The revolutionary truth about kids and gender identity | Angela Kade Goepferd | TEDxMinneapolis

[@PoetryAndTofu]

I didnt have that language necessary, but ive known for a long time. I will not let this generation struggle through that like we all did.

[@Kelbor_Hal]

I don't understand why some of these people seem to think that children are capable of understanding the nuances of gender identity. Asking a child to explain something they don't understand is hardly what I'd consider a supportive metric for the trans community.

[@matthewatwood8641]

I keep hearing them say that there is all of this conclusive research to back it up and that the entire medical community accepts this as fact now. I'm still trying to find any evidence of that.

[@Cindy-re5rr]

No one is asking them what them what gender they think they are. It is about being open when a child expresses them self in a way that is 'different' than societal norm. No one is jumping from oh you want to wear a dress as a 'boy' let's go get surgery. I also don't believe I heard anything about expecting a child to explain anything. Children are honest, open and curious. It is about not shutting them down because as the grown up it makes us feel uncomfortable or it not allowed because of unwritten rules that we have all grown up with.

[@lynandhenrymeyerding3392]

Growing up, I was always wrapped in fantasy and never let people see me. When questioned, I lied, and I lied very well. I was afraid of who I was getting out and getting stomped on. To be real and to be me was danger... how telling that danger and anger are so similar. I pretended to be all the things other people said they wanted people like me, in my time and place, to be. And it wasn't until someone told me in deeds that she loved me and it didn't matter and that she would be true to me and I could be true to me, too that I began to understand really what love is.

[@KeelyHerron]

Dr. Goepford thank you for making a difficult topic relatable. I hope your talk helps families and friends of gender-diverse kids understand how important it is to look within themselves and do the work to support and love these kids. I love the Leslie Feinberg quote "My right to be me is tied with 1000 threads to your right to be you." We're all in this together!

[@garyminser2746]

Gender diverse? When you have a bunch of adults grooming children under that guise, The poor kids have no chance at normalcy..

[@notagain8661]

Just because she caused her own Childs gender dysphoria doesn't mean it's right for her to damage other people's children.

[@robthetindog8218]

I’m 67. NB. I was bullied from the age of 6(actively) until 13; after that, passively. For what? Gender nonconformity. I was ‘inspected’ by the girls in my 8th grade graduation class on the evening of the graduation, to make sure I wasn’t going to embarrass them. & I had at least shaved my legs….That really hurt. Still does. That was in 1969. When asked if I was a boy or a girl, I’d say I was a tomboy, cause that was the only other choice I was given. (& the fervent hope I’d grow out of it) . Never did. Still an un reformed TOMBOY. & that means whatever I want!

[@fortisfortunaadiuvat9262]

Sorry but get over your insecurity, it’s called life and everyone has trama, playing a victim won’t accomplish anything. I was abused as a child, but I knew I wasn’t going to let it determine anything in my life. Kids need to be left alone until they are old enough to determine what they feel and want. Three and four year olds as this so called doctor says, do not have the mental development to know what they totally feel. They are more worried about coloring inside the lines. Did you know what you wanted at three years old? This doctors personal feelings have unfortunately put her on a path of ignorance

[@robthetindog8218]

@@fortisfortunaadiuvat9262 Whoa! Just where do you get off telling me about my ‘insecurities ‘? The statement I’m making here is : Bullying anyone for any reason is wrong. That’s it. No excuses, no exceptions. No justifications

[@fortisfortunaadiuvat9262]

@@robthetindog8218 that’s what I see sorry. It isn’t about this video or bullying, it’s your overall though process about children that I do not agree with.

[@jersydvl]

You're not non binary. It's not a real thing.

[@luisae6917]

@@fortisfortunaadiuvat9262nasty comment

[@kktomm]

I started this video with a curious and open mind. Four minutes in and hearing Moppa state that a THREE year old knows when, the way that they feel inside does not meet up with other people's expectations of them. Well, I found it a bit of a stretch to say the least. It's difficult (and alarming when hearing it from a medical professional) to take a person seriously when they think that this is what actually goes through the mind of a 3 year old baby!

[@NATE-bz7mx]

remember, affirming a child's gender identity doesn't mean they get top/bottom surgery or even any hormonal replacement, it's just allowing the kid to be expressive and see what's comfortable for them over time, you know?

[@lexi1492]

@@NATE-bz7mx but affirming identities that are based on false ideas of what it means to be a boy/girl) is encouraging s3xism.

[@matthewatwood8641]

It is not possible to control what a child's identity will be, and no one should be trying to do that with affirmation or anything else.

[@benjaminfranklin8412]

​@NATE-bz7mx a parent should lead children towards facts

[@benjaminfranklin8412]

​@matthewatwood8641 if your child menstruates, she is a girl.

[@tscar70]

My now son was ask that question "are you a boy or girl" all through elementary school. He started his transition period in his early 20s. He's 32 now. But everything you've explained is exactly what he did. I wish I knew when he was young what was really going on. But GID wasn't even known back then. If so, I would have taken him to see a therapist. Thank you so much for talking about this so this generation know's!

[@johnathonuncapher7523]

So is he really a she?

[@SB-iy9vn]

He is a he till he turns to dust You have thrown you child into a cult

[@arsdenis]

@@johnathonuncapher7523 stop putting your nose in other people private lifes!!!

