Trans-forming our thoughts on gender | Katina Sawyer | TEDxVillanovaU

[@jensenlukematar]

Thank you Katina. This is an amazingly powerful speech. I'm disappointed that your views, likes, and comments are not greater than they are. This is so very deserving. Thank you for being a passionate ally.

[@sandybeach7938]

I am a transitioning woman and this was an awesome presentation. I need to watch it again because I started crying half way through. I have self harmed and attempted suicide. It has been along difficult life who would choose this path? NO ONE! The message from this video is about love and acceptance. Unconditional Love.

[@UFBMusic]

This TED talk must have been double booked with an onion cutting convention...

[@thevintageenglishman]

The story at the end made me want to cry...... I know massively what it's like to be the outsider and shunned by others.... I'm am who I am and have spent years just wanting to be accepted for that.... excellent Ted talk

[@NoticeFeelBreathe]

This is amazing. Thank you for your passion and commitment. I've been on the fence questioning how "out" I should be... and with the comment you made about how KNOWING someone who is trans changes how accepting people feel of trans folks I realized maybe THAT'S what I need to feel like it's worth it to be out.

[@wandashirkey9654]

What a great speech. As a MTF the more information we get out the better. Thank you so much Katina.

[@nicoledirks9875]

Have studies been done on children in places like Africa where there is no nursery decked out in pink or blue, and where the babies aren't even wearing clothes?

[@kateoasmr]

Yes

[@nyxdamonbogettiperez2161]

This was amazing. I am so grateful for your courage in standing up for us and our right not just to exist but to be accepted, to be loved.

[@benwinch5338]

I would like this 1000 times if I could. Thank you so much

[@Chrisoula17]

I have always liked pretty dresses and jewelry. I was dressed in dresses and I love dresses and cute stuff. I have always been a female.I am a biological female and I cannot see myself as a male. I have never felt differently. I can see what she is saying though. If I had children I would let them choose their toys and clothes.

[@DeeAKAkittykaos]

This is a fantastic speech, thank you!!

[@DC-ox2zv]

Outstanding presentation ! Thank you so much…

[@pm8157]

This was amazing! I teared up at many parts of your talk. One of the resources for an abnormal psych class I am in was a different Ted Talk. I branched out as I did not find that resource helpful to our discussion post. I am thrilled that I came across this! You're doing great things.

[@jadams736]

You would be surprised how many trans people you meet every day I'm trans and I have met a lot of people in my life but I have to be fake with society just to survive life be kind to others.

[@jadengrace_]

Crying at work. This was so powerful.

[@sevinmonroe9311]

I can't imagine outing myself to all of my family. My relationships with them aren't perfect but I want to keep what I have. This is a major source of conflict for me.

[@Coolerdbz69]

I grew up as a massive tomboy and I still am do I wasn't forced down the road of being super feminine

[@robertnickol9598]

Thankyou for pointing our that courage is critical

[@avaturner5056]

This is really wonderful. Thank you.

[@earlolson4850]

Wonderful talk, i loved it so much i am going to listen to it again right now.

[@saraannefay2196]

wonderful....especially the example/story at the end.......

[@JanMWilson]

Great Ted Talk Katina, thank you.

[@awesomeianTV]

I love this talk, but wtf was that shot at 13:09 we never even got that close to Katina, lol I thought he was gonna hurt me

[@NotABushFan1]

As a senior trans male to female and working with the general public within the retail market I am addressed as Sir a lot of the time while I have earrings on, long hair, a female blouse on, using a soft voice and a bra on, not a DD but a smaller A or B cup bras. Why, because I work in the electrical area of a big box retail store. Most of the ones that work in the area are men, if I was a cashier​ I question if it would be an issue.

[@Showbizboy]

AnOpenThought some men like dressing up in women’s clothes so how would they know necessarily?

[@cassandrajoiner9933]

I guess you don't pass. Sorry honey.

[@davidtietje7193]

You can only be who you are and not expect Anyone to accept you.

[@beautifulgirl219]

@@davidtietje7193 You definitely hear that a lot from people who are accepted for who they are, instead of being rejected for being who they are. We do have to be our authentic selves to be accepted as our authentic selves. Having your mom tell you that you are insane when you come out as a girl in a male body is not an easy experience. It's a bit hard to not hope for some acceptance in the world. Everyone I know wants acceptance and love. The people who receive acceptance / love are often those whom most take it for granted.

[@ronaldcox7626]

Thank u. What a dream to go to a party in a beautiful dress. For what it's worth, I'm a third gen combat vet who is a transwoman.

[@Raven_Fable]

❤🎉gender is a spectrum

[@aishashaw5885]

Thank you 😊

[@kixq3379]

Eating my breakfast and crying at the same time

[@EternalDensity]

Thank you.

[@hedgemist691]

I am female (born with the right female parts). I imagined myself playing with a toy train, short hair and wearing shorts. I love being female. No one 'decided' for me what my gender was - I am what I am - a woman. Does this woman ever come up for air? God, it's frantic.

[@beautifulgirl219]

She seems to be breathing throughout the talk. Are you trying to make a point, and if so, what is it EXACTLY? That you're transphobic but not brave enough to openly own it?

