Lindsay Amer: Why kids need to learn about gender and sexuality
Lindsay Amer: Por que as crianças precisam aprender sobre gênero e sexualidade
Lindsay "Lindz" Amer creates LGBTQ+ and social justice media for kids and families. Full bio
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girl or somewhere in between,
menina ou alguma coisa no meio ♪
de uma grande família ♪
like "It's OK to be gay"
com letras como "It's OK to be gay"
for a roomful of kindergartners.
cheia de alunos do jardim de infância.
for my web series "Queer Kid Stuff,"
da minha série da web "Queer Kid Stuff",
and social justice videos for all ages.
e de justiça social para todas as idades.
I mean literal babies
quero dizer desde bebês
about gay stuff with kids."
sobre coisas gays com crianças".
is actually crucial.
sobre coisas gays é realmente crucial.
of Pediatrics has found
de Pediatria descobriu
of their gender identity
da identidade de gênero delas
are developing their sense of self.
o seu senso de identidade.
to become kind, empathetic,
se tornem adultos gentis, empáticos,
is an important part
é uma parte importante
and nonbinary and queer parents
transgêneros, não-binários e homossexuais
and I talk about the LGBT community,
e eu falamos sobre a comunidade LGBT,
from an old professor of mine,
uma expressão de um antigo professor meu,
through their tiny little eyes,
através dos olhinhos minúsculos delas,
and simplifying them --
complexas e simplificando-as;
and how we express ourselves.
sentimos e como nos expressamos.
and gender and family,
com amor, gênero e família,
children can grasp.
que crianças podem entender.
episodes about gender,
episódios sobre gênero,
e introduzi-los com neutralidade de gênero
and introduce gender-neutral pronouns
about their own pronouns
sobre os próprios pronomes
I build on this foundation
construo sobre essa base
like "nonbinary" and "transgender."
como "não-binário" e "transgênero".
nonbinary gender to their grandparents.
o gênero não-binário aos avós.
over and over again:
bullied for being gay.
intimidado por ser gay.
more likely to attempt suicide
mais propensos a tentar o suicídio
are almost six times more likely.
são quase seis vezes mais propensos.
roughly one third of homeless youth
cerca de um terço dos jovens desabrigados
bisexual or questioning,
gay, bissexual ou se questionando,
identify as transgender,
se identificam como transgênero,
of the general youth population surveyed.
de jovens pesquisados.
of trans people
were of trans women of color.
foram de mulheres trans de cor.
telling me I'm a pedophile
me dizendo que sou uma pedófila
in a number of increasingly creative ways.
de maneiras cada vez mais criativas.
"caminhão" na lista de bloqueio
on my block list
to get run over by a truck.
atropelada por um caminhão.
Holocaust reference.
e mais perturbadora ao Holocausto.
em Charlottesville,
about one of my episodes
Reddit sobre um dos meus episódios
is what we're up against:
é o que estamos enfrentando:
the mental health risks,
os riscos para a saúde mental,
my parents gave me when I came out,
que meus pais me deram quando me assumi,
to have a harder life.
fosse mais difícil.
and unicorns and glitter,
with my childhood stuffed teddy bear.
com meu ursinho de pelúcia infantil.
pois queria ter tido isso na idade delas.
when I was their age.
to struggle through what I did,
que passar pelo que passei,
to who I could be.
sobre quem eu poderia ser.
through joy and positivity
através da alegria e positividade,
the hardships of queer life.
das dificuldades da vida homossexual.
cresçam e sejam elas mesmas
and who they can be,
or what pronouns they use.
o que vestem ou que pronomes usam.
for their differences,
os outros por suas diferenças,
and more equal place
mais amável e igualitário
that festers in our world.
que infestam nosso mundo.
for boys to wear dresses
para os meninos usarem vestidos
homossexual radical.
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