Gender assigned to us at birth should not dictate who we are | Sarah McBride | TEDxMidAtlanticSalon

Sarah McBride is an American LGBT rights activist who made national headlines when she came out as transgender to her college while serving as student body president at American University.
Sarah McBride is the Campaigns and Communications Manager for LGBT Progress at the Center for American Progress. Sarah joined the Center for American Progress after completing her undergraduate degree at American University, where she served as student body president. At the end of her term, Sarah made national headlines when she came out as transgender in the student newspaper.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

[@nickifiresnow1931]

Sarah, you are an inspiration for me. I am sorry that you are facing so much hate currently. Thank you for trying to make the country a better place to live for all of us.

[@charlottepatterson2864]

Gender is not assigned at birth. It is observed and recorded.

[@elijahhutchings7947]

Is race??

[@rsilvers129]

True. Just like age. It is about how we feel.

[@broncoman3864]

Actually it is 100%!

[@Random-gk3gk]

No it is not. It’s assigned at birth and you can’t change it

[@charlottepatterson2864]

@@Random-gk3gk Ever heard of DNA? It’s in every cell of your body. Every human being has 46 chromosomes, 23 inherited from the mother and 23 inherited from the father at conception. XX chromosomes = human female. XY chromosomes = human male. Physical development and male/female characteristics are the expression of DNA also called the “blueprint of life”. Extremely rarely there is a DNA defect resulting in ambiguous male/female physical characteristics. This is recognized by science. Merely being dissatisfied in the normal body you were born with is a mental problem.

[@mrb152]

Reality does dictate who you are. Reality.

[@Mr.Reality]

It surely does.

[@jersydvl]

Can't fight biology

[@dinoface4]

The reality that she is a woman? Correct.

[@GatorRepublican]

@@dinoface4No, he’s not.

[@dinoface4]

@@GatorRepublican ok buddy

[@1deeann47]

Sarah McBride you did a wonderful job of telling your story. I am very impressed with your presentation and thank you for representing the bulk of us. You put into words what I'm sure many others have felt & experienced. So many fine twists of words, subtle uses of humor and I loved the line "....out of the closet and into the kitchen..." Yep. Therein lies a complete treatise of the gender gap. Thank you young lass, you do us all proud!

[@arnoldgranson5696]

Hi 👋 how are you?

[@rcalli6412]

Tim

[@PossumMedic]

@@rcalli6412 Sarah

[@rfeyman3682]

Beautiful speech. She is so well spoken - I hope we see more of Sarah McBride in the future. America is such an odd place. For a country of the free and the home of the brave - we certainly like to tell others how to live their own lives. By focusing on the faults of others we ignore are own problems and that is anything but brave.

[@MomoMermaid]

may I scream AGREED? As the leading land of freedom, it aint rare to see horrible bashing against minorities for how and what they/we should do. Let's replace hatred with love transgender girl from hong kong

[@antonvinther31]

@@MomoMermaid Yes please scream agreed! I agree too :) Hope you have a nice day.

[@antonvinther31]

Yes it is a great speech

[@rfeyman3682]

Update: Now she is a State Senator - OMG, crying tears of joy!

[@cassiebelmont993]

@@rfeyman3682 Yeah I'm here learning about her. She seems to have potential to go places in US politics.

[@Cuja2058]

Just hearing about your journey, but still similar to every one's else, that all us struggle throughout life finding ourselves and learning to understand why. Once we can embrace that, then maybe all us can learn to accept others.

[@arnoldgranson5696]

Hi 👋 how are you?

[@monica_30]

I came here from a congratulation post from MDJ. And i gotta say im glad she won the election for senate. We need people like her to make a world a better place.

[@vedadsahovic1601]

ITS MAM!

[@monica_30]

@@vedadsahovic1601 she refers to her self as she... and thats what i mean.

[@broncoman3864]

It’s a man! End of story!

[@J4Sure]

Why is the world a better place if men become women.

[@spongeintheshoe]

@@monica_30 Especially now of all times.

[@sophiafascio7924]

Sarah gives voice to those that have to remain silent in order to live, work and feel safe. She's gives hope to all of us that are transitioning. I love Sarah. She is truly one hell of an amazing woman

[@blueyellow3621]

You have been mutilated, botched, invaded with surgeries, drugs, psychiatric stuff, and you’re still cheering for that ?! And SARAH is A MAN. Prove otherwise. Wearing a wig and a dress doesn’t make anyone a woman, no matter how “Ze” feels. Hard truth isn’t in your vocabulary.

[@antonvinther31]

Exactly, it gives me hope too! Hope you have an amazing day.

