ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Samy Nour Younes - Actor, activist
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.

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.

More profile about the speaker
Samy Nour Younes | Speaker | TED.com
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Samy Nour Younes: A short history of trans people's long fight for equality

Samy Nour Younes: Uma breve história da longa luta das pessoas transgêneras pela igualdade

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O ativista transgênero e residente do TED, Samy Nour Younes, compartilha a história notável e secular da comunidade transgênera, repleta de histórias corajosas, triunfos inspiradores - e uma luta pelos direitos civis que vem sendo travada há muito tempo. "Imagine como a conversa mudaria se soubéssemos há quanto tempo as pessoas transgêneras exigem igualdade", diz ele.
- Actor, activist
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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Por que os transgêneros
estão, de repente, em toda parte?
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Why are transgender people
suddenly everywhere?
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(Laughter)
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(Risos)
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As a trans activist,
I get this question a lot.
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Como ativista transgênero,
ouço muito essa pergunta.
Considerem que menos de 1%
dos adultos norte-americanos
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Keep in mind, less than one percent
of American adults
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openly identify as trans.
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identificam-se abertamente
como transgêneros.
00:25
According to a recent GLAAD survey,
about 16 percent of non-trans Americans
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Segundo uma pesquisa recente da GLAAD,
cerca de 16% dos norte-americanos
não transgêneros
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claim to know a trans person in real life.
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afirmam conhecer
transgêneros na vida real.
00:31
So for the other 84 percent,
this may seem like a new topic.
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Então, para os outros 84%,
isso pode parecer um assunto novo.
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But trans people are not new.
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Mas as pessoas transgêneras
não são uma novidade.
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Gender variance is older than you think,
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A variação de gênero
é mais antiga do que imaginam,
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and trans people are part of that legacy.
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e os transgêneros
fazem parte desse legado.
00:43
From central Africa to South America
to the Pacific Islands and beyond,
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Da África Central à América do Sul,
às ilhas do Pacífico e além,
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there have been populations
who recognize multiple genders,
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há populações que reconhecem
vários gêneros,
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and they go way back.
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e isso ocorre há muito tempo.
00:52
The hijra of India
and Pakistan, for example,
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A hijra da Índia
e do Paquistão, por exemplo,
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have been cited as far back
as 2,000 years ago in the Kama Sutra.
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já foi citada há 2 mil anos no Kama Sutra.
Cada nação indígena norte-americana
tem termos próprios,
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Indigenous American nations
each have their own terms,
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but most share
the umbrella term "two-spirit."
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mas a maioria compartilha
o termo genérico "de dois espíritos".
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They saw gender-variant people
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Pessoas com variantes de gênero
01:06
as shamans and healers
in their communities,
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eram vistas como xamãs
e curandeiras nas comunidades
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and it wasn't until
the spread of colonialism
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e, só após a disseminação do colonialismo,
01:11
that they were taught to think otherwise.
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os indígenas foram "ensinados"
a pensar de outra forma.
01:15
Now, in researching trans history,
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Ao pesquisar a história transgênera,
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we look for both trans people
and trans practices.
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procuramos tanto pessoas
quanto práticas transgêneras.
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Take, for example, the women
who presented as men
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Vejam as mulheres
que se apresentavam como homens
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so they could fight in the US Civil War.
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para que pudessem lutar
na Guerra Civil dos EUA.
Após a guerra, a maioria
retomou a vida como mulher,
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After the war, most resumed
their lives as women,
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but some, like Albert Cashier,
continued to live as men.
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mas algumas, como Albert Cashier,
continuaram a viver como homens.
01:33
Albert was eventually
confined to an asylum
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Albert foi, por fim, confinado a um asilo
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and forced to wear a dress
for the rest of his life.
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e forçado a usar um vestido
para o resto de sua vida.
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(Sighs)
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(Suspiro)
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Around 1895, a group
of self-described androgynes
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Por volta de 1895, um grupo
de autodenominados andróginos
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formed the Cercle Hermaphroditos.
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formou a Cercle Hermaphroditos.
01:46
Their mission was to unite for defense
against the world's bitter persecution.
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A missão deles era se unir para defesa
contra a amarga perseguição do mundo.
01:51
And in doing that, they became
one of the earliest trans support groups.
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Assim, eles se tornaram um dos primeiros
grupos de apoio transgênero.
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By the '40s and '50s, medical researchers