[@arsdenis]

Tracey thank you too for sharing your personal experience 🙏❤️ it's very important and helpful - cuz teach all of us about differences in the past and this days.. about mistakes and omissions of the society and science in that period!!! I'm glad this days most of it are overcome, but there is still very much knowledge to share with the majority

[@life369-18F]

She is a woman. Whatever she says, the truth and nature is she is a woman. The DNA is the evidence. Whatever everybody says or does, the DNA never changes: it is either a woman or a man. Only two. Only.

[@PanoramaYolo]

Kids need to have simple choices, not ridiculous nonsense that adults take years to accept.

[@pete5819]

Woke - when you see injustice under every Rock, behind every tree, under every bed & in every closet. When you see injustice everywhere except within your own self righteous behavior.

[@ArtyGoat]

The internet is creating another Gutenberg communication revolution. Ideas are spreading faster than society can adjust to. I think if we all try to remain open to the fact their are many views people have on things like gender and approach from a position of curiosity, empathy and respect the humanity will advance forward and reach its full potential

[@semikolondev]

except that the tools are build from a religions sectarian perspective, which will not live long enough.

[@Kyavata]

The problem is that the majority view is being repressed.

[@samhain-jf4rf]

@@Kyavata Ah yes, the "poor opressed majority". Lmfao

[@NATE-bz7mx]

@@Kyavata could you elaborate on what you mean by this?

[@brettpid6416]

@@davisdelp8131 well put

[@macparnami]

Adults should not enforce their confused sense if identity on young impressionable child . Let children be children damn it

[@markrussell3428]

With age comes wisdom and it is built from the youthful exuberance of ignorance. This is one very highly educated person with lots of exuberance but little in the way of wisdom.

[@pete5819]

Woke - when you see racism and justice under every Rock, behind every tree, under every bed & in every closet. When you see racism and injustice everywhere except within your own self righteous behavior.

[@Progressive_Alien]

Letting children be children is literally what they are doing by not forcing gender rolls on their children so their children can decide how to feel for themselves.

[@naturalwomenscouncil]

You nailed it Pete! I’ve tweeted this Well said ❤

[@joebrewer4529]

@@markrussell3428 they are educated at all I can barely walk to see me in the middle 80s when I was the same age and I was progress programming in the phone area. Old RadioShack TRSA the funny thing in programmed in the binary. So you made this person so smart, all they did was talk about some corny. Clues choices is subjective and everything they said was subjective, but they never said anything about programming which they want to reduce their existence to the level of a computation devoid of a physical presence, which is binary that’s how computation exists in the current form. Which is first I didn’t even talk about it. Also, I have no idea what they were talking about other than some corny hot topic emo clothing choice.

[@tinariner4800]

Thank you for sharing this. My own boys experienced something like this when they had negative comments made about their unicorn pants they wore to daycare. They still choose not to wear them because of how they were treated (the daycare did their best to handle the situation and it sounds like they gave a similar talk about how some people like different things and there is nothing wrong with what you like).

[@chaddicusmaximusdestroyero8259]

No they choose not to wear them because they are boys. Parents like you have completely dropped the ball in protecting our children from being sexualized. There are no doubt many many children who have been coerced and coached into non traditional gender rolls, having ideas pushed in their head at ages when they are completely vulnerable

[@seanmcleod7417]

If you sent your sons out into public in unicorn pants, whatever ridicule they received is on you doll.

[@tinariner4800]

@@seanmcleod7417 wow, cyber bullying, what a novel thing. My boys picked out those things on there own. They are allowed to have things they like

[@seanmcleod7417]

@@tinariner4800 Whining little Nancies always accuse people of bullying, when in fact it is a simple matter of taking care of your kids. Grow some skin. I can't believe how sensitive people have gotten, it's tragic.

[@scrunchiiface]

My son was totally into tinker bell and would wear tinker bell shirts all through kinder and 1st grade. It didn't "turn" him into a girl. Now he's older and comfortable verbalizing his likes/dislikes.

[@5pctLowBattery]

Thanks for the parenting advice, Angela! My 5 year-old wanted to drive the car the other day and I mistakenly told him he's too young and not ready yet. But now I see I'm supposed to just sit back and follow the child's lead. I thought parenting was going to be a series of guidance and tough love, but you have shown me it's not that at all. This is going to save me so much work! Oops, gotta go. Kid wants to show me how he can be Superman from the top of the stairs. Thanks again Angela, wise sage! Edit: Hey uh, Angela, kid says he doesn't want to go to the hospital. I still follow his lead, right? Bah, what am I saying. Look at me, talking like I'm responsible to make decisions.

[@ALMPLS]

Love children as they are - such a simple concept, and yet so difficult for our society to understand. Thank you Dr. Goepferd for giving the world a larger box of crayons.

[@robertortiz-wilson1588]

You're hurting them, not loving them. A child can pretend they have the ability to fly, that does that mean you should encouraged them to try and jump off a roof.

[@Tweettwish]

I agree wholeheartedly. I was raised extremely conservative, so I didn’t think I’d be able to accept, understand or empathize, but I do know that if we reject them as so many do it just causes further confusion, depression and even retaliation in some cases to dig in. I chose to live and let live and I can even understand how many cannot understand or accept it, but what I cannot understand is the judgment and hatred towards another human that doesn’t align with your beliefs. It’s tragic and sad.

