Samy Nour Younes: A short history of trans people's long fight for equality
Сами Нур Јунес: Краток осврт на борбата за еднаквост на трансродовите луѓе
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?
I get this question a lot.
често го слушам ова прашање.
of American adults
од возрасните Американците
about 16 percent of non-trans Americans
околу 16% од не-транс луѓето во Америка
this may seem like a new topic.
ова може да е нешто ново.
датираат од многу поодамна,
to the Pacific Islands and beyond,
Пацифичките Острови и понатаму,
who recognize multiple genders,
повеќе родови-
and Pakistan, for example,
as 2,000 years ago in the Kama Sutra.
во Кама Сутра.
each have their own terms,
иммат свои термини
the umbrella term "two-spirit."
in their communities,
во своите заедници.
the spread of colonialism
на колонијализмот,
да гледаат на тоа.
and trans practices.
и транс обичаи.
who presented as men
се прикажувале како мажи
во САД.
their lives as women,
на улогата жена,
continued to live as men.
продолжиле да живеат како мажи.
confined to an asylum
for the rest of his life.
до крајот на животот.
of self-described androgynes
на самопрогласени андрогени лица
against the world's bitter persecution.
за одбрана против најострите прогонувања.
one of the earliest trans support groups.
кои ги поддржале транс луѓето.
were starting to study trans medicine,
истражувања во транс медицината,
by their trans patients,
транс пациенти,
who had corresponded extensively
која често комуницирала
for public cross-dressing.
носење на женска облека.
like Alfred Kinsey
истражувачи, како Алфред Кинси,
and the famous Christine Jorgensen,
и познатата Кристина Јоргенсен
her very public transition in 1952.
јавна преобразба во 1952 год.
were forming their own support networks,
формираа свои заедници,
had to carve their own path.
да се пробиваат.
walked in drag balls.
се појавуваа на дрег- забави
for their gender expression
нивното родово изразување
on the forefront of seminal events
at Cooper Do-nuts in 1959,
кај Купер Донатс во 1959,
and Marsha P. Johnson,
Action Revolutionaries.
на улични травестити.
for equal treatment under the law,
за еднакви права пред законот
higher rates of discrimination,
поголема дискриминација,
and the looming AIDS epidemic.
и заканувачката епидемија на СИДА.
to disenfranchise trans people
правата на транс луѓето
го живеат својот живот.
taken in Berlin in 1933,
во историските читанки
they considered un-German.
палеле книги кои не биле германски.
is that included in this massive pile
во купиштата книги
for Sexual Research.
за сексуални истражувања.
the trans movement in America,
движењето во Америка,
and his peers in Germany
и неговите соработници
an early advocate for LGBT people.
поборници за луѓето од ЛГБТ заедниците.
of trans individuals.
опсежна статија за транс лицата.
medical services and IDs.
здравствени услуги и лични карти.
the Berlin Police Department
for trans research around the world.
истражување на транс луѓето
to erase trans people,
да се избришат транс луѓето,
why trans people are suddenly everywhere,
зошто наеднаш насекаде има транс луѓе,
и претходно бевме тука.
that we've been here.
that have been buried by time.
закопани низ времето.
but our struggles have been forgotten
туку и нашите заложби се заборавени
that makes trans issues seem new.
who think that our movement
сметаат дека нашето движење
telling us all to be patient,
кои велат да се стрпиме
trans people have been demanding equality.
долго време се борат за еднаквост.
of color who are murdered
транс жени кои се убивани
to realize they're not alone.
транс луѓе дека не се сами.
was an anomaly that would die with me.
е аномалија која ќе умре со мене.
of otherness into my mind,
мислата дека сум различен,
anyone else like me.
не познавав никој како мене.
дознаев за моите претци,
to find a source of pride
за да пронајдам зрак на гордост
и во мојата заедница.
vibrant community of people
и енергична зедница на луѓе
дури и кога сме отфрлени,
even when others won't,
дури и кога се бориме.
even when we are struggling,
да се почитуваме,
и да си речеме:
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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