Walking While Trans

You’ve probably never considered what it’s like to navigate the world as a trans person - but now, you can take a walk in their shoes. Mic followed four trans individuals with GoPros and a camera to document their experiences.

[@hasekfan2450]

If ya'll don't accept trans people, fine, but this video isn't about being forced to date them etc. It's about how trans people should be accepted to have the right to FEEL SAFE. Which a lot of trans people *don't.* Imagine everyday/night walking down the street wondering whether or not you're going to get bashed or mugged simply for your personal identity? That's fucking terrifying.

[@TaruOwO]

I don’t think it’s fine to not accept trans people and I wanna be sure that you don’t think being trans is a choice but being brave enough to express their authentic selves is. Otherwise, I completely agree with you!

[@hankjones2975]

If I am a dude and wear a dress and people don't look at me weird I would be like, what is wrong with you people.

[@TaruOwO]

@@hankjones2975 what’s wrong with you

[@hankjones2975]

@@TaruOwO Not gay I guess. I have 2 little grand daughters and don't want some man sharing a bath room with them. That sound very normal to me.

[@KZ-xt4hl]

@@hankjones2975 ok boomer

[@RowanWarren78]

I smile at everyone. If they don't smile back, that's their problem. I can only be myself. The girl in this video is gorgeous. It doesn't matter whether or not a transgender person "passes", but as far as I can tell, she passes. I'm surprised anyone would assume she's trans.

[@darlenebaby]

You mean guy

[@RowanWarren78]

@@darlenebaby nope

[@silentname3506]

switzerland we say in different area as we passed away we smile and say " Bonjour, Buongiorno, Grüezi, Bundi" I never had problem. I didn't receive catcalling today because im religious. Which is great. Before it was worst..

[@Nippless247]

Girl I’m working hard to pass cmon now

[@MrMJmusicLover]

@@starrblx The transwoman

[@HittokiriBattousai17]

I literally hate being stared at, or staring at people, a fleeting half-a-sec look is more than enough to analyze someone, so I can't imagine how hard is for these people to deal with this shit EVERY-SINGLE-DAAAAY.

[@Mel-iy5ih]

I can imagine, and I’m not Trans 😂

[@sunnytheboxer.]

I wave when people stare it’s funny to watch them get all nervous. Haha 😂

[@dontcallanimalspetstheyare7871]

EVERYONE JESUS AND MARY APPEARED TO ME Please pray the rosary it saves lives and stops violence please do it and also pray for the animals who get abused everyday please do it because Mary and Jesus are real they appeared to me. Please pray the rosary and pray for animal abuse to stop and spread the word of god!!!Mary and Jesus helped me while I was living in a homophobic family

[@Opal5674]

lmao they love the attention. it's all they want.

[@tahacherradi599]

@@sunnytheboxer. Im gonna try it. thanks for the tipp! :D

[@erichoskins8434]

Black men felt the exact same way when I was younger every single day….in school, stores, malls, and living life. Daddy raised me to be proud of myself and that I belonged. Once I figured it out, I was okay and excelled at whatever I wanted. I didn’t worry about what others thought and I didn’t care about being accepted by anyone. Not my problem, only theirs.

[@jannadark8100]

that's best advice you can give. don't look for acceptance and you'll be happy.

[@LeLe-bo7cs]

it will be your problem if you get beaten up for being black. It will be their problem if they are getting attacked for being trans. Its not purly about confidence

[@EffeminateCowardlyVillain]

@@LeLe-bo7cs Yes, but the thing about that is youre going to get attacked whether youre confident or not. Have confidence and stop worrying about what others think because it's only gonna stress you out; Instead, redirect your anxiety into MMA and firearm training because this is THE UNITED STATES (context of video is NYC) and the second amendment DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE 🦅🦅🦅 thats right, queens (and kings and court fools

[@charles2917]

You guys are all missing the point of this video. It has nothing to do with shaming people into dating them. But it explains how difficult it is for them to just interact with the world. They aren't kidding when they say it would be 1000 times easier to just be gay. But they aren't gay.

[@goodgirlkay]

@Rookielove1 Actually, I think most trans women are lesbians. At least, a lot are.

[@callous_cloud4780]

@@goodgirlkay gender doesn’t have anything to do with sexuality?

[@mollybrowning4879]

@@goodgirlkay man you are majorly misinformed

[@KZ-xt4hl]

@putalawea equisde Ok kid you said your piece, now back to kindergarden, let the adult discuss ways to improve society

[@dontcallanimalspetstheyare7871]

EVERYONE JESUS AND MARY APPEARED TO ME Please pray the rosary it saves lives and stops violence please do it and also pray for the animals who get abused everyday please do it because Mary and Jesus are real they appeared to me. Please pray the rosary and pray for animal abuse to stop and spread the word of god!!!Mary and Jesus helped me while I was living in a homophobic famiy

[@carladiamond3771]

I understand what many are saying in regards to the glances and seeing how these individuals may be reacting negatively or they are worrying about other people : that ultimately they shouldn't care or worry about this but have you ever considered that for some trans people..... They are at a higher risk of violence and danger. The paranoia from anxiety forms in their minds because its the human brain trying to protect them from harm. They are very aware of the threat they may or may not face because in reality being trans offends alot of people. Alot of people hate trans people. This isn't an opinion it's facts. Transphobia is real.... Stop trying to say it doesn't exist

[@tammyjohnson1016]

Actually women/girls are the most unsafe people in the world...IJS...

[@dontcallanimalspetstheyare7871]

EVERYONE JESUS AND MARY APPEARED TO ME Please pray the rosary it saves lives and stops violence please do it and also pray for the animals who get abused everyday please do it because Mary and Jesus are real they appeared to me. Please pray the rosary and pray for animal abuse to stop and spread the word of god!!!Mary and Jesus helped me while I was living in a homophobic family

[@xavierjones6048]

@@dontcallanimalspetstheyare7871 of course they real girl. You sound kinda crazy though chill out lol. If you pray with intention and determination eventually that will be manifested.

[@ranchalie]

As a transgender woman from the Philippines, this is the most accurate explanation , that’s what we want to tell to everyone. Thank you so much 💖

[@dontcallanimalspetstheyare7871]

EVERYONE JESUS AND MARY APPEARED TO ME Please pray the rosary it saves lives and stops violence please do it and also pray for the animals who get abused everyday please do it because Mary and Jesus are real they appeared to me. Please pray the rosary and pray for animal abuse to stop and spread the word of god!!!Mary and Jesus helped me while I was living in a homophobic family

[@rlm2933]

“as a transgender” that’s not something to be proud of tbh

[@beautifulrainbow470]

@@rlm2933 so it’s not good to be proud of who you are??

[@rlm2933]

@@beautifulrainbow470 “so it’s not good to be proud of who you are” your tryin to changing what you actually are, trans people want us to accept them for what they “are” but cannot accept their true self, why should we accept them if they reject themselves, they need help, perception is never a reality

[@imasavage95]

@@rlm2933 fax bro

[@renatayuuki5705]

"is never positive after knowing I'm trans" that hit hard especially when trying to date, passing privelege has it's cons too

[@annas4843]

Going after a straight man yea for sure it will not have positive feedback. He is straight. If a bi man approaches them they feel insulted because it’s a bi man and feel invalidated. Why a straight man it’s okay to be invalidated but a trans it’s not okay? They say be your true self, but they don’t want to be their true self, they want to be something else, which is fine, but you can’t force everyone to align with your self perception

[@nyumyu4265]

@@annas4843 nobody is invalidating straight men tho. Ur comment makes no sense

[@annas4843]

@@nyumyu4265 can you elaborate on that or you avoid all rational comments and simply move to insult? A straight man tells you he likes women and not trans women, he is labeled transphobic for that. Make it make sense If he says he prefers biological women to avoid the stupid notion “trans women are women, there is no difference” (we all know it’s different) then they are again transphobic. In general they have no option but being invalided and forced to be with trans or else they are evil

[@seanm2847]

@@annas4843 YOU'RE CORRECT!!

