no strong sense of gender at all.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.64,0:03:10.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Different people might use\Nmore specific terms
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.30,0:03:13.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to describe their gender,\Nwhilst others use non-binary.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.86,0:03:15.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And trans people who aren't non binary--
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.89,0:03:18.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Who identify as strictly male or female--
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.10,0:03:20.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Might describe themselves as {\i1}binary{\i0}.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.26,0:03:23.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪ (hip-hop music) ♪
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.81,0:03:27.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's also a term for people\Nwho aren't trans, that's {\i1}cisgender{\i0}.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.34,0:03:29.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cisgender is a way of saying, "Not trans."
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.58,0:03:32.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You might also have heard it\Nshortened as {\i1}cis{\i0}.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.12,0:03:35.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Being cisgender is when\Nthe gender you identify as,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.38,0:03:37.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,totally matches the one\Nyou were assigned at birth.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.98,0:03:40.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The term comes from Latin,\Nmeaning, "On the same side as,"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.82,0:03:44.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and is used in contrast with trans,\Nwhich means, "On the other side of."
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.56,0:03:46.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It might be a new word to get used to,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.41,0:03:50.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it helps avoid a contrast\Nof "trans people" and "normal people."
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.80,0:03:54.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And instead, just recognises\Nthat being trans or cis
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.15,0:03:55.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are just different ways to be.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.81,0:03:57.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if you're cisgender,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.10,0:03:59.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this is a great word to add\Nto your vocabulary.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.71,0:04:03.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪ (hip-hop music) ♪
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.70,0:04:05.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Transitioning{\i0} is when someone takes steps
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.84,0:04:09.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to socially or physically feel\Nmore aligned with their gender identity.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.44,0:04:11.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First is {\i1}social transitioning{\i0}.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.24,0:04:14.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Social transitioning involves\Nhow we interact with people.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.40,0:04:16.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Such as coming out as transgender--
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.70,0:04:20.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To ask people to use different words\Nand pronouns to describe us--
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.45,0:04:23.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or changing the way we interact\Nwith gendered spaces,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:23.03,0:04:24.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like the bathroom we use.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.44,0:04:28.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Physically transitioning{\i0} often involves\Na person altering their appearance--
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.00,0:04:29.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To what feels right for them.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.40,0:04:31.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like clothes, makeup and hair--
Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.36,0:04:35.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Or seeking medical support--\N- Which can involve hormones or surgery.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.24,0:04:37.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Transitioning isn't about\Nappealing to other people--
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.80,0:04:40.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or necessarily trying to look\Nlike a cisgender person.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.80,0:04:43.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's about a trans person\Ndoing what feels right for them.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.63,0:04:45.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And what that means\Nfor each person is different.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.94,0:04:49.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's also important to know\Nthat transitioning isn't instant.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.32,0:04:52.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's a tendency to think\Nof transitioning as something automatic,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:52.64,0:04:55.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like there's a fairy godmother\Nwho'll pop up
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.72,0:04:58.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and magically change EVERYTHING!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.02,0:05:01.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- Transitioning is a gradual thing.\N- And everyone's different.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.56,0:05:04.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No two people transition the same way.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.51,0:05:09.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A trans person's identity isn't defined\Nby the way they do or do not transition.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.60,0:05:12.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if someone doesn't feel\Ntransitioning is for them,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.14,0:05:13.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's totally cool too.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.83,0:05:17.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪ (hip-hop music) ♪
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.32,0:05:20.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Gender dysphoria{\i0} is an intense discomfort\Na trans person may feel--
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.98,0:05:24.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,About physical attributes or the way\Nthat they're gendered by others.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.37,0:05:26.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Gender dysphoria can be on a social level,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.73,0:05:29.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a physical level, or even a purely\Nemotional level.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.93,0:05:32.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Dysphoria can be really\Noverwhelming sometimes.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.58,0:05:35.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Having to live with a body\Nor expression you're not comfortable with
Dialogue: 0,0:05:35.80,0:05:37.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,can really impact the way you're living.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.75,0:05:40.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Trans people find different ways\Nto alleviate dysphoria.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.79,0:05:43.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the positive impact\Nthat can have is enormous.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.56,0:05:48.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Like transitioning, having dysphoria\Ndoesn't make someone more or less trans.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:48.25,0:05:51.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And is not something\Nall trans people experience.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.04,0:05:55.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,♪ (hip-hop music) ♪
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.51,0:05:57.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There will be a lot of new words.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.50,0:06:00.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We often hear things like,\N"That's grammatically incorrect."
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.36,0:06:03.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- "Is that a real word?"\N- Fine! You got us!
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.62,0:06:06.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We couldn't get any store-bought,\Nbrand name words.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.34,0:06:09.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we had to go with "garden-grown."
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.50,0:06:11.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They're twice as nutritious!
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.51,0:06:14.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In reality, all language evolves\Nat a community level.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.72,0:06:16.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Every. Single. Word.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.42,0:06:18.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For trans people,\Nwe're developing language
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.44,0:06:19.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that describes who we are.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.87,0:06:22.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because in the past, either\Na lot of the words haven't existed.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.82,0:06:27.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or those that have, have been created\Nby people outside the trans community.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.28,0:06:29.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And don't always reflect our experiences.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.93,0:06:32.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you're talking about\Ngender and bodies,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.32,0:06:34.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,talk about what you actually mean.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.46,0:06:35.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"People who have uteruses,"
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.98,0:06:38.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,instead of "Women,"\Nwhen talking about bodies.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.12,0:06:41.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because some trans guys\Nand non-binary people have those too.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.68,0:06:43.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or if you're talking about being a woman,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.72,0:06:46.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,avoid things like, "People with vaginas"\Nand just say, "Women."
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.90,0:06:48.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because not all women have those.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.99,0:06:53.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's also never a need to say "he/she"\Nwhen talking about a group of people.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.99,0:06:55.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"They" will do just fine!
Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.72,0:06:58.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's shorter, less clunky,\Nand more inclusive.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:58.33,0:07:01.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Using the right language\Nmakes trans people feel included.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.50,0:07:03.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it's actually more accurate as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.81,0:07:05.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Learning this stuff\Nso you can be more informed
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.100,0:07:07.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is a pretty awesome thing to do.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:07.54,0:07:09.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if you found this video helpful--
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.25,0:07:11.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Share it online so it can reach\Neven more people.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.54,0:07:14.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if you want to know more,\Ncheck out the rest of Trans 101--
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.74,0:07:17.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Full of even more awesome videos\Nabout gender diversity.
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