[@travisbingham5678]

Who is more humble? The scientist who looks at the universe with an open mind and accepts whatever the universe has to teach us, or somebody who says everything in this book must be considered the literal truth and never mind the fallibility of all the human beings involved?

[@FoxRogers]

Thank you so much for all of this! Watched it with my trans son in his LGBTQ class for college! Signed, a Zaddy

[@jersydvl]

🤮

[@Woofle22]

I’m in a class like that right now, just sent the video to my mom :}

[@naturalwomenscouncil]

Your job as a mother is to teach your child to accept themselves - as nature made him. As you’ve signed “Zaddy”, looks like you’re one of those mothers suffering Transhausen by proxy. Will you support the gender mutilation and medicalisation of your son Some parents should never have pro-created There are no trans kids There are parents who have psychiatric issues

[@CrazyMegaOmega]

I really liked this talk as it gets to the heart of the conversation... letting people be themselves and then supporting them, not trying to "correct" them. Such a simple idea, but very difficult for people to accept.

[@losmiquis]

Couldn’t agree more!

[@TheKevg5534]

do you think they're trying to correct people who disagree with them?

[@CrazyMegaOmega]

@@TheKevg5534 she is trying to change the hearts and minds of society as a whole, because she and I both believe that many people have the wrong idea about gender. That isnt the same type of idea as correcting someones gender, as I don't believe its really possible to have a "wrong" gender. In other words, I think your ideas can be wrong but your gender expression cannot. So yes, I believe she is trying to correct peoples Ideas, which is fine and good.

[@nbmoleminer5051]

​@@CrazyMegaOmega They!!!

[@CrazyMegaOmega]

​@@nbmoleminer5051 description says she/they pronouns? I think im good

[@vedelstein]

So grateful people like Angela are caring about our kids and their ability to determine their place in the world. And despite the haters, as Angela said, "the world is changing." I want kids to be able to pick all the colors in the world to determine who they will grow up to be.

[@brettpid6416]

she is doing the exact opposite, she is imposing an often very hateful ideology one that will frame people who detransition as traitors and often drive them to suicide. If you care for kids let them grow up in a stable environment and their inidividual traits will manifest in the best ways and not in the worst.

[@Tweettwish]

Well said

[@hamburgerhamburgerv2]

girls can do almost ≈whatever they want. they can be as feminine as a princess and as manly as a lumberjack, but the moment a man uses the littlest bit of nail polish or is the slightest bit nervous or effeminate, the whole world’s having a fit about it! DOUBLE STANDARDS.

[@jstanton4561]

Um, yeah.... Jeffree Star comes to mind. That poor poor multimillionaire that everyone there a fit over. So much so, that he got his millions by wearing makeup and long painted acrylic nails. 🤔

[@zaxbitterzen2178]

You do know Adam Levine's personal makeup artist is a legendary Drag Queen right? You need to do some more homework.

[@NATE-bz7mx]

this is an incredibly narrow perspective, and tbh, it sounds like you're projecting your insecurities outward. im amab, wear nail polish and jewelry, make-up sometimes, and seldom do people care enough to do anything more than stare with envy/contempt. just wanted to share my position and perspective on this

[@ninjawizard3865]

@@NATE-bz7mx that just sounds so whiny, stop it, get some help.

[@NATE-bz7mx]

@@ninjawizard3865????

[@Tweettwish]

This is so beautiful as I sit in the car waiting for my 17 year old grandchild who identified as male until recently visit a therapist for gender identity issues. He is actually wearing girls clothes today which gives me a lot of anxiety only because I am so worried about how others will accept it because I love her/him regardless if he identifies as male or female. It makes me so sad that he was admitted to the hospital for 5 days for depression and put on medication just because he feels different. I pray that society gives him the space to be whatever he/she decides to be. The world needs to become a kinder place overall and it begins with the adults. Thank you for the reminder.

[@CityBoiATX]

Unfortunately most of society doesn’t recognize the damage their ideological dogma creates, reason being they feel completely justified in discrediting and shutting down everyone who questions their bigoted hateful conservatism

[@robertortiz-wilson1588]

I'm so sorry he was stuck with someone so useless.

[@seanmcleod7417]

What a joke. Tell that boy to man the eff up. You can't fix depression by cutting off your ding dong. You, ma'am, are an enabler and people like you are why humanity is becoming a massive comedy.

[@daMillenialTrucker]

👁️👄👁️

[@jaredlowry3547]

However well-intentioned you are, you’re actually abusing your grandchild. This is when he needed you most and you encouraged his self delusion.

[@SnottyBoscarino]

If this WOMAN were walking down the street alongside several men and I shouted “hey lady you dropped your wallet!!” I can guarantee you that she would turn around or check her pockets. I can also guarantee you that NOT ONE of the men in the area would have even heard me and would not react in any way whatsoever. If you don’t believe me, put it to the test yourself. All you have to do is say “hey lady” or “excuse me miss?” and the result will be the same EVERY SINGLE TIME! So, with that being said….MAAAYBE you shouldn’t be making the whole world fall into and accept your lies when you do not fully believe them yourself because at the end of the day NO MAN WILL EVER RESPOND TO “hey lady” or “excuse me miss?”!!!!

[@demuredeb]

All this means and less children in the future, equal depopulation. Right!

[@FirsteMann1929]

Right!