[@imnotnotgameiacmaniac5327]

@@annas4843 there are plenty of straight men who would date trans women, but if your talking about passing then that's a problem that goes far beyond just straight men

[@montezreonn9860]

These comments are sad,theyre so negative,and full of close minded people

[@cantbejawsome]

@@dnmoscato92 Transphobe.

[@dawgythegreat]

prep's casket I bet you like the idea of a straight pride parade you absolute clown

[@ferbwuzzzhere]

Dan Moscato fuck off transphobe

[@ruki4585]

Yeah 😞😞😞😞

[@HSTS_Mari]

Close minded people just make the world horrible

[@angellane1848]

the comments on this video literally prove the video's point.

[@livingdespair2650]

This is truth.

[@sammunashir777]

"If you disagree with me that means you prove my point" My god you are stupid arent you.

[@medofawzy4433]

@@sammunashir777 so what it does prove then, huh?

[@JL-jh6zn]

@@sammunashir777 bruh you don't get it at all

[@ruki4585]

Yeah 😣😣😣

[@fdeliciagomez7615]

So true . Some people admire us... others are disgusted...others laugh...but they don't realize us trans have a great potential just like any other person may have also... we're beautiful, brave, strong, independent and super friendly sexy girls. I ignore the negative looks/ comments/ gestures but rather appreciate the positive ones. I love being a beautiful transgender girl, i love being me. No regrets, never been happier than now. I love to wake up to be me myself and I on the daily.

[@lindsaywhitney6305]

Great you feel better now. :) But please stop calling women CIS. If you don´t like to be bullied, why are you all bullying women by insulting our identities?

[@ladykavia]

@@lindsaywhitney6305 *cis* cis CIS sir you are CIS

[@Cap_Briggsy]

@@lindsaywhitney6305 Well, if you don't want to be called cis then it's only fair that we aren't called trans. :)

[@tajsimms8976]

I think trans people should be allowed to be safe to walk around as who they are, just let them live damn, they’re still a person

[@AUTISTICLYCAN]

I agree leave them alone. Let trans people walk around as whatever they want to be. No problem with that at all. My ONLY issue with trans people are they want us to turn drop our beliefs in our strict binary gendered universe and embrace their multi-gendered universe. Trans genders need to take a page out of their own book and respect our rights to believe in a binary gendered reality! Live and let live.

[@flucas6595]

As long they don't flirt with straight men they'll be fine

[@AUTISTICLYCAN]

@@flucas6595 Yep its all good if you stay in your own lane on the expressway of love. I have no problem if a straight man signals that he wants to change lanes and enjoy some trans lovin. What two consenting adults do is up to them. Just be honest upfront about what you are, what have and what you don't. Things will be fine!

[@beatriceharmon6619]

@@flucas6595 most of the time its str8 men who hit on trans women first LMAO

[@raynekimi2755]

@@beatriceharmon6619 Straight men are deceived by men wearing women's attire. It's all a game until someone gets hurt.

[@MakeKristopherSuffer]

i wish people would just let others be themselves with no judgement. I admire people who are comfortable enough to be themselves.

[@--PAINCallNow]

Agree, I think the women in this video are very beautiful.

[@--PAINCallNow]

@Lujan logic?

[@--PAINCallNow]

Eh I've heard better transphobic jokes, try again, and be original please.

[@aratwithinternetaccess8381]

You choose the behavior you choose the consequences. If a hairy man wants to walk down the street in a dress, then people will give him the side eye. Walk down the street in a clown outfit then tell me I’m wrong. The logic of transgenderism is that we should ignore basic facts cause they may hurt someones feelings. Like the fact that the word gender is a synonym for sex and has been for 100s of years, or the fact that they don’t look like, act like, or actually do anything like women. You are literally judging people right now for thinking this weird delusion is BS making you a hypocrite. If you live in a culture that’s judgement free, then you’ll end up having murderers walking the streets freely. That’s where it leads.

[@ericb7776]

Everybody judges everyone. Most women would not sex a bisexual man. They'll just consider him gay and never give him any. That's a judgment

[@cappuccino2176]

It's so disheartening how LGBTQ+ people feel unsafe in public spaces. I just wish people weren't so bigoted in their beliefs. But for all those who see this, you are beautiful and strong.

[@HybridBlueDream]

I think its just because its considered "weird" so it garners many stares obviously. I don't think that will ever change but the violence against these people is not cool.

[@crewded8630]

Your false altruism is sending souls straight to hell. Absolutely nothing to be proud of.

[@aratwithinternetaccess8381]

Stfu, my sister is gay and feels completely safe everywhere she goes.

[@makoosh3448]

I don’t care

[@hankjones2975]

crazy maybe, strong. not at all.

[@danityvanityinsanity]

I applaud each of these ladies for their bravery and courage to be their true authentic selves no matter what! Not a lot of people, no matter what their gender identity or sexual orientation, have that kind of strength to be so real and honest with themselves, let alone with others.

[@venuselectrificata]

They are not ladies and never will be

[@quirkyhonor3427]

Omg, that's so sweet. 😭

[@KeepTheGates]

If they were being "real" and "honest" they wouldn't be posing as something they're not.

[@ninsandhu2015]

You mean men

[@LgbtqSupport-gh1wr]

I am Trans myself, Trans male to be clear. What these people said in the video is exactly what I have to go through every day. I hope the best for everyone.

[@Gangstabob716]

Hi, maybe if you stick with the gender you were born with (female) you won't have to go through these things. Learn to accept yourself instead of forcing it on others. Hope that helps!

[@Gangstabob716]

@@LgbtqSupport-gh1wr No, you posted on a public website, I'll express my opinion however I want. Not my fault you can't handle criticism without you crying about it.

[@user-mz2gm4yy7z]

Glad you're learning to accept who you truly are, I hope you're journey gets easier

[@LgbtqSupport-gh1wr]

@@user-mz2gm4yy7z thanks

[@Gangstabob716]

@@LgbtqSupport-gh1wr Ok now I'm a bit curious. Why can't you stay female? Why do you want to change something that is essentially embedded into your DNA? Wanting to change genders is often the result of severe trauma, to escape a problem you experienced in your early life. Or to say that you're happy mutilating your body physically and chemically is a complete lie. HRT is known to cause severe chemical imbalances in the brain and it results in depressions for them years down the line. That's why there's no long term study, because too many un-alive themselves from their mistakes and realize they CAN'T go back and fix it. Listen if you need someone to talk to, I'm here. Don't throw your life away.

[@temcatt]

Cmon guys leave trans people alone. We are all beautiful in our own way whether you are trans or not. We are all the same too. Like that one trans said.. We walk the same street, breathe the same air.. Treat them like they are actually human and not like some aliens. I respect trans people. Why cant (most of) you guys respect them.

[@jungili3071]

Why are there mostly only transwomen but never transmen it's because life is harder as a man. EDIT: Life is harder than a women, yes, it was always like that but humans are a clump of cells, only living to eat and reproduce. Women have a higher chanche of getting a potentional mate

[@jungili3071]

@ms honey there are transmen I think but there are more transwomen

[@bucket8703]

@@jungili3071 Because trans women are way more prominent and villainized by the media? There are plenty of trans men out there, such as Elliot Page, for example.