[@annemarietobias]

@asta sorensen That's actually true for some... the ones in particular who circumvent the proper Standards of Care... but for those who do the work and go through the proper channels. the one's who should never have transitioned in the first place, get sorted out, and discover gender wasn't their problem. Only those few for whom gender transition is the perfect cure, receive the therapy which is many cases is life saving. So, the fact you don't know a damn thing about what you're criticizing, you actually bring up a great point. Get proper care from professionals. The wrong care is worse than no care at all.

[@rcalli6412]

Tim his name is Tim.

[@Alx28516]

Tim just remember you can also pee standing up Dude!

[@ABc-v6n]

You feel feminine and want to look/feel that way. Cool. That's fair. Nobody should be bothered by it. You're also not a woman, though. That shouldn't offend you.

[@pokerqAK47]

100%. Be anything you want just don’t make me call you something you’re not. I see a man wearing a wig and a dress. So it’s a sir not a ma’am

[@tracygeddes5867]

Why do you feel motivated to say that? It is obvious that that is hurtful, she is a woman,a transwoman.who owns the word woman,she obviously does just because you don’t like her ownership just shows how selfish your stance is.

[@LaurelMartinson]

@@tracygeddes5867 Hurtful? It's called reality. This person is not a woman. That is reality. Doesn't matter if he sees himself as a female. He is NOT one. Nothing 'selfish' about stating this fact.

[@Random-gk3gk]

Yes exactly!!!

[@steelhurricane4041]

He needs to know he's a man, nothing can change that. He can live as a woman, but saying he's a woman is degrading to biological women, we have women issues he cannot feel or ever experience womanhood.

[@user-ld7uj9pv8e]

There is also concern that denial of gender dysphoria as a mental health issue prevents people accessing vapor operate care.

[@TransSunshine]

She is a great speaker and human being. I admire everyone who is true to themselves. She is beautiful in every way! 💖💖🏳‍⚧

[@Jcon4002]

The whole "Assigned male/female" thing makes no sense at all like how are you "assigned" something that is based purely on chance and not something that can be chosen?

[@sophiepooks2174]

By the natal clinic Doctor. I prefer 'observed' less confusing to those who don't understand the context.

[@GatorRepublican]

Leftist Doublespeak.

[@PossumMedic]

because gender is a man-made tegoryca The Dr looks at your genitals and assigns you a gender

[@serraven4838]

God... Homesickness.... That's a really good way of putting it. That helps, thank you.

[@annemarietobias]

It's different for people, but homesickness is a good description. Never being at home in your own skin, the nagging feeling there somewhere else, someone else, you should be, like forever being a left hand in a right hand glove. Even as a child, you try to fit in, make do, get with the program, but nothing makes sense. You learn to fit in, but its a costume you put on every day to survive.

[@jessier3865]

🙄

[@cmkseven7]

Exactly!

[@NoBrainer7]

i'm proud of this woman's accomplishments!

[@LaurelMartinson]

What woman?

[@smalltowngirl4415]

Praying Jesus comes and saves this very mentally ill world.

[@SecondLifeDesigner]

Couldn't agree with you more. Way too many mentally ill people in this world that twist their religion to justify the bigotry and hate that fills their hearts.

[@Simonious_Monk]

I think Jesus would say live and let live and leave people alone. Bigotry is the real mental illness, not someone else's gender identity.

[@comicnerd420]

Believing in Jesus is a mental illness. No such thing as a zombie god king 👑😂🎉 thankfully

[@PLKirby86]

Nah, we need real people to fight these battles. Making wishes at the clouds clearly isn't doing anything.

[@nicolebaker8674]

Praying to Jesus isn’t going to help your mental handicap.

[@raiden031]

How do I know my own gender identity? Am I supposed to base it on gender stereotypes?

[@neuroatypicalkirby2]

You kinda just know. Does the gender identity you were given at birth feel wrong? If it doesn't, then that means you identify with it. It's yours. If it does, then you can find the one that feels right.

[@annemarietobias]

Its a little like shoe size... society will try to force you into a pair of size 10s. most people are close enough that they can function... for many a size 9 or 11 would be more comfortable, but they can survive just fine. The poor bastards who need a size 2 or a size 23 have a tough row to hoe... there aren't many of them, but anyone willing to look will see their suffering is real and their hardship obvious.

[@ambientjohnny]

"trans" ideology is regressive and sexist, it relies entirely upon and perpetuates ridiculous sexist stereotypes. No male would ever even "think they are a woman" if the idea that certain thoughts and behaviours males can have/exhibit aren't really "manly" wasn't being pushed by the "trans" community.

[@TheMtb1937k]

If you were born with male parts, you're a man. If you were born with female parts, you're a woman. We don't get to "choose", it's been determined since conception. Today's society it's morally corrupt. Please turn from their wicked ways. We aren't God.

[@meiling247]

So eloquent and so true. I'm so happy that you are able to live your truth and spread such an important message.

[@annemarietobias]

@Maria Romero Sorry Maria, this is the only cure medicine has right now, so no, not a lie.