[@baddidea4820]

I think we all forget the meaning of IDENTITY : “the fact of being who, or what a person is”. We miss the bigger more underlying point. Identify is more then gender. It’s about growth and growing and self actualizing. We need to all the space and freedom for all people to be who it is they wanna be and meet them where they’re at , not because we agreed with them but because we agree with everyone right life liberty and the pursuit of happiness

[@benjaminfranklin8412]

But girls who identify as nb are girls.

[@chellesimmmy2137]

This is a very delusional and depressing speech. No wonder we have so many societal issues. Just bc she's apt enough to be a pediatrician doesn't mean her disphoria is illegitimate. Plenty of apt people still function through thier problems. Sociopaths have wives and kids and careers too!

[@themike2441]

Could you explain to me why this speech is delusional and depressing? Among many experts in biology and psychology, it is generally agreed upon that gender identity is socially constructed. Even without experts, you can see that society has defined what makes someone of any gender. Gender is a social construct, but the genitalia you are born with is not. However, genitalia constantly hidden under clothes does not imply gender identity, and genitalia can be changed.

[@GTAW8]

"This is a very delusional and depressing speech. No wonder we have so many societal issues." Very, very true chellesimmmy!

[@elcascarrabias8382]

14:55 So, you will help them amplify their confusion and not diagnose what could be the underlying cause(s) of their feelings of gender dysphoria? Really!?!

[@chellesimmmy2137]

You are darn right! I heard that too. The "Doctor" is allowing a CHILD to self diagnose... bra-stinken-vo... bravo 👏 😒

[@lindoel741]

Just because you don't know what you are dosen''t mean anyone else wouldn't and surly doesn't give you the right to block children from knowing it naturally!!! You don't have the authority to teach confusion to children!!!!

[@Themudeater]

Girl you’re being so convoluted. You’re a mother. It’s fine. Being female doesn’t have to define your identity. The idea of “gender identity” just perpetuates gender stereotypes. Just accept your gender, act and live as you do.

[@indaleciogomez4536]

I wish i had a Moppa like you, that would spark my soul with a box full of crayons. Thank you for this wonderfull talk

[@seanmcleod7417]

Crayons sound about right for your level of intellect...

[@joelcrase7055]

Have you ever wondered if you just might be wrong?

[@megansteffer2352]

As someone who lives with a 3 year old, I'm so thankful for these examples to help me have better conversations about gender with my little!

[@upinsmoke2897]

A mapa is a nonsensical word I made up because I have issues and want society to accept me.

[@mistresskeke]

Feels like this mother was trying to push her trans non-binary ideology on her boys & they rejected it, & she is blaming bullies. Kids didn't bully her son, they told him a general truth about our societal norms that his mom tried to mislead & confuse him about.

[@elioftheforest]

False

[@annakevlin8634]

Could he have given up the dress voluntarily, or he could have been forced to by being excluded by his peers and the athority of his teachers.

[@mistresskeke]

@@elioftheforest if her child was a girl, do u thing she would have been pushing the dress wearing at home as much as she did?

[@JoelleQNunez]

Agreed. I identify as genderfluid and ppl always try to invalidate me, cause I’ve only recently come to terms with it, but I also only recently learned it was an option, but as soon as I understood there was more I knew exactly how I felt and learning about gender fluidity I just knew immediately that it made more sense for me.

[@fredjimbob2962]

>ppl always try to invalidate me What does "invalidate you" mean? I've never understood what this means.

[@nameless-bx8qu]

@@fredjimbob2962 people don't always buy into having to call this person "zim"

[@petepersimmons7938]

I like to urinate on people

[@sydni8527]

Watched this talk in class today and I wanted to comment that this was insightful and my perspective on some things changed! You are very well informed on this topic in my opinion :)

[@perfectpeace352]

It's important to understand that children who never went to a store, watched t.v or went to school would never come to this gender confusion. It is something that is put on children by adults. A confusion where there was none. The natural normal state is biological but when a grown up tells a boy he can wear a dress and someone makes fun of him he stops because he knows they are right. It makes sense and brings him back to his natural state. It is sad that adults seek to confuse children for their own pleasure.

[@the.emiltamas]

One day I asked a 6 six years little boy about what he would like to become as a grown-up. His answer: a car, because they are fast. According to this video, I should've started treating him as a car, because he knows better what's his real identity, or gender or nature?!

[@oaktree6986]

lol

[@The_Kyanite]

Children can understand and put things into groups by the time they are 4 is the fattest lie ever, I literally couldn't remember anything until I was 4.

[@mikemosscounsellingsupervi2349]

Thank you so much for sharing.Very clear and informative.I agree we have to listen to our children and young people and learn who they are becoming. ❤ .Also love the coloured crayons metaphors.

[@tiddlerz]

interesting but I find the title misleading. 'the revolutionary truth'. this was more of an opinion piece. no hard data, facts or science. some of these claims can and should be disputed and debated. respect to all people, im a humanist. all ideologies are failed egotistical arrogance imo.

[@zaxbitterzen2178]

Exactly what I was thinking at no point was any hard evidence given to actually lend merit to "their" beliefs.

[@tiddlerz]

​@Mr. Willimear if your own mind and heart was open you would accept my right to an opinion which may not conform to yours :)

[@nazmulahsan308]

Sorry, NO a kid will not know who they are until their brain is fully developed. That's why they get called children.