[@NastoKing]

@ms honey mostly

[@madhunter6420]

Dude st fu you get to stick with the gender u are, jeez society is going to sht and theres so many fki ng weak people

[@ronniejones6025]

I got to give it to trans people, they're very strong to walk out in public places.. I know its scary to get nasty stares and negative attention from people who are not like you or people who doesn't understand the lifestyle... I can't do it, I hate to get any type of attention..

[@johnnie2638]

Thank you.

[@fornax5798]

@@johnnie2638 you know yourself better than any outsider on the street. Be strong, you'll prevail ultimately over the hatred. Anyone without talent or value can dish out hate and negativity but to endure it and persist is a reflection of your own strength.

[@johnnie2638]

@@fornax5798 Thank you so much for the kind words. It's nice to know there's kindness out there.

[@elliotpoco7539]

@@johnnie2638 no there is not. Trans women are men.

[@--PAINCallNow]

What do you even gain from saying that?

[@davefitzgerald5334]

I don't like the HATERS. There is too much hatred for Trans people. LOVE is all we need.

[@vxoxo.]

I just want to be passable and get on with my life. I won’t bother anyone I just wanna be happy. Coming from a 17yr old trans girl.

[@Network126]

Oh God.

[@vxoxo.]

@@Network126 oh pls!! go force your cult on someone else🙄!

[@yerlocalpeanutdealer795]

I feel you

[@spaghettimonster5650]

Go force your trans cult somewhere else

[@tiddletids]

Yikes so I know there's so much shit in the comments but thank you for making this video because it gave me a real sense of solidarity and made me feel less alone.

[@mybestfriend13]

@Chris Jones lol how many people did you reply to

[@mybestfriend13]

@Chris Jones youve been replying for like over a month too

[@strictlysunny]

@Chris Jones oh you need help. 127 comments? Just stay in your place

[@Bizzyb33z]

@Chris Jones lol ur sad

[@DJMightyChip]

@@Bizzyb33z Three months later, the troll was finally dealt with. You know you can report comments, right? Alphabet is under some extreme pressure to clean up their offerings. With the removal of certain protections social media companies enjoyed last year, there's some impressive legal impetus for them to actually do something.

[@TheSongwritingCat]

I think some of the nonhateful response in the comments is coming from the fact that you took a camera out and filmed people's reactions and then read into them negatively. When you are insecure (in both senses, including not feeling safe) you're more likely to project what you're feeling onto other people. Brandi's interview was much more reasonable. She didn't assume everyone found her unattractive or that they were uncomfortable. Also, in NYC you should expect most people to be walking around with RBF.

[@TJDious]

TheSongwritingCat Seriously. Take a camera out and judge people. Awesome way to behave.

[@lordfreeza_]

Theo Dious lol ikr no self awareness

[@strawhatandrew8341]

RBF? Reel Big Fish? I love that band! You know I'll walk around wearing their t-shirts!

[@obermegalutschoar]

When you see a piece of driftwood in Louisiana, it probably is not an alligator, but that does not mean that your gut reaction is any less understandable when you're shaken, thinking you'll get your arm torn off. Trans women get enough comments, derisive stares, and threats of assault to condition them to read looks that *may* be neutral as negative. In addition to that, most trans women know how people react when you look gender conforming, so they'll have practice in knowing when people read them as gender non-conforming. The point of combining the shots of people's looks with the commentary about negative reactions was not to accuse the people in those shots of being transphobic, but to give you an insight into what it's like to be looked at as a trans woman and never knowing, always having these thoughts. Practice just a little bit of empathy and critical thinking.

[@tubester4567]

@@obermegalutschoar I dont think the staring as shown in this video is anywhere near reality. Thats just not how people act. Most people dont stare for long periods of time at anyone because they know its considered rude. The other thing is, most people dont care and they have much more important things on their minds.

[@Egress00]

Imagine being unable to mind your own business and having nothing better to do than judging someone's appearance and personal choices that have no harmful implication on anybody People sure have wonderful priorities

[@krunktina69]

As a trans woman I can totally relate. I feel like when I go to the gym especially when I’m walking to one machine to the next or when I’m doing squats I get a lot of stares and it always makes me feel very uncomfortable because I’m like oh my god is my bulge showing? Can they see my bulge when I am squatting? I can’t wear certain things to the gym because I feel very afraid. And then there’s other times when I’m there and I said you know what I don’t give a fuck. I’m here to work on myself and I’m here to work on my fitness. If they wanna stare at me and see things that’s all on them. Why should I feel any type away for going to the gym and just trying to better myself like they are?????

[@ambitiousbeauty1013]

i assume there are videos that would show how to properly tuck to wear certain clothing.

[@detectiveeli2597]

Don't listen to ppl. Be the beautiful woman you are. Edit: geez transphobes and homophobes need to get a life. Like these ppl aren't hurting you and studies show transphobes and homophobes aren't very smart

[@ya.boi.nati.6654]

Thanks for leaving a kind comment ur a amazing person

[@ryanstar6883]

that comment was so unhelpful

[@misslexie5796]

I needed to hear that

[@joeleviackerman4124]

But they are man

[@veronicaBolanos-mc4fc]

He's not a woman

[@kailynbrown5592]

Totally feel the same way while people stare at me , I HATE IT

[@elliotpoco7539]

Then just ... be normal.

[@shausadams9734]

Being trans is being who you know you are. You can’t just tell a trans person “be normal”, because this is their normal

[@jolinalee3887]

@Chris Jones you can choose not be a dick and not be obsessed with trans people but you don’t

[@shausadams9734]

Leave Chris be, if they are doing this to get a reaction and when he doesn’t get one he’ll leave.

[@shausadams9734]

Fine then, let’s at least be civil about this. Let’s have a calm, collected debate.

[@ernestt8398]

Trans folx deserve to feel safe in any and every environment they are in. I also hate how respect stems from one's ability to "pass" esp with cismen who get hurt when they realize they're attracted to a transwoman. I hate how their reaction in turn gets redirected to trans folx as hatred and vitriol once again show how some cismen only value women for their looks.

[@kyle-october]

Very well made video, gives good insight to the world of trans people. I feel horrible they have to roam around in fear and anxiety

[@Baker19911]

if your happiness is based off how other people percieve you that is the larger issue.

[@pantichrist4043]

@@Baker19911 When the way other people see you effects your safety, it matters. If you have never feared for your life for merely existing you don’t understand, but you can listen and learn.

[@dontcallanimalspetstheyare7871]

EVERYONE JESUS AND MARY APPEARED TO ME Please pray the rosary it saves lives and stops violence please do it and also pray for the animals who get abused everyday please do it because Mary and Jesus are real they appeared to me. Please pray the rosary and pray for animal abuse to stop and spread the word of god!!!Mary and Jesus helped me while I was living in a homophobic family

[@RB-tq4uu]

@@Baker19911 yeah my happiness is partly based on not being beaten up, yelled at by strangers on the street or denied service in shops. Which is linked to how people perceive me.

[@ANAKlN_]

@Nzegu ima Hm. Yes. Me going to school everyday afraid cause these two guys threatened me after finding out I was trans is totally on me. *my bad*

[@Nishkween]

Even watching this brings back my anxiety & panic onset. Unfortunately I'm a survivor of physical & sexual assaults and had to move away from the larger city for now. I'm still dealing with my traumas and one day hope that I can confidently walk in this world once again. Beautiful trans sisters, I applaud you all for your bravery and your beauty.

[@Himithy_Jones]

Hahahahahahaha

[@brianlucy8680]

brave?

[@lycanrocmare2341]

@@Himithy_Jones Go back to school lmao, you've been on your Coolpad long enough.