[@jersydvl]

Nothing this man said was any of that

[@rcalli6412]

You spelled awkward and lie wrong.

[@AgentLogic76]

Gender is not givin at birth your eaither born male or female now as to how you! See yourself is a whole other issue

[@sophiepooks2174]

Slightly wrong, it is, you are identified as a male/boy or female/girl according to genitalia, nobody tests chromosomes of new born babies. History and evidence shows this system is not accurate for every human born and many do not care to update their understanding on that. However it is not necessary to understand why everything is what it is to accept it exists and is valid.

[@djskum]

It's not just what you see outside yourself but also how you see inside your mind and heart !!!!

[@PossumMedic]

so you don't understand biology... cool.

[@student2letschat145]

To me my trans identity was this thing that I felt as long I can remember. It was a mystery and I was scared of telling people. I'm fifty years old.

[@Pluto-vn8tw]

Good.. Don’t tell people.

[@skenney8325]

Seek help.

[@Mx.Pickle]

Hey don't listen to these people down here. I think it'd be a good idea to talk to a gender therapist. Also, you don't have to tell anyone if you're trans or not. It's no one's business but yours! If you want to tell someone, make sure you trust them first

[@annemarietobias]

@@skenney8325 That's great advice. This is too terrible a burden to carry alone. There are all kinds of support out there, find it, get it, and live a better life.

[@rainjaydd8213]

@@Pluto-vn8tw "please continue to lie for my comfort; I'm VERY fragile, you see"

[@itsomethingreat]

The intolerant people may be very loud, but the tolerant ones are more in number! The world is full of good people with respect and love for others. And every day I'm more determined to keep fighting for that kindness. You can hate and bark as much as you want, you won't bring us down!

[@youtubecommentator6023]

Intolerant? You mean protecting real women rights? How come Trans people's feelings are the only feelings that matter? Does it not matter that I or millions of others would be uncomfortable if forced to share a bathroom or locker room with a man? Does it not matter that women who train harder than anyone else have their athletic careers stolen by a man who claims to be a woman? So those people should just shut up and bow down as Trans people walk by? Y'all talk about equality but all I see is everything that women had to fight for being slowly taken away from them again. A man cannot be a woman and a woman cannot be a man. There's no biological possibility to make that happen.

[@eehee2428]

@@youtubecommentator6023 what did you say? I'm not fluent in ignorance.

[@jasonbeck1340]

By intolerance you mean believing theres only 2 genders. Like since the dawn of time

[@eehee2428]

@@jasonbeck1340 cringe

[@jersydvl]

He couldn't even tolerate being himself. Sit down and be quiet.

[@itstroakee4491]

"I kept it inside. I told myself that if I could make staying in the closet worthwhile by becoming successful and making a difference in the world, that those things would fill the void in my life." One of the many things I 100% relate to, as well as the homesick feeling and the difficult acceptance that she mentions. I feel heard.

[@ricks7093]

52 and trans here. I'm with ya hon!!!

[@thewickeddevilofthewest]

We get to live that long...?

[@bruhjoement]

I hate watching these vids because I always doomscroll to the transphobic comments and make myself sad

[@mogznwaz]

Acknowledging biological realities is not being transphobic.

[@maraschwartz6731]

same :(

[@sophiepooks2174]

Same, but you should feel sorry for them as they are so sad, lost and broken, hate is all they can get high on in a capitalist imperialist patriarchy that oppresses us all in different ways and turns us against each other for fun to distract from the atrocities they are up to.

[@spongeintheshoe]

Friendly reminder that there’s a button to report comments for hateful and abusive content.

[@edmundoruizhinojosa3063]

I,ve been follow her since three years ago, because i´m learning english, then I hear her speechs, i love the elocuence to talk. Congrats Senator Ms. Mc Bride ...

[@hampter9551]

Woah you're all transphobic in 2020? ngl that's kinda cringe

[@Napolitics]

We should walk toward a more open world, I strongly support you and respect your decision.

[@MrJayb76]

Two simple question to the trans movt. Is there any limit to what I can identify as? Are there any limits to the amount of times I can change my identity?

[@emailmcgmail4485]

As long as you are happy with who you are, that is perfect.

[@annemarietobias]

Trans has nothing to do with any of that, if someone wants to identify and a hockey puck, good for them, just do it someplace else.

[@emailmcgmail4485]

@asta sorensen I’m saying whatever identity you find and if you’re happy with that, it’s perfectly fine.

[@annemarietobias]

@asta sorensen What business is it if yours how people find peace and happiness in life? Just curious?

[@sophiepooks2174]

There is no trans movt, you think it is some kind of club? There are no rules to being yourself, only the law and what society and the ruling classes put on you. Being trans is ultimately freedom of self expression, self love, for an actual trans person who understand what patriarchal society pressures them to be, yet does it their way.