[@kelsieolsen4702]

Brain development goes until mid twenties. Do you also have a problem with children deciding their career path for life starting around age 17 or younger?

[@MrLawandorderman]

@@kelsieolsen4702 your career path does not remove part of your body or spiral you down a life of depression about missing parts of your body.

[@kelsieolsen4702]

@@MrLawandorderman you might want to check your fear mongering sources when it comes to removing body parts. Lay off the Fox News.

[@jethrogibbs3800]

But brains don't develop in a vacuum, outside of social expectations and norms. It's not as if biology would be the same, untampered by the environment. And the environment is always changing. Always has been. You wouldn't want to have many of your ideas and wake up in the 16th century.

[@markrussell3428]

Oh no that's not true - look here's a highly trained doctor saying soda pop, ice cream and candy floss for all. Listen to the child. Sorry - WRONG. It is a parents role to orient a child and to lead them in their understanding of the world. That doesnt mean a parent is totally free in that responsibility and here we have a prime example of a parent that might be showing they lack responsibility and may be incapable of parenting. When they decide that orientation means trying to consciously put a child on a path to medicalization - it seems they have failed. Does it make any sense to encourage social transition?

[@zagyex]

Why on Earth instead of allowing boys to play with dolls you force female identity on them when they do so? I don't get it, truly.

[@Astrontasy]

Nobody is forcing an identity on anyone. It's completely okay for people to be the gender they were given at birth. Nobody is trying to change them if that's who they are. People are only trying to expand the children's knowledge so that they know about and understand people who's gender identity does not align with the one they were given at birth. The person in the video happens to have 3 boys who were assigned male at birth, which is a good example. I hope you understand better now.

[@SB-iy9vn]

@@Astrontasy do you know everyone on the face of the earth ? No so how can you say no-one is doing x?

[@Astrontasy]

@@SB-iy9vn sorry, but what are you referring to by saying "x"? I have an idea, but want to be sure so that I can give you my best answer.

[@rightwerk]

@@Astrontasy There is NO SUCH THING as “gender identity”. It is a belief and a mass delusion. There are only masculine and feminine stereotypes.

[@lexi1492]

@@Astrontasy "NOBODY is forcing identity on anyone." Part.

[@lexi1492]

4:10-4:35 And that is the root of this entire issue! Even the "professionals" continue to conflate roles/stereotypes with what it means to be a boy/girl. This is why the kids are confused and disturbed. The blind cannot lead the blind. They are operating on false ideas.

[@thebigballofdeath6066]

Or maybe doctors look at an organ, like a reproductive system and decide from their. Jesus it’s basic biology

[@lexi1492]

@@thebigballofdeath6066 Organs do not determine personality. This is 2022. Get with the times, geezer.

[@thebigballofdeath6066]

@@lexi1492 duh. But your gender is defined via your reproductive organs and your X and Y chromosomes. Your feelings do not define biology.

[@lexi1492]

@@thebigballofdeath6066 What do you think that G word means? 🤔

[@life369-18F]

She is a woman. Whatever she says, the truth and nature is she is a woman. The DNA is the evidence. Whatever everybody says or does, the DNA never changes: it is either a woman or a man. Only two. Only.

[@niek82]

Something about good intentions and a road....

[@brendarasinski9221]

On the application to renew your nurse's license there is now a question asking you for your sexaul orination. Why? Why does it matter to them?

[@jdenino6022]

they also ask for your pronouns on everything now.

[@mannylopez15986]

@@jdenino6022 It is ridiculous and needs to stop.

[@alisonrichardson6630]

I wish the government of Saskatchewan would see this and realize what they are doing to our children by legislating against them being themselves

[@sandrakarwel]

As much as she is trying to communicate, I feel her message is not up to par.

[@_BlackPaladin]

They stated that they identify as non-binary, so I think a lot just went over your head. Correction to your post: As much as they* are trying to communicate, I feel their* message is not up to par.

[@bird4816]

@@_BlackPaladin Nonbinary isn't a thing. Every human has Y and/or X chromosomes.

[@TwoPartyIllusion]

All this is doing is putting more stress on our children. I'm so glad my kids are grown.

[@demuredeb]

I am seeing this pushed on my grandchildren in school. They leave no room for her to be just a girl that likes to paint her nails and climb trees. At school she must choose an non binary gender. She said to make them happy she choose the name Elliot and asked me if that was a boys or girls name. She is 8 years old.

[@markrussell3428]

@@demuredeb OHG, well all you can do is push back. With age comes wisdom and it is built from the youthful exuberance of ignorance. This is one very highly educated person with lots of exuberance but little in the way of wisdom.

[@chellesimmmy2137]

Gender is poetry already blessed upon us by our creator!!

[@godzillainmypants.peepeezi2735]

Oh? Please show me in religious book that show this.

[@chellesimmmy2137]

@@godzillainmypants.peepeezi2735 psalm 139:13-14 Matthew 10:30 Genesis 5:2 And it's a HOLY book, the entire second testament is made to free us from "religion"... 😁

[@godzillainmypants.peepeezi2735]

@@chellesimmmy2137 wait, your saying there is only 2 genders? I thought you were saying the bible talked about the unlimited gender identities ect

[@chellesimmmy2137]

Oh NO NO dear

[@godzillainmypants.peepeezi2735]

@@chellesimmmy2137 my apologies. That was my misunderstanding. Have a good day.