[@cloudhhhh]

I hope you have a great life

[@ultimathule1473]

@Becky C. Yes it is. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

[@TehRaegls]

This is possibly the grossest, most misinformed, hateful comments section on youtube. Congratulations.

[@ihmiwkms]

ok

[@clixbilive]

DEADASS THO????

[@dunnlean1087]

Welcome to the internet ya noob

[@BasedAstraea]

I know it probably is in here somewhere but I honestly can't find any negative comments here in 2021. I think videos get to a point where old comments get either drowned out by new comments, and/or negative one's get mass reported and automatically removed.

[@Chawkes420]

Congratulations on being misinformed by propaganda and thinking that these people are making decisions as simple as what color shirt to wear when talking about changing their gender.

[@andreaallen1362]

I hate that these trans ladies are scared and feel not safe.

[@Jocelyn_Jade]

For those interested in passing, voice training helps a ton and is the primary determining factor in how people will gender you. It takes work and practice. However, kudos to those who love their natural voice! Y’all are trailblazing 💖

[@dontcallanimalspetstheyare7871]

EVERYONE JESUS AND MARY APPEARED TO ME Please pray the rosary it saves lives and stops violence please do it and also pray for the animals who get abused everyday please do it because Mary and Jesus are real they appeared to me. Please pray the rosary and pray for animal abuse to stop and spread the word of god!!!Mary and Jesus helped me while I was living in a homophobic family

[@Jocelyn_Jade]

@@dontcallanimalspetstheyare7871 💖

[@imasavage95]

@@Jocelyn_Jade Gays don't get into heaven...

[@j.rodriguez4076]

Bro homies are fuckin lackin like damn bruh they look good af, yall just missin out fr

[@j.rodriguez4076]

@Chris Jones thanks papi 😋😘

[@j.rodriguez4076]

@Chris Jones Its ok daddy u dont gotta be mad, just be more mindful of your words k 😘❤

[@booperdooper9762]

@@j.rodriguez4076 Yass Queen! (King if you're uncomfortable about the general praise word) You're an inspiration haha. Have a great day.

[@j.rodriguez4076]

@@booperdooper9762 muchos gracias😜✌🏻, hope ur doing well queen ❤😘😚

[@greyson_9118]

@Chris Jones that’s something someone gay would say

[@jabbersjay6871]

As a gay male myself this makes me so sad because they’re all so beautiful and they seems so genuine that it isn’t fair for them to have to feel so unsafe just walking. As a person from NYC myself too as I’ve grown up I’ve become more confident in walking around the city but still have some fear. I wouldn’t walk around by myself though and that is definitely a problem

[@pepsiinhaler]

Stay strong king 👍

[@michaellawrence6696]

Right on Jay!

[@AUTISTICLYCAN]

I'm a gay man but I don't need to force people to use special made up pronouns to address me. Me being gay does not ask anyone to do anything but leave me alone and let me live my life with my gay peers in peace. Trans gender people want the world to stop using customary gendered pronouns or else. I don't think they will win this battle. It's like prohibition outlawing alcohol. The idea of gender being binary is ingrained in the culture it may never change.

[@michaellawrence6696]

I'd consider it a privilege too walk with you

[@alanadee2514]

I feel like they do, a little nervous about it, and I live up in Massachusetts I'm afraid to go down into the Southern States because I don't know what will happen I even meet violent people up here that are against me or whatever their problem is

[@denicejones15]

I AM NOT THE JUDGE OR THE JURY. WE ARE LIVING IN PERILOUS TIMES AND PEEPS ARE HATEFUL...WHEN UR COME OUT AS TRANS PEOPLE USE THAT SOMETIMES TO LASH OUT AND HURT THAT PERSON. EVERYONE DESERVES TO LIVE THEIR LIFE EVEN IF U DON'T UNDERSTAND IT. LEAVE THEM ALONE.😒

[@dontcallanimalspetstheyare7871]

EVERYONE JESUS AND MARY APPEARED TO ME Please pray the rosary it saves lives and stops violence please do it and also pray for the animals who get abused everyday please do it because Mary and Jesus are real they appeared to me. Please pray the rosary and pray for animal abuse to stop and spread the word of god!!!Mary and Jesus helped me while I was living in a homophobic family

[@isabellekemuri5923]

I am not a transgender but from my childhood, I still question things about inequality and injustice, including the patriarchy brainwashing and hypocrisy of our society. Quite late, because only few years ago I decided to finally express who I really am. In my heart, I always was a gender-bender, who adores feminine and androgynous look. Expressing yourself with fashion is such a powerful and tribal thing (I fell in love with Derek's look completely!). Great thing is that my partner supports me fully, and that's really powerful. But streets are different, and as long as I don't want anyone around me to feel uncomfortable and I am definitely afraid of any assaults, in the end I am the one who's feeling uncomfortable and just not in the right place. I am pushing it forward, including my dull and uniformed working place. If you think about it, it's just few attributes here and there, all on your skin, not someone's else, attached to your body, not someone's else. It's you who have the full autonomy, to think the way you think, to feel the way you feel and to perceive the world the way you do. No one should have a doubt those beautiful human beings are really brave, and deserve a lot of respect.

[@transgoddess31]

Its more about attitude. I been transistioning 7 years. Its the aura. Like dogs, people can sense insecurity. Theres manly women. And they pass because......they effortlesdly be. Once i realized being a woman was more effortless....i start passing more after two years. Now I never really get clocked.

[@Princess240p]

u will always be a freak

[@jester9900]

@@Princess240p u will always be lonely

[@madhunter6420]

@@jester9900 nah m8

[@noahlamont3771]

@@Princess240p Y r u even watching this???

[@depresso8163]

@@noahlamont3771 People who comment things like that are secretly interested most of the time

[@ItsJenniBear]

ok except a lot of people can't even tell you're trans, a lot of that is just paranoia

[@radcat-australia6490]

jennyeet No,that is not true,women can spot a man very well,we have had to learn how to.

[@ItsJenniBear]

Rad Fem HAH no we have not "had to". why would we "have to"?

[@garetclaborn]

Edgar, Rad of course but I wouldn't expect these spongeheads to catch on. They've forgone logic and rationality, preferring feelings and pity

[@radcat-australia6490]

jennyeet Well, clearly I can see that you are a man.

[@lunaclover1722]

Most of these trans women are paranoid because they have had violent , near death experiences sis.

[@r-platt]

99% of passing is confidence. If you feel confidence in your womanhood, you act more naturally. Others pick up on this and are more apt to treat us like women. The converse applies to trans men.

[@brooklynlotus]

I'm a bit intersexed, and am a lesbian oriented transwoman. I worked hard on voice,looking,walking,smelling REAL. I am not only confident but ready. I live in NYC and had to deal with violence before transitioning. I workout and practice wing-chun self defense. I look and dress as an athletic femme.I embrace the goddess within . I have a subtle aura of don't mess with this bitch. Its the racism,rapists,and just the violent orientation of other NYCers that ensures,looking real,looking pretty,and ready to kick ass if necessary. TERFS need to shut the hell up,and they are not most moderate feminist. Yes confidence is important and don't make unnecessary eye contact,and a sweet smile can help.Train relaxing circular moves that are subtle enough. DQ's have rights but they intentionally get it all wrong if you want to appear real.

[@dnmoscato92]

They aren't woman though. Wtf are you talking about

[@j.j.ennder3243]

@@dnmoscato92 they're trans women, tomatoes tamotoes. Stay mad

[@IITJII95]

@@j.j.ennder3243 they are men in women's clothes.