[@Itwasntalieitwastrueinmymind]

Brave lady. Nothing but love for her

[@adamfirst9321]

“Lady”?? here we go again…. “Woman” wasn’t enough.. now you want “Lady” too??

[@vjr5074]

THAT'S A DUDE.

[@jersydvl]

That's a man

[@ms.pugsley]

Man. Trump is president now. I don't have to play in your world. ❤

[@TaylorJohnson-ur8ek]

I agree! The comment section tho. What a bunch of sad little haters.

[@momohachmy9837]

and now she's senator

[@curiousjorge2481]

@ she :)

[@jacksonzwarich385]

@ its she

[@prinzessindianavonbaden787]

...great story ! 👍🏻💕💐💙🗽 She‘s fantastic !

[@Woman_in_the_Wilderness]

@ 100% he. Don't conform to the agenda of this Godless society.

[@freedomring6364]

@@curiousjorge2481 you can have surgery to change ever detail of your body but you can’t change the fact that your dna is male .

[@PogieJoe]

Fantastic speech. Thank you, Sarah.

[@fiandrhi]

2011 when Sarah came out as trans was 100 years ago in terms of the social acceptance of trans people, It took incredible courage to do that. Sarah is an amazing spokeswoman for trans right.

[@SAMOANSTALLION1]

Trans YES Woman NO

[@annemarietobias]

@@SAMOANSTALLION1 No, Woman yes...

[@SAMOANSTALLION1]

@@annemarietobias No

[@2stroke438]

Oh wow so brave. Funny you only started seeing these freaks crawl out of the woodwork under the obama regime.

[@keithwilkins1437]

Gender is not assigned >.

[@vedadsahovic1601]

Sure is. Once you're born they will either say its a boy! Or its a girl!

[@mayasevelen]

@@vedadsahovic1601 yes. That’s because it’s identified. Not assigned.

[@2stroke438]

​@@mayasevelen mother nature assigned it, the highest law of the land.

[@tubester4567]

I just watched a video of a person who claims to be a "genderless dragon" People are already starting to identify as non-human or animals. Trans people deserve safety and respect but I dont think its healthy to just accept people's irrational thoughts.. We need to help people learn to accept themselves in their own skin.

[@DG18RB]

Very well spoken. Embrace truth. I couldn't agree more

[@jacksonzwarich385]

okay, first of all, she is not saying she is a dragon or not a human. she is a woman, and it is how she feels that is the gender she wants to be. you can't force someone to be who they aren't

[@DG18RB]

@@jacksonzwarich385 Tubester is referring to another video....

[@tubester4567]

@@DG18RB Yes, the genderless dragon is from another video.

[@elijahhutchings7947]

⁠​⁠@@jacksonzwarich385exactly I’m glad you get it. “ You can’t force someone to who they aren’t” a man will always be a man and woman a woman. While I disagree with the process of you want to do it but don’t try to reason it and live in a lie then spread that wickedness. You said it and it is absolutely correct. “You can’t force someone to be something they aren’t” Somethings are just out of our control like gender, race, your parents, genetics/health history, etc

[@d.e.b.b5788]

Still amazes me how many people think they have the right to tell others how they should live their personal lives. I thought conservatives were of the 'stay out of other people's lives' folks.

[@lindseysummers5351]

D.E.B. B Impossible. Being a Pub anymore now means you must kowtow to the Religionistas, which means being judgmental is a prerequisite. Close to a third of the RNC platform last year was dedicated to opposition of LGBT people.

[@williambarabanitz3858]

Exactly.

[@d.e.b.b5788]

@asta sorensen If you're a dragon, we must slay you, and rescue the princess that you hold hostage!

[@stoptellingmetolikecomment1624]

Except trans rights infringes on women's rights. I'm not comfortable or safe when men can access female-onky spaces. Sarah is a man, women don't want him in our spaces.

[@sophiepooks2174]

@@stoptellingmetolikecomment1624 You are very wrong and what is a "female- onky?"

[@SarahKayeRen]

Beautiful speech, beautiful dress, beautiful woman, and someone I am proud to call a sister!

[@mando_sosa2893]

Sarah K. *brother

[@mando_sosa2893]

Sarah K. Unless he has a vagina then i will call him a women.

[@SarahKayeRen]

Mandalorian crusader Your sentences make no sense. Learn some English, dummy.

[@mando_sosa2893]

Sarah K. He isn't a women untell he has vagina

[@SarahKayeRen]

Mandalorian crusader Again learn some English, you illiterate.

[@GodMothaKyle]

I got to meet her at my campus, she is super sweet. She is all about trying to get laws passed and bills signed

[@richardsherman3659]

He*

[@GodMothaKyle]

Richard Sherman Her you transphobe

[@richardsherman3659]

+GodMothaKyle not a transphobe lol. this creature is a he. Id rather call it an "it" actually. Because it is literally a deformed man.

