Jackson Bird: How to talk (and listen) to transgender people
Jackson Bird: Come parlare (e dare ascolto) alle persone transgender
TED Resident Jackson Bird is using digital storytelling to demystify the transgender experience. Full bio
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in questo momento.
through your head right now.
un uomo o una donna?"
actually a man or actually a woman?"
all'intervento...
è un posto sicuro da guardare".
that's a safe place to look."
non ha dei fianchi così"
No real man has hips like those."
a usare il bagno degli uomini.
to use the men's bathroom.
those hypothetical questions
le mie esperienze di transgender,
my personal experiences being transgender,
con il desiderio di parlare a un pubblico
wanting to tell an entire audience
with being trans, right?
dell'essere trans, giusto?
come facciamo sesso
wondering how we have sex
we're working with below the belt.
sotto la cintura.
assegnatomi alla nascita
I was assigned at birth
when they're around me.
non sono a proprio agio.
trans people wholeheartedly
e tutti i trans incondizionatamente
la cosa sbagliata,
what they think they should,
quello che pensano di dover sapere
about coming out as transgender
essere apertamente transgender
wouldn't know what I meant.
non sanno cosa intendo.
come gay,
impressions of you
che queste persone hanno di te
of music and videos
single person I came out to.
che volevo sapessero.
for months afterwards,
per mesi
don't ever stop coming out.
di fare coming out.
helping me with my taxes
che mi aiuta con le tasse
which one of them should pat me down,
che non sapevano chi dovesse perquisirmi,
to everyone watching this.
with me being trans,
con il fatto che fossi trans,
about physically transitioning,
di transizioni fisiche,
like so many other people,
come tante altre persone,
si intenda una cosa sola:
means just one thing:
da un giorno all'altro,
of a man overnight,
gender-affirming surgeries
per l'assestamento di genere
alla mascolinizzazione.
one procedure in their lifetime, if that.
a una sola procedura, a volte nemmeno.
personally feel the need
is only beginning to cover them.
seeking physical transition
che iniziano una transizione fisica
and some sparse whiskers on my neck
voce più profonda e qualche pelo sul collo
through a second puberty ...
una seconda pubertà...
are slower and steadier
più lente e minime
can lead people to believe,
le persone pensano,
by their new name and pronouns.
con il suo nuovo nome e pronome.
in physical transition
nella transizione fisica
becomes their true gender.
il suo vero genere.
their new name and pronouns,
il nuovo nome e il pronome,
with other trans people.
persone trans.
Puff Daddy to P. Diddy,
Puff Daddy P. Diddy,
when we've used the wrong gender pronoun
sbagliamo il pronome di genere
the same effort
people more awkward about trans people
più a disagio riguardo alle persone trans
for LGBT opponents.
per gli avversari LGBT.
sono stati accusati di aggressione
of assaulting someone in a public bathroom
rispetto a persone trans.
di quanto lo siate voi di noi
more scared of you than you are of us.
nelle comunità trans
in trans communities
to start using and when,
that could lead to violence against us.
che potrebbero portarci a subire violenze.
il bagno degli uomini
and frightened looks in the women's room,
confusi e spaventati in quello delle donne
all'idea di usare quello degli uomini.
to start going into the men's room.
not go to the bathroom at all.
al bagno.
had had a urinary tract infection
ha avuto un'infezione al tratto urinario
di usare i bagni pubblici.
aren't protecting anyone.
vengono aggredite nei bagni
are assaulted in bathrooms,
quando lo denunciamo.
when we report it.
of these misconceptions.
a questi pregiudizi.
of privilege mountain.
alla montagna del privilegio.
of trans knowledge
di informazioni
to more learning on your own.
informate chi vi circonda
and educate those around you
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Jackson Bird - Digital storyteller, activistTED Resident Jackson Bird is using digital storytelling to demystify the transgender experience.
Why you should listen
After publicly coming out as transgender in 2015, Jackson Bird has been committed to amplifying the voices of transgender people and breaking down the stigma attached to their experiences. He shares the stories of fellow transgender people on his podcast, Transmission, as well as on his ongoing YouTube series, "Queerstory."
Bird is also known for his work with the Harry Potter Alliance (HPA), a nonprofit that activates online fan communities towards social action. A 2017 TED Resident and 2016 YouTube NextUp Creator, Bird was also a 2015 LogoTV Social Trailblazer nominee and hailed by MTV as a "Social Media Warrior Who Helped Restore Our Faith in 2016."
Jackson is currently a Craig Newmark Organizer-In-Residence at Civic Hall and runs the monthly LGBTQIA+ Creators Group at YouTube Space NY. He currently lives in New York City.
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