[@SnottyBoscarino]

Children have a sense of right and wrong from birth that we tend to become desensitized to with age. Could you imagine knowing in your heart that something is wrong but yet your own guardian, the person who takes care of you, the one your suppose to trust…..is lying to you? There are only two genders which you cannot change. You can however take steps towards making yourself more comfortable in who you chose to live your life as. Some make small changes and others take it to the extreme and they have every right. However, unless you understand the truths of biology and the difference between actual facts vs. how you feel I do not believe you should be allowed to stumble into reassignment surgery. Nothing will ever change these facts and if they are hurtful to you or cause you emotional pain of any kind please realize that the truth is not the enemy and the only way you feel pain in association with the truth is simply because….you’ve been lied to.

[@foomajor7144]

Any one who is teaching a 3-4 year old "The Categories" is a child abuser. Let kids be kids you maniac. 03:50

[@hansstechl1499]

The voice inside me tells me that I should not pro-create because I have big box of crayons, so I will be beautiful, provide an ever lasting memory, but unfortunately I will cease to exist.

[@WHATISF3AR]

Nobody cares if you identify as something different. Just don't try to make the world acknowledge and validate you for it. But the classroom is not a place to talk about these things. It's for the parents.

[@Astrontasy]

It's a hard thing to not be cisgender. To not be accepted is a pain that nobody wants to feel. People who identify differently aren't asking for you to care a whole lot. Just enough to understand and accept them. To realize that you have a different gender than that given to you at birth is a struggle. It's confusing and frustrating. But it can also be wonderfully exciting when you finally figure yourself out and others accept you. It's a longing sort of anxiety to not be accepted and to be misgendered/mispronouned. It's a sharp anxiety every single time. It really hurts, and they wish they weren't different. But they are, and they have to learn to accept themself for who they are, in hopes that others will one day accept them. Are you telling people that they should just hide in the shadows? That they don't deserve to be acknowledged and accepted? It can cause depression and anxiety to not be, and to feel like you shouldn't exist, like you don't matter. It's a painful, painful thing. I hope I've been helpful to change your outlook on people of different genders than those of there's given at birth. It can be hard to understand sometimes, but it's really best that we as humans are good to one another.

[@brettpid6416]

@@Astrontasy you lost me at cisgender

[@Astrontasy]

@@brettpid6416 a term meaning someone who's gender identity matches the one given to them at birth.

[@demuredeb]

This has gone too far. Leave the children only. This push to include all under the guise of diversity has left out boys and girls. Impressionable children are subjected to this as young as kindergarten and want to feel special, all the attention to this type of labelling is not healthy.

[@Astrontasy]

Boys and girls are not being left out. If the reason you think they are being left out is because those genders weren't thoroughly explained in this video, then there's really no reason. That wasn't the focus of this video. Expecting them to be talked about in a video specifically about genders OTHER than cisgender male and female, that's just like thinking someone's going to talk about chickens when they told you they're gonna talk about cows (unrelated to gender, but just a comparison). The ones left out are the ones who aren't cisgender. Anyone who doesn't align with the gender they were assigned at birth. Cisgender boys and girls are treated normally about their gender. Nobody is forcing them to change or trying to make them be someone they're not, because that's who they are. People are solely trying to expand children's understanding at a young age so that they are able to know that not everyone is simply a boy or a girl. But those who aren't cisgender and don't align with their gender assigned at birth are treated differently and misunderstood by a lot of people. Nobody deserves to be left out, weather that be that you're a boy, a girl, or anything else.

[@ericaawake9503]

I agree with you..

[@baddidea4820]

Those are your feelings and they are valid but it’s not your job or responsibility to tell others how to raise their children

[@baddidea4820]

And so you’re well versed zero operations have been preformed on children and in a country of 300 million only over estimated at 4000 trans people in the last 4 years that’s less then 1000 a years so this is not some Devastating trend in comparison it represents the people who are going through something you don’t understand

[@arsdenis]

@Debbie Clark are you expert on this field, or you are just sharing your believes? No one asked for your personal beliefs!!! Keep it for your self, it's ok to have outdated believes, but science everyday reviles new discoveries and achievements.. So, it's very logical to follow the newest discoveries in the science {as we mostly do (using every tech discovery)} and to update our old outdated believes and information. So... Please, listen this Ted talk again to understand what this speaker shared with all of us ❤️

[@patrickobrien8060]

My grandson Andrew at age 2 1/2: "Daddy's don't have nursies; Mommies have nursies." He's smarter than this chick.

[@naturalwomenscouncil]

Amen! Kids know basic biology. This woke mine virus will blur reality for them There are only two sexes. Anyone who denies this - go try milking a BULL and you’ll figure it out fairly quickly

[@MaisyDaisy333]

This was one of the most compelling talks on this subject that I've listened to. We need a little more love and acceptance in this world. Thank you for sharing! ❤️

[@GTAW8]

I wonder how many disliked this video?

[@ainnochaim9450]

Me too!

[@brettpid6416]

only 222, which will change in the comin days to be sure as before only not normal people watched this

[@natalie5679]

Gone are the days of criticism! Disliking is too offensive, and we all had to accept that

[@FernandoPerez-us1rp]

I hate the direction this world is going

[@domkeys]

i couldn’t agree more with your comment

[@lecorrecteurdefrance]

Just a simple question : as you use a lot these terms, could you explain me what is a girl and what is a boy ?