[@devashreekisnadwala7171]

Whoa!! She needs to slow down her talking speed! She just keeps going on and on without even a natural pause!!

[@felixaddison3266]

Try listening to Ben Shapiro.

[@astavie2920]

@@felixaddison3266 I'd rather not

[@gertrudelagnese6668]

It's born in us and then realized through experience and examples. Ignoring biology is ignorant.

[@nokoolaid]

+catwalk33 Of course it's biology. How the brain is "wired" happens during development. That's biology.

[@nokoolaid]

+catwalk33 Whereas hermaphrodism is a developmental problem with regards to physical expression. I would bet it extends to brain expression too, but being trans is a brain development issue.

[@nokoolaid]

+catwalk33 You're incoherent. Brain sex is biology and we're born with it.

[@nokoolaid]

+catwalk33 And it wouldn't be brain surgeons to find this. Pathologists/histologists/psychobiologists. They'd use tools like an fMRI and/or autopsy.

[@nokoolaid]

***** Rubbish in terms of identity.

[@zariahnongrata2257]

I wonder how many transphobic comments this video will rack up...

[@apollicino1705]

any can be reported as hate speech or harassment :)

[@georgeanthony4834]

@@apollicino1705 ...or fact? No one likes a snitch.

[@Showbizboy]

Amy Pollicino what is a transphobic comment? Remembering of course that transphobic means irrational fear of....

[@animeentranced1130]

@@Showbizboy That's not what transphobic means you disingenuous person. Transphobia encompasses a range of negative attitudes, feelings or actions that can include fear, aversion, hatred, violence, anger, or discomfort felt *or expressed*

[@Showbizboy]

AnimeEnTranced That's why there's dots at the end of the comment.

[@robbiedeewoody2921]

I disagree with her on our gender. We are born with a gender identity no matter if it is clearly male or female related, or somewhere inbetween. But HOW we express our gender IS condiotioned.

[@dukeriluo]

Gender is neurological not a social construct.

[@adriennemulderdoyle]

🙄🙄🙄

[@saneperson59]

We do need to change the way many people think about gender. There are only 2, it's not interchangeable, and many people think there are more which is crazy!

[@cassandrajoiner9933]

There are 3. Male, Female, Androgynous. I think many people are afraid to think about androgynous people being a thing. Screw non-binary though, these are androgynous people.

[@DarknessIsThePath]

This is all TedTalks are now, gender gender gender, there are far more important things in the world than wasting time on gender 24/7.

[@deannacocker9572]

Says who? You? And if you're also not interested in cancer patient care, does that also become a less than worthy topic to occupy your precious few brain cells? Have another beer while you consider your choices in life...💁🏼‍♀️

[@DarknessIsThePath]

@@deannacocker9572 Cancer >>>>>>>>>> Gender, if you are going against me then perhaps don't use examples which I directly stated were far more important, such as cancer, try again 🤷🏽‍♂️ And the majority agrees, both left and right, in which I belong to neither today, I used to be left-leaning until they became just as delusional with gender ideology just like the right is with their precious "God".

[@1Skeptik1]

Several hundred Americans believe they are Jesus the Christ. What of them?

[@Tall-Cool-Drink]

This is called brain-washing.

[@robbiedeewoody2921]

Actually, that's what our has always been if you really think about it.

[@LeadsTheFallen]

If a child was born in the woods and raised by wolves, that child will grow up thinking it's also a wolf

[@PungiFungi]

Indeed, what goes on in your mind sometimes have absolutely nothing to do with physical and genetic reality.

[@Showbizboy]

Leads The Fallen Vlogs Wouldn’t make it a wolf though. If I have surgery on my eyes to make me look oriental it won’t make me Asian.

[@randommagenta1476]

Dr. Doofenshmirtz

[@hjjjjk8399]

Men are women are different. Point blank. If you watch children you see the differences.

[@nicoledirks9875]

Genesis 1:27, Romans 1:21-27

[@kriskabin]

There's help to get people like you out of cults.

[@edp2260]

Oh yea, my kids talk and think the way I want them to (not really!) Children are like sponges? Have you ever had kids, Lady? I doubt it somehow.

[@kenhankin5073]

nonsense

[@mlasko74]

Wtf

[@gardtexas603]

Utter rubbish, don't understand the likes.

[@elibrod9981]

has she heard of Spanx?

[@suzannel2414]

Lol 😁

[@arslibri9957]

What a BS! New ideology.

[@aneeya9387]

Live your damn life and let us live ours

[@arslibri9957]

@@aneeya9387 Well, you are living your damn life. Don't you? And everybody has to shut up because your feeling will get hurt? Learn to live with it.

[@graemeroberts3069]

@@arslibri9957 Do you think you have the right to perpetuate hurt feelings? The old ideology was cruel. The new ideology is kinder - accept it (please?)

[@arslibri9957]

@Aneeya M @ Graeme Roberts I am sorry to disappoint you but my views are not based on hurt feelings. I do not form my thoughts based on feelings as the new omnipresent ideology does. I don't give a damn about your hurt feelings since "feelings" is the only category and argument you use. And how is the new ideology kinder? Can you explain without referring to feelings? Feeling is not an intellectual category but a whimsy used by twisted ideology.