[@j.j.ennder3243]

@@IITJII95 As I said, stay mad

[@MakeiTaualii]

As a trans women, these means a lot to me thank you for this video.

[@PHlophe]

its the psychological fear for me. gotta be exhausting fr fr

[@dontcallanimalspetstheyare7871]

EVERYONE JESUS AND MARY APPEARED TO ME Please pray the rosary it saves lives and stops violence please do it and also pray for the animals who get abused everyday please do it because Mary and Jesus are real they appeared to me. Please pray the rosary and pray for animal abuse to stop and spread the word of god!!!Mary and Jesus helped me while I was living in a homophobic family

[@LvUhcX]

Trans like attention it’s all about you.

[@PHlophe]

@@LvUhcX Hunnie bunnie, enjoy the little i am giving to u

[@missandry2669]

As a MAN you mean

[@berlinlanguagecenter2434]

They're really struggling and i can see that from the Dislikes...

[@butterflyspirit8180]

Trans people don’t need “likes” Trans people need respect like every other member of humanity.

[@berlinlanguagecenter2434]

@@butterflyspirit8180 I agree

[@digitalcyclone7218]

@Chris Jones edgy

[@ericsmith4908]

They really need to mention that even though all these women and people look very pretty and passable now, ALL of them have "looked like a man" at some point, and that previous experience is the cause of the a lot of the paranoia. You can tell how well you pass, just like you can't really hear what your own voice sounds like, and how much you pass can change depending on what you're wearing or where you are

[@jesseobrien756]

Asher Scott I reckon they all look horrible

[@radcat-australia6490]

Asher Scott Not one of them looks like a woman.

[@PhoenixProdLLC]

Asher Scott "passable"? As what?

[@loveandletlove8529]

no ,not necessarily they looked like men before but people tell you ,you do even when you don't ,it's their way to force you to stay the gender convenient for them to be or just be mean.

[@Gina115]

Who the hell is hating on the corniest man of all times. Like a man who literally wants to be a woman. Which is a feat they can't accomplish. No matter how many operations body alterations that one's does. A man is still just a man. Point blank period. A man is a man is a man. Just because a man call himself a woman. Acts like a woman. They still not no goddamn woman. On my soul. They can't get pregnant like woman. They can't breast feed. They simply just wannabe woman. Point blank period.

[@Cosmiclove1994]

I really don’t get what’s wrong with people. It’s like everyone has a brain the size of a chia seed. We’re different! Get over it

[@kensteele3476]

Learn to use your own logic.

[@Cosmiclove1994]

@@kensteele3476 lol this comment makes no sense please explain

[@dot7084]

Girl were not uncomfortable. You just look different and difference will always get looks no matter what you do.

[@dontcallanimalspetstheyare7871]

EVERYONE JESUS AND MARY APPEARED TO ME Please pray the rosary it saves lives and stops violence please do it and also pray for the animals who get abused everyday please do it because Mary and Jesus are real they appeared to me. Please pray the rosary and pray for animal abuse to stop and spread the word of god!!!Mary and Jesus helped me while I was living in a homophobic famiy

[@shootinputin185]

"I think" "I think" "I think" "I think" exactly. Dont present "I think" as facts

[@Ayy_la]

Finally someone has some sense

[@zhambiea3989]

What facts are they presenting exactly? Why can’t these people just be who they want, without people like you just being assholes because you fear something you don’t understand?

[@matthewhoward6106]

@@zhambiea3989 They can't simply because they will themselves to. There are things that you cannot do in life. You can't sustain flight unassisted. You can't hold your breath for a full day. You can't become a dog. You can't become younger, and you can't change your DNA. The fact that so many people don't respect themselves for who they are and try to change that is absolutely disgusting. It's not benefitting you. You aren't getting healthier. You are harming your body.

[@sjorspaauw4259]

Matthew Howard you are a disgusting homophobe

[@vulcayy2151]

Matthew Howard they can though, if they couldn’t you wouldn’t be so triggered, since their would be nothing 2 be mad about. Even if u ‘think’ it’s disgusting, that’s their chosen path and I’m sure theirs some thing u do that disgusts others but as individuals you learn you can’t please everyone.

[@Harry-nc5td]

I'm a trans guy. 99% of the time, they're not looking at you - or if they are, it's just because they're looking around the street as they walk. Sometimes I get paranoid about this too, yes, but I know that I'm only imagining things when I think that everyone I pass is walking past me and looking because I'm trans.

[@losakta]

that's not true Many times I convinced myself of the same words you said But I made sure they were staring at me because of my gender Many of them even made abusive comments and called me a trany and man, or freak Or they just laugh or even insult me This problem really exists with us as male-to-female trans

[@quirkyhonor3427]

@@losakta much support to you. It shouldn't happen.

[@Strawberrycherriess]

I find it so crazy that I’m a natural born woman and I’m just now coming into myself as a woman and I actually find myself struggling with some of the same things as far as trying to establish myself as the woman I know I wanna be in life. For example like I wanna wear heels every single day and I want certain outfits to match my personality, wigs, make up etc. etc. Not only that but I’m also working on how I carry myself on the inside And dealing with people. Choosing how to respond to them and what I don’t respond to. Anyways, The process of character building is def hard regardless of whose going through it lol Anyways, God bless and hope you find your way.

[@PHlophe]

see wearing 10inch stiledos at 1 AM in NYC , trans or not isn't safe AT ALL. because if you get attacked , how far can you run with them spiky high heels without being knocked your head to the pavement.

[@dontcallanimalspetstheyare7871]

EVERYONE JESUS AND MARY APPEARED TO ME Please pray the rosary it saves lives and stops violence please do it and also pray for the animals who get abused everyday please do it because Mary and Jesus are real they appeared to me. Please pray the rosary and pray for animal abuse to stop and spread the word of god!!!Mary and Jesus helped me while I was living in a homophobic famiy

[@lindsaywhitney6305]

@@trinitym5552 at higher risk of violence than who? certainly not women. Women are the biggest victims of violence period. A trans woman has the muscle power of a man to defend. Women are more likely to be killed by another man. And serial killers largel go for women for a reason -- easier prey.

[@markcraig4036]

I would talk to any LGBTQIA as a person. That is the right way to treat them.

[@kkr341]

wait how would people know they’re trans I’m so confused? I just see beauty

[@kintarri74]

Um are u blind Dude totally looks and sounds like a Man

[@kkr341]

@@kintarri74 but when she’s walking down the street without talking no one is gonna know she sounds like man

[@arumba7345]

@Cool dude your oppinions are rare very rare.

[@arumba7345]

@Cool dude Its irrationally progressive and most of the population don't think in that sense and the general population as well.

[@laeconomistablockchain8177]

It's mostly paranoia, out if 20 dates only 1 realized I was trans (and during my first year, when was more obvious) but still always feel the paranoia of looking so "trans"

[@ellizaethe9249]

Never feel ashamed when people don't know you are trans and hit on you. You don't have to disclose that information if you don't want to. Anyone who feels that you have to reveal you are trans to a person thinks that there is something inherently "homosexual" or "gay" being with a trans person. What draws you to a trans person is not the qualities of them being the same gender as you. It was the qualities of the opposite gender that drew you to them. So, if you think you are "gay" or "being tricked" because you are interacting with a trans person, you need to pause and think what drew you to that person? Was it the desire of being with the same gender or the opposite gender? If the answer was looking for the opposite gender, welcome to being just your regular straight self.

[@ellizaethe9249]

Rookielove1 and you are entitled to you opinion, but this also means you have a very limited view on gender. I'm not going to sit here and explain why that is problematic. If you want to know, watch Trans 101 with Chase Ross. If you want to stay ignorant, you do you sweetie. We have no more to discuss.