[@DriIceman]

So you missed the entire point of this?

[@nikoblando8174]

Boy: An individual who identifies as being masculine. Girl: An individual who identifies as being feminine. It's not as hard as you think! Not everything boils down to dicks and holes.

[@acl6872]

@@nikoblando8174 a boy is a male child and a girl is a female child. Just stop

[@pitherra]

I only listened for 3 min. God created mam and female.

[@gordoncarscadden6252]

Congratulations on having a closed mind and not seeing other possibilities.

[@retubey]

​@@gordoncarscadden6252There are no other possibilities to begin with. There are only 2, male and female, man and woman. God created Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve

[@charlenefrench5404]

Gender Theory is just that. Most children aren't confused you don't have to adopt this ideology in order to be supportive of someone if they happen to suffer from Gender dysphoria. It's becoming normalized to children that you can identify as pretty much anything this won't help them when they become adults. Life is hard and confusing knock it off.

[@donbaydrpr]

"From an early age, kids understand both simple and complex ideas of gender identity." You people can't even define what non-binary is. My God.

[@mercy664]

Gender is just gender

[@noize8703]

This made me feel very uncomfortable.

[@fortisfortunaadiuvat9262]

This is truly, truly so sick and sad. Listening to this so called doctor, you can just sense, the extreme insecurity she has. Let children get older and decide what they want for their lives. Three and four year olds ( as you say) phycological will say whatever they think their parents want to hear. A child that small has not developed the acute sense to determine that level of thinking. They are more worried about coloring inside the lines, or watching cartoons. It’s a shame that your obviously personal believes Have put you on a path to ignorance

[@HeatherRose23]

I really wish I'd had the crayons available now when I was a kid. It breaks my heart when I see governments, groups, and individuals taking them away from kids today.

[@gijoelover]

Leave the children alone! Why is this all a sudden a trend? It's not cool!

[@benjaminfranklin8412]

That kids can be manipulated into believing religious concepts. Hardly shocking.

[@Yourwaifuisntreal]

"Mapa" is map in Spanish.

[@jessmessing3146]

LOL!!!

[@lacthetomato]

o puedes pensarlo como "má/pá" como solemos decir, pero sí jeje juntos suenan así

[@naturalwomenscouncil]

Minor Attracted person This makes sense

[@schiefer237]

I think you forgot to mention about any of how parents feel about giving their kids the "right" to ruin their bodies through gender transition

[@sophie20015]

lying to children is wrong - no one is a mommy AND a daddy. be honest.

[@life369-18F]

She is a woman. Whatever she says, the truth and nature is she is a woman. The DNA is the evidence. Whatever everybody says or does, the DNA never changes: it is either a woman or a man. Only two. Only.

[@Woofle22]

Did. Did you watch the video? Did you listen at all?

[@PrettyMoneyLife]

How do so many people find this delusion inspiring? Lbs 💀

[@guddu1708]

Such a simple ask and truth, I hope that we can all open our hearts to accept and embrace this

[@robertortiz-wilson1588]

I don't accept child abuse.

[@markrussell3428]

Seriously delusional. I would suggest this doctor should study the short life of David Reimer to see what social experimentation gets you.

[@louisgelatt5921]

They don't need a biased opinion they need a balanced opinion so they can decide what's right for them as an individual verses one side or the other based on facts and logic but not distorted facts but others don't need to agree with them they need to form there own opinion without bias so they also need to look at people besides these people. Because it's not just about feelings. They don't acknowledge the facts.

[@realdannydriver]

Children should take advice from people who who, at the very least, know how to use grammar 😂 I guess if you never learnt how to use a comma, then the idea that people may not identify with the gender prescribed at birth is too complicated

[@pete5819]

You are a terrible writer. Your point is very incoherent.

[@johnmcaveeneyjr.9475]

Thank-you. My profile picture is my painting. I took all the crayons a long time ago and expressed who, I am. I could never fit in that well all my life. It was great listening to you.

[@josephkennedy4091]

Yes. Revolutionary. Stalin's "New Soviet man" redux.

[@ainnochaim9450]

You have no idea what you are talking about. Stalin was very conservative.

[@brettpid6416]

@@ainnochaim9450 x'D

[@brettpid6416]

spot on

[@ainnochaim9450]

@@brettpid6416 😐

[@jdenino6022]

The kid went home even more confused by the answer: "I'm a moppa" What b.s. Does this person go to a gynecologist to get a pap smear or a urologist to get a prostate exam?? Women have vaginas, ovaries, uteruses, etc. Men have penises, testes, scrotums, foreskins, prostate glands, etc.

[@demuredeb]

I can tell a child of 3 I am an alien, they would respond the same.

[@KANGGOOEv94]

This is sick asf

[@PanoramaYolo]

Holly smack, can people not see how they are confusing kids? They should not have to approve of who you believe you are. They are kids. They believe in Pieter Pan, for goodness' sake! Stop pushing this propaganda on kids.

[@sinkila]

When I was five, I swear I thought I was going to be a Power Ranger. I believed with all my heart that I would become one. I might have even considered getting Power Ranger affirming surgery if it had existed and if my parents had allowed it.😂

[@EternalDensity]

"a most boy" Love it! -a non-most girl

[@jersydvl]

So this is where thr groomers hide out?