were starting to study trans medicine,
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Nos anos 40 e 50, pesquisadores médicos
começaram a estudar medicina transgênera,
01:58
but they were aided
by their trans patients,
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mas eram auxiliados
por pacientes transgêneros,
02:01
like Louise Lawrence, a trans woman
who had corresponded extensively
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como Louise Lawrence,
uma mulher transgênera
que se correspondia amplamente
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with people who had been arrested
for public cross-dressing.
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com pessoas que haviam sido presas
por se travestirem em público.
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She introduced sexual researchers
like Alfred Kinsey
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Ela apresentou pesquisadores
sexuais como Alfred Kinsey
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to a massive trans network.
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a uma rede transgênera enorme.
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Other early figures would follow,
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Depois viriam outros personagens,
02:15
like Virginia Prince, Reed Erickson
and the famous Christine Jorgensen,
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como Virginia Prince, Reed Erickson
e a famosa Christine Jorgensen,
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who made headlines with
her very public transition in 1952.
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que ganhou as manchetes
com sua transição muito pública em 1952.
02:24
But while white trans suburbanites
were forming their own support networks,
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Mas, enquanto suburbanos transgêneros
brancos formavam suas redes de apoio,
02:28
many trans people of color
had to carve their own path.
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muitos transgêneros negros
tinham que traçar seu próprio caminho.
02:32
Some, like Miss Major Griffin-Gracy,
walked in drag balls.
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Algumas, como a srta. Major Griffin-Gracy,
andavam em bailes de "drag queens".
02:36
Others were the so-called "street queens,"
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Outras eram as chamadas "rainhas da rua",
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who were often targeted by police
for their gender expression
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alvos frequentes da polícia
por suas expressões de gênero,
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and found themselves
on the forefront of seminal events
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e se encontravam na vanguarda
dos eventos importantes
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in the LGBT rights movement.
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do movimento pelos direitos LGBT.
02:47
This brings us to the riots
at Cooper Do-nuts in 1959,
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Isso nos leva aos tumultos
no café Cooper Do-nuts em 1959,
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Compton's Cafeteria in 1966
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na cafeteria Compton's em 1966
02:53
and the famous Stonewall Inn in 1969.
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e à famosa Rebelião de Stonewall em 1969.
02:57
In 1970, Sylvia Rivera
and Marsha P. Johnson,
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Em 1970, Sylvia Rivera
e Marsha P. Johnson,
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two veterans of Stonewall,
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duas veteranas de Stonewall,
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established STAR: Street Transvestite
Action Revolutionaries.
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fundaram a STAR: Street
Transvestite Action Revolutionaries.
Os transgêneros continuaram a lutar
por igualdade de tratamento perante a lei,
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Trans people continued to fight
for equal treatment under the law,
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even as they faced
higher rates of discrimination,
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mesmo ao enfrentar índices
mais altos de discriminação,
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unemployment, arrests,
and the looming AIDS epidemic.
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desemprego, prisões
e a epidemia iminente da AIDS.
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For as long as we've been around,
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Desde que existimos,
os que estão no poder procuraram
privar os transgêneros de seus direitos
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those in power have sought
to disenfranchise trans people
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for daring to live lives that are ours.
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por se atreverem a viver
vidas que são nossas.
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This motion picture still,
taken in Berlin in 1933,
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Este filme, rodado na Berlim de 1933,
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is sometimes used in history textbooks
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ainda é usado, às vezes,
em livros de história
03:34
to illustrate how the Nazis burned works
they considered un-German.
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para ilustrar como os nazistas queimaram
obras que consideravam não alemãs.
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But what's rarely mentioned
is that included in this massive pile
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Mas raramente é mencionado
que, nessa pilha enorme,
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are works from the Institute
for Sexual Research.
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também estão obras
do Institute for Sexual Research.
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See, I just recapped
the trans movement in America,
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Vejam, acabei de recapitular
o movimento transgênero nos EUA,
03:48
but Magnus Hirschfeld
and his peers in Germany
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mas Magnus Hirschfeld
e seus pares na Alemanha
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had us beat by a few decades.
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nos venceram por algumas décadas.
03:53
Magnus Hirschfeld was
an early advocate for LGBT people.
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Magnus Hirschfeld era um antigo
defensor das pessoas LGBT.
03:57
He wrote the first book-length account
of trans individuals.
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Escreveu o primeiro
relato extenso sobre transgêneros.
Ajudou-os a obter identidades
e serviços médicos.
04:00
He helped them obtain
medical services and IDs.
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04:03
He worked with
the Berlin Police Department
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Trabalhou com a polícia de Berlim
para acabar com a discriminação dos LGBTs,