[@Daffy310]

lol everyone can tell

[@ellizaethe9249]

@@Daffy310 ok. And?

[@aanskska3058]

No I’m sorry I disagree. If I dated somebody and they told me much later on that they’re trans I would be extremely upset. They are people and human beings, they deserve to be loved and respected and I deserve to be told the truth. Hiding it from somebody is sneaky and dirty. We aren’t all born just accepting these ideologies, some of us are a little uncomfortable with it and are working on trying to be more accepting, and we deserve to be told the truth

[@carlh.h.2242]

Not to hurt anyone’s feelings, but the truth needs to be said: Most normal people think trans people are weird. We don’t say anything to you, but we try to avoid you and we don’t see you as the sex you’re trying to copy.

[@RichConnerGMN]

ok mr. "carl heil hitler"

[@syntheticsilkwood2206]

Well most normal people with a life don't give a fuck

[@TASconfidential]

I was raised to NOT stare at people. No one should be eyeballing anyone long enough to realize anyone is trans or otherwise. People are rude, tacky and intrusive as fuck. Just mind your damn business!!!

[@jackeysmith19]

Ok the one thing I dont like about this video is showing peoples reactions, We dont actually know what theyre looking at or what theyre thinking but this is making these strangers look bad. I stare at people when I walk around, Im not judging or being a dick about it but I like people watching.

[@gameragedad8953]

I think the director of the film is just using the stares to artistically represent the paranoia trans people feel when being stared at. The slowness of the camera and the focus of the shot being centered in on the stare with the background blurred really drives the point home that they were looking. I did not get from this that the director was trying to make any opinion of the people starring and implying that they are thinking negative thoughts against the people they are starring at. What I got from this is that regardless of what these people were thinking that these trans people have to process this on a daily basis and wonder what other people are thinking about them while they're being starred at, even if it's just to look. I think this is mainly to emphasis the uncomfortableness of it all. I've had to speak in front of an audience of 200 people before. It's not the most comfortable feeling in the world.

[@glitterytransunicorn1359]

You get so many stares like that when you're trans. It's not just one or two people and there's no way to say what they're thinking, but they're staring at you, and you can't say that people just have to pretend it's not happening because that's not how it works.

[@DeadEndScreamer]

@@gameragedad8953 So you litearally admit this video's bullshit then, no one likes being stared at it doesn't make yuo specuial for feeling that way.

[@QarthCEO]

@@glitterytransunicorn1359 Being self conscious about your own identity brings on a deep dread and paranoia that people are staring at you, judging you, that they can somehow tell you're trans by a momentary glance on the street, and you end up fearing strangers. The truth is, especially in NYC, no one is actually looking at YOU or giving any consideration at all to YOU. They are looking at everyone and everything but at nothing at the same time. If you make eye contact, they will too, but it means nothing. It's all in your head. There are so many androgynous looking people in a city. It is not novel or special. No one is actually staring at you. This is your own inner fear and insecurity that you need to overcome.

[@RonnieS911]

@@QarthCEO agreed. very very true.

[@shenyathewelder9695]

“I am fire, I am death.” Really helps for confidence. “I’m amazing” is for me far less helpful.

[@Gabriel-bt7ix]

Using Smaug as a role model is so freaking cool

[@shenyathewelder9695]

@@Gabriel-bt7ix thank you!

[@joannalamb4542]

Try being a trans woman and not passing at all. I started late in life because I am older (64) and being trans and young there was no discussion anywhere. At least where I was. My mom beat me for 13-14 year’s because when I was 3 or 4 (my first memories) is of my mom beating me and telling me I am not a girl. She kicked me out of the house at 16. I thought I was a freak and tried the “male thing”, I just wound up trying to commit suicide multiple times. I am 64 not and although I am transitioning now at times I still feel like a freak as everyone knows the gender I was born into and that according to them I must be a freak. It’s better now with more knowledge out there, but it can still be devastating I am sure. Just be you and not what society says you are.

[@kirstyfairly4371]

Joanna Lamb-I know your comment was added here a while ago now, but i was so moved by your story that I had to reply. Please know that you did not deserve the treatment you received from your mother, & you're not a freak. You are an amazing, strong woman who deserves to be happy, & anyone who tells you any different are nothing but bigots filled with hate.

[@tiutnicolaetiutnicolae6948]

You are a freack,and you know it ,and we know it too...

[@Network126]

My father is about your age and is a "transgendered woman" too and I will never understand it and it's just weird and embarrassing..

[@annectialee3965]

I am a cis black women with trans girlfriends. The looks they get are intense. No one has been rude, thank God!! I'd go off if they did.

[@exiuue8689]

To see this is disheartening I’m trans myself (female to male) and I also feel like I get awkward looks sometimes I don’t mind it, but to see all this hate on these gorgeous. Strong. Independent. Young women is v upsetting

[@ferbwuzzzhere]

@David Vanpatten there are plenty of women in that video. are you blind? :) this is exactly the shit that pisses me off as a trans man. keep your childish opinions to yourself and let these beautiful young ladies live how they want.

[@GollyFancies312]

The Bible says men shall not wear women cloths and women shall not wear men cloths whoever does is a disgrace to god.

[@teaandsocks1001]

@@GollyFancies312 The bible also says not to eat shrimp and to stone your children. Also not everyone is a Christian so who are you to hold others to the bible's standards?

[@GollyFancies312]

@@teaandsocks1001 Because that is the foundation of the world god created you should not disobey the reason why you are alive and on this earth god loves everybody but if you disappoint him he will teach you a lesson you.

[@teaandsocks1001]

@@GollyFancies312 I'm not even going to waste my time with you

[@theinternet6767]

This channel is ridiculous. Honestly, watch that mansplaining interview video. Btw, that dating part on this is also ridiculous. If a man can't take you out in the public is because he does not accept you for who you are. Find another one who can. Stop complaining. Not all men are the same.

[@1anep]

👏👏👏

[@saltysnowflake5832]

gabe ford IKR. It’s like buzzfeed but only the bad stuff

[@perryb.1733]

they took it away. i tried.

[@johnlopez1798]

Transgenders are good people they deserve respect they deserve to be treated equally

[@monicadaniels784]

Thank you! Respect you back!

[@krunkle5136]

They're just people. Anyone can be good or bad.

[@transunicorn]

I am a transgender woman to. So the major issues that I had during my transition were cis gender women. Guys (except few of them) had never problems with me. They like me. Cis women were so agressive and bad behavior toward me that it felt disgusting all the times it happens. So I don't really understand what happend and why they act that way? So the conclusion I came across, is that cis women ruin trans life. So if there is a murder of a transgender girl done by a man, than the real killer behind it is a cisgender woman who had planted that seed of hating towards trans women.

[@ghostlytavern129]

Jesus these women are so pretty!!! Shut up these ladies are so amazing I love them it’s terrifying to be looked at like that!

[@catherinehammond1519]

Imagine how terrifying it is to have to look at the AGPs.

[@kintarri74]

@@camerondouglas1426 EXACTLY;PEOPLE DONT LIKE THE TRUTH!

[@zerophobia.]

@@camerondouglas1426 they are women. trans women are women

[@peressesoma8846]

@@camerondouglas1426 they are women. not men.

[@fhchbigdft1017]

@@camerondouglas1426 You are muslim arabic

[@TheAlfredPlatform]

Much love to all our trans brothers and sisters. There are more for you than against you ❤️❤️

[@annmarie2615]

Thank you💕

[@superbmediacontentcreator]

@Chris Jones STOP

[@TheRandompaint]

That's so not true tho 😂

[@robertpitts8161]

Trans people are not a race.

