Samy Nour Younes: A short history of trans people's long fight for equality
Сэми Нур Янс: Краткая история борьбы трансгендеров за равенство
Samy Nour Younes is a trans actor and activist who highlights the diversity of the trans experience -- not just in their struggles, but also in their triumphs. Full bio
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suddenly everywhere?
оказались везде?
I get this question a lot.
я часто слышу этот вопрос.
взрослого населения Америки
of American adults
about 16 percent of non-trans Americans
около 16% не-трансов Америки,
this may seem like a new topic.
это может казаться чем-то новым.
старше, чем вы думаете.
to the Pacific Islands and beyond,
до островов Тихого океана и дальше
who recognize multiple genders,
признающие многообразие полов,
and Pakistan, for example,
упоминались 2 000 лет назад в Камасутре.
as 2,000 years ago in the Kama Sutra.
each have their own terms,
используют другие названия,
выражение «две души».
the umbrella term "two-spirit."
шаманами и целителями племени,
in their communities,
the spread of colonialism
их научили думать иначе.
and trans practices.
связанные с трансгендерностью события.
которые прикидывались мужчинами,
who presented as men
Гражданской войны в США.
their lives as women,
вернулось к женской жизни.
continued to live as men.
продолжили жить как мужчины.
confined to an asylum
в психиатрическую больницу
for the rest of his life.
до конца своей жизни.
of self-described androgynes
самопровозглашённых андрогинов
against the world's bitter persecution.
против жестоких гонений по всему миру.
one of the earliest trans support groups.
групп поддержки трансгендеров.
в области трансгендерной медицины,
were starting to study trans medicine,
by their trans patients,
who had corresponded extensively
которая вела активную переписку
for public cross-dressing.
за публичный кроссдрессинг.
like Alfred Kinsey
таких как Альфред Кинси,
and the famous Christine Jorgensen,
и знаменитая Кристин Йоргенсен,
her very public transition in 1952.
после операции по коррекции пола в 1952-м.
were forming their own support networks,
создавали собственные сообщества,
had to carve their own path.
приходилось прокладывать свой путь.
ходили на нелегальные вечеринки ЛГБТ.
walked in drag balls.
«уличными королевами»,
for their gender expression
за выражение половой принадлежности
on the forefront of seminal events
движения за права ЛГБТ.
at Cooper Do-nuts in 1959,
в Cooper Do-nuts в 1959-м,
в Stonewall Inn в 1969-м.
and Marsha P. Johnson,
и Марша П. Джонсон,
трансвеститская акция революционеров».
Action Revolutionaries.
for equal treatment under the law,
за равенство перед законом,
higher rates of discrimination,
and the looming AIDS epidemic.
и надвигающуюся эпидемию СПИДа.
лишить нас права голоса
to disenfranchise trans people
taken in Berlin in 1933,
снятой в Берлине в 1933-м,
they considered un-German.
которые они признали антинемецкими.
is that included in this massive pile
что в этой огромной кипе
for Sexual Research.
Института сексуальных наук.
the trans movement in America,
о движении трансгендеров в Америке,
and his peers in Germany
и его коллеги в Германии
an early advocate for LGBT people.
начал защищать права ЛГБТ.
of trans individuals.
о трансгендерах.
medical services and IDs.
медицинские услуги и документы.
the Berlin Police Department
представителей ЛГБТ,
последствия были губительными.
for trans research around the world.
to erase trans people,
избавиться от трансгендеров,
why trans people are suddenly everywhere,
почему трансы внезапно оказались везде,
that we've been here.
that have been buried by time.
которые затерялись во времени.
but our struggles have been forgotten
и наша борьба была забыта.
что проблема трансгендеров нова.
that makes trans issues seem new.
who think that our movement
кто думает, что наше движение
telling us all to be patient,
говорящих нам быть терпеливыми,
trans people have been demanding equality.
трансгендеры требуют равенства.
of color who are murdered
цветных транс-женщин,
to realize they're not alone.
трансгендеры поняли, что они не одиноки.
was an anomaly that would die with me.
аномалией, которая умрёт со мной.
of otherness into my mind,
anyone else like me.
никого похожего на меня.
о своих предшественниках раньше,
to find a source of pride
vibrant community of people
яркому сообществу людей,
even when others won't,
даже если другие отвернутся,
even when we are struggling,
даже во время борьбы,
несмотря ни на что
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Samy Nour Younes - Actor, activistSamy Nour Younes is a trans actor and activist who highlights the diversity of the trans experience -- not just in their struggles, but also in their triumphs.
Why you should listen
Samy Nour Younes's most recent credits include Into the Woods (Ford's Theater), The Triumphant and Pay No Attention to the Girl (Target Margin Theater), and Well Intentioned White People (Barrington Stage). He can also be seen on season four of Transparent.
As an activist, Nour Younes served on the leadership teams of the DC Area Transmasculine Society and the Baltimore Transgender Alliance. He has coorganized rallies for Pride, Transgender Day of Remembrance and more. He also leads panels on the barriers trans people face in accessing health care and has participated in national ad campaigns to promote awareness of LGBTQ+ issues.
Nour Younes was the cohost of insighT with Consuella Lopez, a DC-based online talk show with an all-trans panel. He aims to highlight the diversity of the trans experience -- not just in their struggles, but also in their triumphs. As of 2019, he has written one ten-minute play, Ancestral Lines and Other Tall Tales, which will be published in the upcoming Latinx Archive. He is currently developing two new works, including a solo show, both of which he aims to premiere in 2019.
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