04:05
to end discrimination of LGBT people,
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e os contratou no instituto.
04:06
and he hired them at the Institute.
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So when the Nazi Party burned his library,
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Quando o Partido Nazista
queimou sua biblioteca,
04:10
it had devastating implications
for trans research around the world.
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houve implicações devastadoras
à pesquisa transgênera em todo o mundo.
Foi uma tentativa deliberada
de extinguir as pessoas transgêneras,
04:15
This was a deliberate attempt
to erase trans people,
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04:18
and it was neither the first nor the last.
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e não foi a primeira nem a última.
04:22
So whenever people ask me
why trans people are suddenly everywhere,
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Sempre que me perguntam por que agora
os transgêneros estão em toda parte,
04:25
I just want to tell them
that we've been here.
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só quero dizer que sempre estivemos aqui.
04:27
These stories have to be told,
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Essas histórias devem ser contadas,
04:29
along with the countless others
that have been buried by time.
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junto com inúmeras outras,
enterradas pelo tempo.
04:31
Not only were our lives not celebrated,
but our struggles have been forgotten
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Não apenas nossa vida não foi celebrada,
mas nossas lutas foram esquecidas
04:35
and, yeah, to some people,
that makes trans issues seem new.
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e, para alguns, isso faz as questões
transgêneras parecerem novas.
04:38
Today, I meet a lot of people
who think that our movement
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Hoje, conheço muitas pessoas
que consideram nosso movimento
04:41
is just a phase that will pass,
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apenas uma fase passageira,
04:43
but I also hear well-intentioned allies
telling us all to be patient,
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mas também ouço aliados bem-intencionados
nos dizendo para sermos pacientes,
04:47
because our movement is "still new."
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porque nosso movimento "ainda é novo".
04:50
Imagine how the conversation would shift
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Imaginem como a conversa mudaria
04:52
if we acknowledge just how long
trans people have been demanding equality.
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se soubéssemos há quanto tempo
os transgêneros têm exigido igualdade.
04:57
Are we still overreacting?
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Ainda estamos reagindo com exagero?
05:00
Should we continue to wait?
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Devemos continuar esperando?
05:02
Or should we, for example,
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Ou deveríamos, por exemplo,
fazer algo a respeito das mulheres
transgêneras negras assassinadas
05:04
do something about the trans women
of color who are murdered
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and whose killers never see justice?
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cujos assassinos nunca veem a justiça?
05:10
Do our circumstances seem dire to you yet?
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Nossas circunstâncias
ainda lhes parecem terríveis?
05:12
(Sighs)
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(Suspiro)
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Finally, I want other trans people
to realize they're not alone.
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Finalmente, quero que outros transgêneros
percebam que não estão sozinhos.
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I grew up thinking my identity
was an anomaly that would die with me.
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Cresci pensando que minha identidade
era uma anomalia que morreria comigo.
05:23
People drilled this idea
of otherness into my mind,
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As pessoas me vendiam
essa ideia de eu ser diferente,
05:26
and I bought it because I didn't know
anyone else like me.
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e eu a comprava porque não
conhecia ninguém como eu.
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Maybe if I had known my ancestors sooner,
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Talvez se eu tivesse conhecido
meus predecessores antes,
não teria levado tanto tempo
para encontrar uma fonte de orgulho
05:32
it wouldn't have taken me so long
to find a source of pride
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05:35
in my identity and in my community.
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em minha identidade e em minha comunidade.
05:39
Because I belong to an amazing,
vibrant community of people
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Porque pertenço a uma comunidade
incrível e vibrante de pessoas
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that uplift each other
even when others won't,
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que enaltecem umas às outras
mesmo quando os outros não,
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that take care of each other
even when we are struggling,
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que cuidam umas das outras
mesmo quando estão em dificuldades,
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that somehow, despite it all,
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que, de alguma forma, apesar de tudo,
05:50
still find cause to celebrate each other,
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ainda encontram motivo
para celebrar umas às outras,
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to love each other,
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para amar umas às outras,
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to look one another in the eyes and say,
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para olhar umas às outras
nos olhos e dizer:
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"You are not alone.
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"Você não está só.
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You have us.
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Você tem a nós.
06:03
And we're not going anywhere."
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E não vamos te abandonar".
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Thank you.
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Obrigado.
06:07
(Applause)
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(Aplausos) (Vivas)
Translated by Maurício Kakuei Tanaka
Reviewed by Claudia Sander

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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Samy Nour Younes - Actor, activist
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.

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.

More profile about the speaker
Samy Nour Younes | Speaker | TED.com

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