[@michealfreeman1341]

Ain't nobody against them I'm just keeping it real

[@stephaniecleveland8264]

As a regular woman I know it doesn’t take away fear of violence but, if trans women could just know, people look at women. A woman on stage with a band of men will always be the most magnetic person. People look at and are drawn to feminine energy. So it may be partly because you are coming across as feminine that people look at you.

[@cameroncalzone8860]

not to be callous but i think they’re looking just because they’re seeing a tall woman that isn’t ugly

[@notactive2229]

*hugs everyone* Happy pride month! Any other trans guys here?

[@orientalflower]

@@Lightning_Dust not for long 👊

[@sukiyamma8556]

@@orientalflower exuse me what? I don't get what ur comment means sorry?

[@iiknox]

@Chris Jones june is pride month get over it

[@nuttellaguy6315]

@Chris Jones Chris, who hurt you?

[@iiknox]

@Chris Jones lmfao im a human they dont put us down unlike animals

[@sivad1999]

dang mic deleted shoeonheads comment... talk about censorship. low blow mic.

[@hybridh3r0]

What did she say?

[@prehistoricangrybird5629]

I want to know too, what did Shoeonhead say?

[@lastnamefirst_]

What'd they say??

[@Tranair]

How you gonna leave the people hanging, crackthenut?

[@cantbejawsome]

She probably said something transphobic lol

[@doubled5927]

They safe with me but I will not give them credit as a woman EVER! Ppl stare periodT and nobody is safe in this cruel world of evil.

[@dougl945]

I’m a 6’7” attractive gay man. I come across as very straight. The moment people find out im gay, half will love me more and half will suddenly become cold and unfriendly.

[@Sswervyy]

do you expect everyone to like or love you? sorta selfish don't you think?

[@dougl945]

@@Sswervyy I’m making notes on the people who already know me, then find out I’m gay. It’s a social observation. Of course not everyone is going to like me. Sort of stupid and lack of reading comprehension, don’t you think?

[@user-vv7bu2le4q]

ready to glare brought me here

[@hayfalahraoui8361]

attention attention It's time for cis straight men to show their support and date Trans women

[@blakhawk999]

They wont be straight if they date trans women. If you believe otherwise, you'll fuel the super straight agenda

[@sabionallen9631]

There's nothing wrong with trans people but men don't have to date trans to support them

[@Ratsauce]

no

[@k9nick]

Whether you understand or not, you feel like you, in a society that feels you're not normal. You expect everyone to accept you as normal. But you are not. You either fit the puzzle, or you are a misfit.

[@catgirl1016]

Great film. As a trans woman starting a new job tomorrow this made me feel motivated and more comfortable being trans. Thanks from Chicago!

[@jordanknight8909]

Good luck!

[@jordanknight8909]

@im trans oh wow :/ I’m sorry to hear that. Are you from a place where being trans is foreign?

[@catgirl1016]

@@jordanknight8909 Thanks, it went well. I'm still in training.

[@bukafrank3484]

Really

[@msjackson6131]

Hope you got the job🥰

[@turuus5215]

Why can't some people leave them alone if they're not gonna support or understand them? Living is the same as hell for some people.

[@thesimslover82884]

@Chris Jones Oh yes, the familiar "save the children" BS.

[@leafyclass]

@Chris Jones no, it's for people like you

[@medicusv61]

I remember being a young boy and going to a shopping mall. There were these people making fun of this trans person being a "man in a dress" but I was so young and I never was taught to be mean so I just saw her as a woman, I mean she didn't pass as well as some other trans people do but she was a woman nevertheless. If transgender people were given the treatment they deserve then people would be less scared and they wouldn't even notice trans ppl are walking next to them. Remeber hate is learned it is NOT innate.

[@uyoebyik]

They're not all the same. What about the trans parent who groomed her daughter for prostitution?

[@medicusv61]

@@uyoebyik Not all of them but most trans people are cool. I can say that there are many more cisgender people who groom people but I wouldn't pain you all with the same brush would I?

[@uyoebyik]

@@medicusv61 did I? You just repeated what I already said

[@TASconfidential]

Ummm Trans Ladies… You do understand that purses exist to hold MORE than makeup and lipstick… right? Whether it’s a 🔪…… a 🔫 ……. or some 🌶🌶 spray…. Make yourselves safe!!!

[@jwenting]

nice in theory, and where legal good advise. But if I were to carry that here, I'd be liable to get arrested and thrown in jail for possession of an illegal weapon. And the police here have the standing authority to search anyone for weapons and contraband if they so desire, no warrant or suspicion needed. An authority that is sometimes used to do blanket searches of everyone in a wide area where for example drugs or fights regularly happen. Better to be aware of your surroundings and try to blend in rather than stand out. Which is one of the main reason so many of us take such trouble to pass, it's not just because it makes us feel better when we look as female as possible (it does) but also it's a defensive mechanism against the hostility of parts of society against us. If they don't recognise us as trans they don't attack us for being trans.

[@badbot4ever566]

I’m from Manhattan and I can tell you people look at you no matter your gender. Playing the victim and blaming everyone else for you not feeling comfortable is not cool.

[@gummy5862]

Honestly imagine wanting to feel “safe” in NYC. Fucking nobody is safe in NYC. 😂

[@Coyotesarecool]

This video made me wanna cry. These beautiful, wonderful women deserve so much better. The looks of disgust, the violence and the hatred trans people go through is awful.

[@Envision_]

Not a single woman in that video. What are you thinking about?

[@Coyotesarecool]

@@Envision_ Really? I'm pretty sure they're all women, or maybe you're just transphobic.

[@Envision_]

@@Coyotesarecool reality is transphobic

[@thetruth.7858]

@@Envision_ boy why you click on a video about trans women if you gonna just be transphobic please grow tf up…….

@@Envision_ lol right

[@smitmi2007]

I think Serena gets looks because she’s so glam. Also that hair is killer so they’d be admiring it. I know I am.

[@dontcallanimalspetstheyare7871]

EVERYONE JESUS AND MARY APPEARED TO ME Please pray the rosary it saves lives and stops violence please do it and also pray for the animals who get abused everyday please do it because Mary and Jesus are real they appeared to me. Please pray the rosary and pray for animal abuse to stop and spread the word of god!!!Mary and Jesus helped me while I was living in a homophobic family

[@bieateofan2251]

No. Probably because she has a c**k

[@teleamor]

People over age 20- can you remember even ONE "trans" kid growing up? Me neither.

[@teleamor]

@@mrchuculus - There was no such thing as being "trans" back then , and there still isn't. People can take hormone blockers and irreversible surgeries, but their chromosomes will always say their birth sex

[@michaelscott3174]

@@teleamor People over the age of 60 - can you remember even ONE "gay" kid growing up? The fact that they were closeted doesn't mean they didn't exist, babe. Incredibly egocentric of you to make that statement.

[@teleamor]

@@michaelscott3174 - WRONG. The very word and concept, "trans" didn't even exist until recently. You CAN'T change your gender. You bought the satanic lib media poison.

[@RichConnerGMN]

@@teleamor follow your leader

[@liahknowsbest5092]

Everyone is not going to be excepted. I used to feel that everyone was gazing at me when I felt unsure about myself. One must find that confidence and not care what others think or feel about them. You can't and won't please everyone. 💯🙏🏽

[@Tikky503]

Walking while trans: A lot like walking while not

[@wonderingaround945]

Yah, could've come up with a better title. It's about disphoria, so why not "going out with disphoria" or "our disphoria in public"

[@SydneyScream]

I noticed a lot of stares like wtf which I'm sure your everyday person doesn't get

[@cantbejawsome]

Cis people don't worry about whether or not someone will assault or kill them for showing themselves in public. Hell, cis people don't even worry people won't see them as their gender.