[@richardsherman3659]

+GodMothaKyle I mean just look at it LOL

[@GodMothaKyle]

Richard Sherman I feel sorry for you. The fact that you have to be hateful for no reason is just sad.

[@evegriffin4011]

Wow, even for youtube the comments on this video are childish. You could be celebrating a brave and strong woman, instead you are obsessing poorly understood "scientific research". I get that this makes some uncomfortable, but you got to try and have some compassion.

[@lindseysummers5351]

Eve Griffin Thank you for saying that. It's so ridiculous the level of opposition to something that people just don't understand. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."

[@williambarabanitz3858]

@David Vanpatten Good point. Addressing Miss McBride as Sarah, and using the pronouns she and her are fine and proper. But interacting with her, as I would a woman, benefits no one. She enjoys the same rights as everyone else, but no more. I don't play 'make believe' with adults.

[@beautifuldiva0208]

KZbin is made for the public with that being said it OK too start your own opinion.

[@annemarietobias]

@David Vanpatten Problem Dave is you don't know the truth, and instead are shoving your own prejudice down everyone's throat, so no, there is no compassion in what you say, just bigotry.

[@joannemates6367]

Absolutely BRILLIANT TED Talk!! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

[@arnoldgranson5696]

Hi 👋 how are you?

[@judithannerae]

She is so well spoken.

[@natehiggers6203]

he

[@arnoldgranson5696]

Hi 👋 how are you today?

[@jersydvl]

He isnt

[@teacat55]

4:25 and I never realized, growing up, that one day I would feel disempowered and unsafe by some stranger feeling entitled to dictate who gets to share public dressing rooms and toilets with me. Isn’t that ironic?

[@shashamiaow1504]

"when I was a child i was praying while crying everynight wishing that ill woke up tomorow as a girl" me.. when in junior high school. every night.

[@danaanderson998]

Same in high school

[@2stroke438]

Your parents failed you.

[@prinzessindianavonbaden787]

Fantastic speech, Sarah ! ❤️ you ! Love and kisses from 🇩🇪

[@Ken-bn7ty]

Thank You For one of the best transgender ted talks! -Ken2Kim

[@freedomishealthy1086]

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but gender doesn’t dictate who you are.

[@yoyoyoyoyo6714]

Trump won 😂😂😂

[@Polka96B]

I don't need to hear this. Just tell dude not to go into girl's bathrooms. That's all we're saying.

[@2stroke438]

Whatever helps cry yourself to sleep every night buddy.

[@joshotey2967]

Ace Ventura plunged his own face after he found out that Finkle was actually Einhorn. Gets me right in the feels.

[@sophiepooks2174]

That's because we live in an age were feels are more important than facts to the majority, progressive and rational thinking is "dangerous ideology" to new conservatives, GC/Trans Exclusionaries. Characters in Ace Ventura and Silence of the lambs where not trans women anyway just psychopaths wanting revenge, yet both played into societies past colonial/imperialist patriarchal stereotype transphobic tropes.

[@kroon275]

Yeh surprise surprise guys don't want to snog men pretending to be women

[@delish111]

Stunning vision of femininity, right there

[@annemarietobias]

@David Vanpatten Yes, in the same way the Kim Kardashian is a sick vision of masculinity...

[@stoptellingmetolikecomment1624]

Possibly femininity. Not womanhood.

[@sophiepooks2174]

@@stoptellingmetolikecomment1624 A very lazy comment, could you define womanhood for us without mentioning child birth and menstrual cycles? As not all women are capable of reproduction, or have menstrual cycles, yet are still women.

[@jamesgutting7128]

Trapped by a social construct

[@helenbarton4910]

Nope, trapped by a neuro-biological mis-match.

[@billmartin9519]

Hahaha.. purely political and you are well aware of such. Anatomy is not a social construct and it's more healthy mentally to realize a condition than humor the mentally ill. But you go run with it ..sweety.

[@helenbarton4910]

@David Vanpatten Oh dear, another anti-science Luddite.

[@twitey13]

@@helenbarton4910 you're a man stop lying to yourself

[@keelanmorningstar7800]

@@twitey13 Funny how you just assumed she's trans. She could be an ally, you never know. So it's funny that you assumed she's trans just because she disagreed with you lol.

[@shmeet]

@5:21 - "...as if masculinity is some sort of natural state of being, a default, a preference." __"Preference" doesn't belong in that sentence!!! A 'natural state of being' is NOT a 'preference'!!! But masculinity IS a natural state of being. So is femininity. We wouldn't have survived as a species if they weren't.

[@BardicLiving]

Most people do feel that they are "naturally" the gender associated with their biology, due to deep-seated mechanisms in the brain. You can imagine then how agonizing it would be if your sense of who you were "naturally" didn't match your physical body.

