Lindsay Amer: Why kids need to learn about gender and sexuality
Lindsay Amer: Per què els nens han d'aprendre sobre el gènere i la sexualitat
Lindsay "Lindz" Amer creates LGBTQ+ and social justice media for kids and families. Full bio
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girl or somewhere in between,
o una cosa al mig,
like "It's OK to be gay"
com "Està bé ser gai"
és una cosa,
for a roomful of kindergartners.
a una sala plena de nens petits.
for my web series "Queer Kid Stuff,"
sèrie web "Coses de nens homosexuals",
and social justice videos for all ages.
i justícia social per a qualsevol edat.
I mean literal babies
vull dir literalment nadons
about gay stuff with kids."
de coses de gais amb nens?"
is actually crucial.
material gai és, en realitat, crucial.
of Pediatrics has found
Pediatria ha trobat
of their gender identity
de la seva identitat de gènere
el seu sentit de si mateixos.
are developing their sense of self.
to become kind, empathetic,
fills esdevinguin amables, empàtics,
is an important part
és una part important
social i emocional.
and nonbinary and queer parents
trans, no binaris i homosexuals
and I talk about the LGBT community,
parlem sobre la comunitat LGBT,
from an old professor of mine,
una frase a un vell professor meu,
through their tiny little eyes,
dels seus ullets,
and simplifying them --
complexes i simplificar-les--
and how we express ourselves.
ens expressem nosaltres mateixos.
and gender and family,
el gènere i la família,
children can grasp.
nens poden comprendre.
sobre el gènere,
episodes about gender,
els pronoms neutrals de gènere
and introduce gender-neutral pronouns
about their own pronouns
els seus propis pronoms
I build on this foundation
construeixo sobre aquesta base
like "nonbinary" and "transgender."
"No-binari" i "transgènere."
de 20 anys
nonbinary gender to their grandparents.
el gènere no-binari als seus avis.
over and over again:
una i altra vegada:
inclou tots els nens.
bullied for being gay.
de ser assetjat per ser gai.
more likely to attempt suicide
d'intentar suïcidar-se
are almost six times more likely.
sis vegades més propensos.
roughly one third of homeless youth
un terç dels joves sense llar
bisexual or questioning,
bisexuals o qüestionant-s'ho,
identify as transgender,
s'identifica com a transgènere,
of the general youth population surveyed.
de la població jove general enquestada.
of trans people
de persones trans
were of trans women of color.
eren de dones trans de color.
en els meus vídeos
telling me I'm a pedophile
dient-me que sóc pedòfila
in a number of increasingly creative ways.
cada vegada més creatives.
on my block list
la paraula "Camió"
to get run over by a truck.
m'atropellés un camió.
Holocaust reference.
referències a l'Holocaust.
a Charlottesville,
about one of my episodes
Reddit sobre un dels meus vídeos
is what we're up against:
és al que ens enfrontem:
the mental health risks,
els riscos a la salut mental,
my parents gave me when I came out,
incorrecta dels meus pares
to have a harder life.
una vida més dura.
and unicorns and glitter,
i la purpurina,
amb el meu osset de peluix.
with my childhood stuffed teddy bear.
when I was their age.
quan tenia la seva edat.
lluitar com jo vaig haver de fer,
to struggle through what I did,
to who I could be.
a qui jo podria ser.
a través de l'alegria i la positivitat
through joy and positivity
the hardships of queer life.
dificultats d'una vida gai.
and who they can be,
or what pronouns they use.
que portin o els pronoms que utilitzin.
for their differences,
per les seves diferències,
and more equal place
més amable i just
que hi prolifera.
that festers in our world.
for boys to wear dresses
que un nen porti vestit
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Lindsay Amer - Digital creatorLindsay "Lindz" Amer creates LGBTQ+ and social justice media for kids and families.
Why you should listen
Lindz Amer writes, produces and cohosts Queer Kid Stuff, an original LGBTQ+ educational webseries for ages three and up. They also perform QKS music and stories at schools, museums, libraries and local LGBTQ+ community centers and are embarking on a six-city tour for the 2019-2020 school year. They recently executive produced a pride campaign to #SpreadQueerJoy in honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, which culminated in a celebratory music video.
Amer is the founder and CEO of Queer Kid Studios, a multimedia production company based in Portland, Maine, making queer-focused, intersectional all-ages media. The Huffington Post calls Queer Kid Stuff a "groundbreaking YouTube educational resource." Teen Vogue praised their episode on consent during the height of #MeToo, saying it "shows exactly why there's no excuse not to grasp consent. Even toddlers can understand it." And @shondarhimes tweeted she's "so here for this!" Amer is currently developing a children’s podcast focusing on social justice, and a narrative web series spin-off of QKS. They are also writing a picture book, and a full-length screenplay about a nonbinary kid!
Amer is a Creative Resident at SPACE on Ryder Farm, a TED Resident and were named a Rising Star by GLAAD, a Queero by them.us, were a Webby Honoree, and have received grants from the Made in NYC Women's Media Fund, the Awesome Project and VidCon's Emerging Creator program.
Lindsay Amer | Speaker | TED.com