[@immersiveexperiences4799]

So true. Thank you for presenting this.

[@pacificmediaco]

Delusional and disturbing

[@topskek9786]

Please save us, Xi

[@lesliepalmerross6302]

Thank you for supporting the diverse palette of our youth. They need us to listen.

[@MasterSplinterPDX]

Pretty empty and unconvincing. Also doesn't address the authortarian, anti-critical thinking scourge that gender ideology is built on. Also does not address the mutilation of kids by criminal physicians, doesn't address the horrendously anti-woman component such as men in womens locker rooms and competing in womens sports. Boiling this whole ideological movement down to a comparison to a box of crayons is pretty asinine.

[@codysylvia5011]

What ever happened to having 2 moms or 2 dads and you can just be as masculin or feminine as you want we shouldnt change the whole english language and no 2 year old has ever said my genders a boy and know wtf there talking about this is so dishonest

[@gdbriot1162]

Ok good, I’m not the only one who sways when I talk.

[@garycunningham8543]

Well thats it for me and Ted Talks. Bye bye groomers.

[@JesusChristSaves.]

I rebuke this demonic agenda to our children

[@zaxbitterzen2178]

I concur. It's the fact that she makes it sound ok is what bothers me so much.

[@Themudeater]

@@zaxbitterzen2178 It’s not a big deal dude.

[@Themudeater]

It is not demonic. Convoluted, yes. Pointlessly complicated is not demonic.

[@brettpid6416]

@@Themudeater absolutely demonic

[@davidrodriguez4889]

A striking difference between the top comments and new comments. The top comments majority support this, weird?

[@kylelee5966]

cse they remove the others

[@SR-bj1uw]

this is so beautiful and so well explained❤ im so mad at the comments of people with cishet privilege talking sh!t. especially their "what does science say argument". I hate it so much because its extremely dehumanising. science explains alot about queerness, but the fact that your very valid existence has to be proven by science for other people to accept you?? how about let morality decide instead? so a person doesnt have to live their life feeling tormented just so that they fit the binary of the world and make the world feel comfortable. in the expense of their comfort. you dont care about kids, you care about your own comfort thats all you care about.

[@beezyrat]

Geez if my parents would have splurged and got me the 64 count crayon box I could be a brave and inspiring til tok artist with debilitating depression and anxiety due to my misunderstood gender identity but can overcome the and oppression and danger of this world if I get enough subscribers and likes. What a freaking crock.

[@elsanamarquee1650]

Love this so much. My baby is due soon and They will not be gendered until they tell me otherwise 💜 and it can change 100x and Ill love them the same and support them in all. We are a very gender diverse fam. I myself an Trans Masc NB.

[@chelseawachholz5142]

🙌🏻

[@robertortiz-wilson1588]

Please don't be proud about inflicting child abuse for the sake of your ego.

[@kayshawn.]

you have failed before you started, good job!!

[@seanmcleod7417]

When I was a small child my brother, sister and I made up a gibberish language so we could talk to each other without anyone else knowing what we were talking about. I am guessing "Trans Masc NB" is one of those gibberish words? I see this was posted a year ago, please tell me you have grown a pre-frontal cortex and gotten away from this insanity.

[@mizzou1016]

You think having an identify crisis 100x is healthy?

[@twosjunk6648]

If you have boy parts your a boy if you have girl parts your a girl.... simple

[@amonajosephat9712]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@twosjunk6648]

@@cainzisugly a chromosome is a chromosome ....... however.... The country doesn't have to change everything from bathrooms to pronouns for that minute percentage

[@simoneggler5184]

It is existing no chicks with dicks .. Only dicks with titts ..

[@mrhow2712]

We now live in a day and age where children are smarter than adults, and have a stronger sense of self.

[@mercy664]

That's gonna ruin this generation

[@cameron6803]

You think?

[@chellesimmmy2137]

Already has!

[@vampire3angel372]

@@chellesimmmy2137 your full of bs. Declaring a generation ruined? Talk about zero intellectual power used to understand reality.

[@vampire3angel372]

Nice false world view.

[@sweetwa089]

I want that hair cut.

[@arwenschild6406]

Thank you. Wonderfully presented.

[@dkpalladino]

Beautiful talk- thank you!

[@johnsinglet575]

Pro-LGBTQ. Agree with some points disagree with others. There is a fine line between between being supportive vs actively encouraging non-binary gender identity (not saying this Moppa speaking is specifically). I fear in the absence of a healthy discourse with respectful critical debate (ie can raise a valid point without being labeled a transphobe) the societal norms and broader culture won’t land where it ought to be, with unforeseen consequences we can’t see yet.

[@irie1tes]

I assure you this person is making every effort possible to push gender-fluidity ideology on these boys

[@SB-iy9vn]

Lies you are no pro lgbt

[@brenkyle12]

You're right, it's difficult to have a healthy respectful debate, but how is encouraging non-binary gender identities bad? They are not forcing anyone to do it, they are just saying that it is an option and they took that option. Keeping them in the dark isn't being supportive. And you specifically calling out people calling this idea transphobes for not having a critical discussion when people in this comment thread are being extremely transphobic from the idea of it in the first place. You can't really say that and call yourself "pro-lgbtq" it's the same as when JK rowling says she supports the trans community and has trans friends and then says the most transphobic stuff.