[@hhvcftgggijgv3290]

Love you from bahrain 🇧🇭❤️❤️

[@davefisher1840]

Very helpful! Thanks!

[@nikimnray8377]

love your energy ❤ keep on shining

[@timinatr99]

Niki M'nray puke

[@antonvinther31]

Yes I also like her energy and her smile

[@janellesills2546]

So articulate

[@Pluto-vn8tw]

No one cares

[@Mx.Pickle]

@@Pluto-vn8tw, no one asked for your opinion

[@annemarietobias]

@@Pluto-vn8tw You cared enough to come here, then comment.

[@author4you443]

Gender is not "assigned" to us st birth.

[@grandmagobet9829]

It absolutely is.

[@YouTubeSyncNET]

It is.

[@stephengibson2912]

McBride asked in a convention speech: “Will we be a nation where there is only one way to love?” The answer to that question is that the world over there has always and ever will be only one way to love. It’s been said countless times-“love is love.”

[@annemarietobias]

Sadly too many see love as something narrow and rigid, and determined by ideas thousands of years old with little relevance in the modern world. Love is so simple. It embraces another, having them be precisely who they are and accepting them for not being who they are not. It grants others being. In that moment allowing two to share a single way of being.

[@omlette]

@@annemarietobias awww, and yes, absolutely

[@stephengibson2912]

@@annemarietobias Love is a narrow passage and years are meaningless in light of love’s timeless quality. Love precedes even embrace and has corrective power when we step outside love’s boundary. Others have being regardless of our love. Love extends well beyond a moment in either direction.

[@annemarietobias]

@@stephengibson2912 It's not love itself that I was speaking of, but the superstition of love, whose grip from ideas past get in the way of people finding their own natural expressions of love. I don't see love as having boundaries. I do see people as having boundaries, but love itself is expansive, transcendental, boundless, timeless. Its not that love is corrective, but that in the space of love, we can find and be true selves. That is in of itself, corrective.

[@stephengibson2912]

@@annemarietobias Love absolutely has boundary--you will not share your love with another even though it be unconditional, all else notwithstanding.

[@CynicalLight]

Very well said, can't wait to see your speech at the DNC

[@georgefoster1241]

***** I said there would be no stress.

[@georgefoster1241]

***** I said my dick was bigger than yours and you said for me to keep thinking that and I might start believing it as though to challenge me.

[@keithwilkins1437]

Can you not have your own mind?

[@TjProbus-dr7pm]

I think that she should run for president next time

[@Jemalacane0]

You deserve a standing ovation.

[@josstrebe6302]

standing ovulation

[@billmartin9519]

A transplanted ovary.

[@annemarietobias]

@David Vanpatten Again David, Gender Identity issues is not a mental health problem. It is a prenatal developmental issue. The issue is that people who were born with a difficult prenatal anomaly, end up catching an insane amount of hate and social flack, so rising above that and making a real contribution to society is kind of inspirational. That's the point.

[@jersydvl]

Deserves a straight jacket and a padded room

[@PossumMedic]

8 years ago when Sarah still stood up for her/our rights 😔 the leopards are getting hungry! 🐆

[@kms8097]

Yeees! This is fantastic, and so fucking important for everyone to learn.

[@arnoldgranson5696]

Hi 👋 how are you ?

[@jersydvl]

Stop pushing mental illness. This is crazy. Absolutely insane.

[@nancyandrews8862]

Powerful!

[@wandashirkey9654]

That was so awesome. I am proud of you Sarah!

[@annemarietobias]

@David Vanpatten What kind of help do you suggest David, transpeople have to go through a minimum of 2 years of intensive psychological counseling before they can change their bodies.

[@arnoldgranson5696]

@@annemarietobias hello 👋 how are you doing today?

[@annemarietobias]

@@arnoldgranson5696 Lovely Arnold, and you?

[@arnoldgranson5696]

@@annemarietobias I’m doing ok how is your day going?and how is the weather over there?

[@annemarietobias]

@@arnoldgranson5696 It's beautiful here Arnold. I'm in Washington State, 40 miles north of Seattle, in the hills about 5 miles from the coast, in a big farmhouse with my Sister and Brother In Law. There is a little smoky haze blowing up from California and Oregon, but the day is warm and the nights cool, and the air fresh as we catch the sea breeze (so the smoke is way high where can't smell or breath it.) Corn growing to the east, big pastures and pretty horse on the other three sides. I have absolutely nothing to complain about, and so much for which to be grateful.

[@neilwankhar3325]

Your name is TIM

[@lisabarraclough5957]

She has just been elected to the senate in Delaware. The first Trans Person on the Senate.

[@cassiebelmont993]

Yup I noticed as well. Pretty neat ain't it?

[@annemarietobias]

@asta sorensen You should be careful who you judge... God likes to reserve that privilege for themselves...

