Jackson Bird: How to talk (and listen) to transgender people
Jackson Bird: Como falar (e escutar) com pessoas transgênero
TED Resident Jackson Bird is using digital storytelling to demystify the transgender experience. Full bio
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through your head right now.
por sua cabeça agora.
que ele é um homem ou uma mulher?"
actually a man or actually a woman?"
Ixe, estou encarando sua virilha.
that's a safe place to look."
tem um quadril desses".
No real man has hips like those."
será que eles se conhecem?"
to use the men's bathroom.
de usar o banheiro masculino.
those hypothetical questions
com as perguntas hipotéticas
minhas experiências como transgênero,
my personal experiences being transgender,
wanting to tell an entire audience
para todo o mundo sobre minha vida sexual.
with being trans, right?
wondering how we have sex
sobre como transamos
we're working with below the belt.
temos abaixo da cintura.
I was assigned at birth
a mim no nascimento
when they're around me.
quando estão comigo.
trans people wholeheartedly
pessoas trans, com todo o carinho,
de dizer a coisa errada,
what they think they should,
o que deveriam saber, que nunca perguntam.
about coming out as transgender
em falar que eu era um transgênero
wouldn't know what I meant.
saberiam o que eu queria dizer.
as pessoas sabem o que isso é,
tem que enfrentar as ideias erradas
impressions of you
de outras pessoas sobre você
com um arquivo de vídeo e música anexados,
of music and videos
single person I came out to.
que eu era trans.
for months afterwards,
assinatura de e-mail por meses,
don't ever stop coming out.
helping me with my taxes
que me ajudava com os impostos
which one of them should pat me down,
que não sabiam quem deveria me revistar,
to everyone watching this.
para todos que estão assistindo.
with me being trans,
about physically transitioning,
de transicionar fisicamente,
like so many other people,
assim como outras pessoas,
means just one thing:
só quer dizer uma coisa:
numa imagem social perfeita
of a man overnight,
da noite para o dia,
gender-affirming surgeries
de afirmação de gênero,
e da parte inferior,
e escultura corporal do homem.
one procedure in their lifetime, if that.
durante toda a vida, ou nem isso.
personally feel the need
is only beginning to cover them.
só começaram a cobri-las há pouco.
seeking physical transition
para um trans transicionar fisicamente
de reposição hormonal.
and some sparse whiskers on my neck
uma voz grossa e alguns fios no pescoço
through a second puberty ...
are slower and steadier
levar as pessoas a acreditarem,
can lead people to believe,
usar o novo nome e pronomes.
by their new name and pronouns.
in physical transition
na transição física
becomes their true gender.
a seu gênero verdadeiro.
their new name and pronouns,
seu novo nome e pronomes,
with other trans people.
Puff Daddy to P. Diddy,
o Puff Daddy de P. Diddy,
when we've used the wrong gender pronoun
quando usamos o pronome errado
the same effort
com humanos reais em nossas vidas.
people more awkward about trans people
mais envergonhadas sobre os trans
para os oponentes dos LGBT.
for LGBT opponents.
of assaulting someone in a public bathroom
de assediar alguém num banheiro público
more scared of you than you are of us.
mais medo de vocês, do que vocês da gente.
in trans communities
na comunidade trans
to start using and when,
that could lead to violence against us.
nenhum alerta violento.
and frightened looks in the women's room,
e assustados no banheiro feminino,
to start going into the men's room.
de começar a usar o masculino.
not go to the bathroom at all.
sobre pessoas trans
had had a urinary tract infection
infecção urinária no ano anterior,
aren't protecting anyone.
não protegem ninguém.
quando trans forem assediados no banheiro,
are assaulted in bathrooms,
when we report it.
quando denunciarmos.
of these misconceptions.
por essas ideias erradas.
of privilege mountain.
da montanha do privilégio.
of trans knowledge
sobre conhecimento trans
to more learning on your own.
a aprender mais por conta própria.
as pessoas ao seu redor
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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