[@boomstick4054]

Sounds like they need to get together and have a gender swap meet, just don’t get picky about the mileage on parts.

[@danieldini8685]

the audience was laughing at such inappropriate moments omg like she wasn’t joking😭

[@jersydvl]

He

[@sophiepooks2174]

Some still don't quite understand a few things about being trans it will take a bit more time or maybe never, 'I came out the closet into the kitchen' hit me hard, as someone who came out after 30 years only to fall in love with someone I didn't realize then was a controlling narcissist, who has had me under their control for almost a decade now, I have no family left, they pushed away what was left of my friends, ground me down to a housewife and obedient drudge. I am in poor health, financially poor, have no where to go and no family, I dream of the day I can escape. Before Covid lock-downs I tried several times but still couldn't do it something has a Svengali like hold on me. I pray for better times 🙏

[@caseyfisher9049]

​@@sophiepooks2174You're very clearly mentally unwell. You need help

[@tm33398]

Seeing Sarah there convinces me further that I can be a transWOMAN too!!

[@coloneldracula3186]

What a fantastic talk which covered so much in such a short space of time; what an amazing woman with amazing courage!

[@antonvinther31]

Yes it was an amazing talk! Well done.

[@GretaZ-dd3lu]

He's a man. That will never change. He should just come to terms with the fact that he likes crossdressing. But the rest of us shouldn't be forced to participate in his fetish. Barf.

[@r-platt]

She is a woman because that is how her brain developed. She cannot alter her brain so she altered her body to express her feminine nature and identity. That is who she truly is inside. She was never a man. What is up with the "being forced" ideology? The only people _suggesting_ force is being used are conservatives and religious nuts. Meanwhile they are doing the forcing while spreading misinformation everywhere.

[@dustygania2425]

Yes, agree absolutely

[@Mr.Reality]

​@@r-platt How your brain develops has nothing to do with what gender you were assigned to in the womb. Look I get it, these people are very unhappy because they want to be someone else. But don't get mad at people for seeing what they truly are. Not everyone wants to be a part of someone else's delusions.

[@grandmagobet9829]

You got that right!

[@durhamrise6207]

Gender isn’t assigned at birth, it’s observed.

[@shaydjokes]

So Sarah McBride is just explaining how women live their lives... and they're just now discovering this.

[@wandashirkey9654]

Sarah, I just bought your book and I am reading it while on vacation. The first chapter where you told your family really struck me. I am in the place where I am about to tell my mother. I am really nervous. My two sisters know and they are okay with it. I hope you run for Governor of DE.

[@Hotarubi-dono]

Trans women are valid. Trans women are beautiful, courageous women. Trans women are just like your average women really, they were just a bit unlucky, born in a body that shouldn't be theirs.

[@73cidalia]

That would apply to any trans person, even trans men. Although I don’t know if it’s so much of being born in the wrong body or if it’s the mind that’s the problem. All I know is that it’s no walk in the park being in a biologically female body. I’ve spent most of the day today between the couch, in pain, and the bathroom thanks to that time of the month which has only gotten worse as I reach perimenopause. I envy my husband sometimes.

[@rl7012]

'Trans women are just like your average women really, they were just a bit unlucky, born in a body that shouldn't be theirs'. Nope. Trans women are nothing like your average woman. Trans women are men.

[@Mr.Reality]

@@73cidalia At least you wont go bald.

[@bruhjoement]

god i love sarah so much ❤️❤️❤️

[@Worlds-Collide]

Well said mrs mcbride

[@tfotre]

You are a shining light in a confused world...thank you for all you have done for the trans community!

[@timinatr99]

Terry Fotre vomit

[@SAMOANSTALLION1]

Yes Trans Community No to Woman Community

[@DarknessIsThePath]

@@SAMOANSTALLION1 and there we have that narcissism and misoginy again.

[@Somee989]

GENDER is NOT ASSIGNED it is NATURAL and you are not a woman not matter your mental state. ENOUGH of this gaslight.

[@skenney8325]

They force "gender stereotypes" yet he wears dresses and heels... A gender stereotype. Ridiculous.

[@annemarietobias]

SKenney... and what do you wear? What society deems normal, or are you an iconoclast going against fashion? Do wear a dress and high heels? The fact that she conforms to society so she can succeed in her chosen field (because nobody elects iconoclasts to public office), just means her dreams to be a public servant are more important to her than bucking the gender norms. Duh!!!

[@mrb152]

Indeed, gender ideology actually enforces gender stenotypes. From a normal person's perspective, a guy who wears a dress is simply a guy who likes wearing a dress.

[@spongeintheshoe]

*she

[@anthonymurphy3713]

Actually it does dictate who we are.

[@CrypticHowl]

The gender you're born with does dictate who we are, to say you can change gender is ridiculous. Society says accept who you are but I don't think many of you do, accept that if you're born male you are male and if you're born female you are female.

[@tommib9272]

Don`t care of "society"! Even though it`s often hard, care of you!

[@AXRYA_]

Amen

[@trishcoffey222]

So easy for u to say

[@austincrockett]

Romans 1:26-32

[@spongeintheshoe]

What’s your point?

[@Khoop98]

oh, i love sarah mcbride.

[@brandoncolley5632]

Kade Hooper He has a metal Illness!

[@natehiggers6203]

you're correct Brandon

[@timinatr99]

Kade Hooper puke

[@annemarietobias]

@@brandoncolley5632 No you have a cognitive problem... but that's okay, we don't judge.

[@1958darkstar]

You're beautiful and have an AMAZING smile!

[@antonvinther31]

Yes she have a really nice smile

[@ceceo9480]

Tell me that when you get your first period, or go into labor. Ridiculous!

[@astrallitwick5490]

One of the only politicians you can trust 100%

[@milindabaxley4405]

God don't make mistakes. He made us how we are to live.

[@annemarietobias]

Yes, that why people with birth defects like club feet, cleft palates, and curved spines never seek medical intervention because God doesn't make mistakes and that's the way he made them... oh wait...

[@Gaming4Ohio]

@@annemarietobias That’s different those are not sins. God punishes generations hence kids with problems. God doesn’t bring a human to birth with sin. I rebuke you in Jesus name get behind me Satan!

[@taisya8060]

@@Gaming4Ohio Well, what about kids that struggle with depression or other mental illnesses that were not caused by some particular traumatizing event? They have no blame and it still falls into the same category of being born with some kind of complication- whether it’s mental or physical. Pain and suffering are inflicted on us so that we can be more understanding and compassionate towards others, and help them by using the knowledge we have gained from our own experiences ...

[@loganteague86]

@@Gaming4Ohio you can’t bring religion into everything. if she feels as though she is in the wrong body she should have every right to change her appearance. sorry bud, but religion does not disminish science. when you are ready to have a real conversation using facts and not imaginary beings, we can have a valid argument.

[@Tbone.357]

Which god? Odin? Allah? Yahweh?

[@TitiAnyaba]

So who assigned the gender.

[@trillmexicanz]

They say they love themselves. But if they really did? Then they would not transition. Fools.

[@Stray_Moth]

I’ve transitioned and I love myself more than ever, you wouldn’t get it unless you’re trans, so don’t speak for them.

[@trillmexicanz]

@@Stray_Moth nope u a weirdo. If u loved yourself you wouldn’t of done that. 🤣

[@gkiltz0]

Once you open the presents it is time to turn the cat loose in the pile of wrapping paper and keep the camera out After that, you clean it up an it's time to start fixing Christmas dinner. My Christmas does not slow down till 5 or 6 PM

[@VixenFirefluster35754]

There is no such thing as gender assignment it's just your biological gender

[@kulturamoto3302]

Her speech is a summery of her book, go and read it, it's funny, educational, and hear breaking, especially for Andy, rest in peace Andy, and thank you.

[@marwar819]

Even with long hair and a dress, it took all of 3 seconds to recognize I was looking at a man.

[@tommys234]

You aren’t though, you should take your meds

[@brett22bt]

It doesn't matter how much your beautiful soul tries to reach out for love and hope. MAGA will still indulge themselves in the pleasure of hatred. Fly like an Albatros above them all.

[@Anjali-qm1hb]

05:49-07:18

[@gannicusnobody7782]

How did an entire state elect this to be a congress person. That's a state I'm never moving too.

[@nedelkucf1524]

Congrats to him becoming a senator. 🎉🥳

[@irishlongswordboland3114]

There was no gender assigned to me at birth i was born a male that is what i am.I don't identify as a male i am a male simple as that

[@BardicLiving]

The feeling of "just being male" is quite natural; it's due to deep-seated structures in the brain. Feeling that you "were" a gender that didn't match your biology would be excruciating for that reason.

[@Templarswordxx7]

How do you figure? You are who you are correct?

[@janinewriter]

Love her

[@joakimputz]

@David Vanpatten uncool David

[@restraintxl2293]

Jesus Loves You don't let anyone down grade you. He says to love yourself and to love others as you love yourself. "I am fearfully and wonderfully made

[@nanmesem]

That verse dont apply to him tho. Cause when it says fearfully and wonderfully made, meant your true self, gender etc...

[@r-platt]

@@nanmesem Oh, honey! It does apply. That you do not understand how or why does not change the fact that she is a woman and that is how God made her. Beyond the laws of man, you do not get to decide for others what is right or what path to walk because you do not know what God has asked of them.

[@utubecenseorstruth]

Should our race? What can we not change? can men have babies? I get the whole born this way thing, but at the end of the day you are a man and nothing can change biology.