[@hungryghost74]

hammer Yep. And since cis people are validated since birth as who they are, they'll never be in a position where they experience the extent of invalidation we do. It's easy to shug off being called "boyish", "manly", and so on when you have a lifetime of validation to comfort you.

[@zueicidesin2573]

Facts I ain't trans and always get those stares but I don't go around assuming everyone is against me because I believe everyone is.

[@adrianawhite4853]

I think we all have insecurities and think that we can read peoples minds when they look at us. But we don’t know what they are really thinking. They could be admiring our clothing or our make up. We can’t just assume they want to attack us. It’s good to be aware but thinking the worst will only attract that. Im a women and I’ve been getting looked at since I was 13. Be aware not afraid.

[@peacebeyondpassion2]

Well said. I concur.

[@andreadamon2197]

I’ll be honest, besides a few weird looks and mean comments and laughs here and there, it really hasn’t been too bad for me, and some of those could’ve been about something else entirely (some of them were obviously about me being trans, though). I came out last year, so maybe things are getting better or maybe I pass well enough that most people don’t even realize I’m trans, but it hasn’t been too horrible for me tbh

[@09freshmoney]

That's how you know a particular situation is demonic. When you have no peace about it. The entire time i thought these ppl loved themselves and really they hate themselves and are sad(ie the negative self thoughts he mentioned). I hate Satan and his strongholds, the confusion it creates😞 he's so deceiving and half the world doesn't believe in him. The same demons that have them living this way are the same demons who cause ppl to attack them. Satan has no mercy.

[@dontcallanimalspetstheyare7871]

EVERYONE JESUS AND MARY APPEARED TO ME Please pray the rosary it saves lives and stops violence please do it and also pray for the animals who get abused everyday please do it because Mary and Jesus are real they appeared to me. Please pray the rosary and pray for animal abuse to stop and spread the word of god!!!Mary and Jesus helped me while I was living in a homophobic famiy

[@formulaic78]

The men who react badly or violently after discovering that you are trans or after being slighted for talking to a transwoman by a heterosexual man or woman are clearly just not confident in having their sexuality questioned. And to be honest most men aren't confident in this way. I'm pretty open and liberal and would never react badly, but I might want to have the last word where I let it be known that I'm heterosexual, and I imagine this is something that is deep-seated within almost all men. Some of the men who react badly may also be sexually interested in transwomen but not want to admit this to the world.

[@tramarthomas6105]

It's not bad for a man to be insecure in their sexuality. How often do they interact with homosexuals or transgenders? The sudden realization that it's actually a guy they're talking to us startling I'm sure too.

[@alanahlahlah1684]

Let's not ignore the Fact that actual "Turning" a str8 guy is very appealing accomplishment in the gay community. Gay Guys Like Streight guys.

[@JC-ce8fn]

@@alanahlahlah1684 uuuuuum.... how the hell did you start thinking that?

[@alanahlahlah1684]

@@JC-ce8fn oooh you don't know.. its a fact... you may act as you don't know or you really don't know... Its a prize to true a straight guy. it's like take a woman's virginity

[@marissam3176]

@@alanahlahlah1684 And straight woman like gay men. And straight men like lesbians. And lesbians like straight woman. Idk if you know this but people normally want what they can’t have. Doesn’t mean they are trying to change them. Just that they are attracted to them.

[@andyo3637]

this is an amazing, educating video! i wish they would have had a trans man there aswell though, as i noice a distinct lack of representation in the community in that aspect

[@donotsupportterroristgroups]

It's their own insecurity, people look at people when they are walking down the street. No one ever explains how that makes them feel unsafe, they are not being attacked on the street so what is it? People who are disabled, burn victims, folks with missing limbs, little people get stared at too but they are not whining when people look at them and they are truly the vulnerable ones.

[@tramarthomas6105]

What

[@charlotteandrews6949]

I understand what you're saying. It's like they're just looking for attention. I'm pretty sure they don't get that many looks from people. Attention seekers or trying to make a reason to call someone transphobic, that's what I got from this video

[@dontcallanimalspetstheyare7871]

EVERYONE JESUS AND MARY APPEARED TO ME Please pray the rosary it saves lives and stops violence please do it and also pray for the animals who get abused everyday please do it because Mary and Jesus are real they appeared to me. Please pray the rosary and pray for animal abuse to stop and spread the word of god!!!Mary and Jesus helped me while I was living in a homophobic famiy

[@kinkisharyocoasters]

Transphobia hurts everyone

[@Provocateurofendtimes]

It makes me sad to see so many people suffering from their own interpretations of other people's thoughts. It appears most of these people are just depressed and have no sense of self. Instead of seeking acceptance from others perhaps they should start by accepting who they are and develop coping skills to deal with their internalized inadequacies and low self esteem.

[@cierab8863]

People are people regardless of their gender. Everyone deserves respect. I feel so bad for The LGBTQ community. No one should be mistreated for being who they are. Yes times are changing and people just need to except that. When I see trans people I see strength and bravery and admiration. It takes a lot of heart to be who you are and not everyone can admit that or handle that.

[@dontcallanimalspetstheyare7871]

EVERYONE JESUS AND MARY APPEARED TO ME Please pray the rosary it saves lives and stops violence please do it and also pray for the animals who get abused everyday please do it because Mary and Jesus are real they appeared to me. Please pray the rosary and pray for animal abuse to stop and spread the word of god!!!Mary and Jesus helped me while I was living in a homophobic family

[@DinosaurNick]

4:07 She doesn't even need to... I heard cis women sound like this ... to me she already sounds like a woman

[@DEEANNA88]

Listen, I am a transexual woman as well. I get it. We are always paranoid while out waking in public. I get looks as well, but I can’t always tell if they are trying to read me. They might just be looking at me because they think I am attractive or maybe they think I look familiar. We don’t know for sure because we are not mind readers.

[@fouroverseven7799]

So no longer is it "leave me alone and let me live my live," it's "you have to find me attractive and sleep with me or there's something wrong with you."

[@bleach0708]

Rookielove1 Your beliefs a little ignorant. Not all trans people have the same ideals. It is a merely a stereotype.

[@wonderingaround945]

Some are like that. And that's shitty. But I know most wouldn't do shitlike that. I mean I don't. Not like that matters that much tho.

[@karennierose2381]

Thank you somebody say it

[@cantbejawsome]

None of them said that and you know it, disgusting transphobe.

[@xeshron]

where was that even insinuated? They're talking about how people fetishize them soley for being trans. Nobody in this video at ANY point said they wanted men to sleep with them? Bianka for example just said that getting catcalled makes her feel gross, and that she feels guilty that it validates her identity. Like dude before you talk bullshit at the very least try to make it seem believeable

[@moniquepeterson3327]

This is so true, it has been happening to me almost every single day, that's why I just keep earbuds in my ears and blast music like there's no tomorrow so I can drown out the murmurings of people talking.

[@moniquepeterson3327]

@Chris Jones wow... Craving for attention huh you had to say it two times as if I care what you say

[@moniquepeterson3327]

@Chris Jones I am not in denial, I come from a family that is half Christan half Muslim and things were very strict, going to church and following the ideology of the Christianity religion so trust me I know. However I love my life now, back then I didn't have no GFS, now a days I done slept with over 100 women just for being myself, I have been with both girls and guys and they all love me so your words can't bring me down because there words lift me up! Nice try though lol I'll be a guy smashing chicks and getting smashed by dudes and make all the money I can and have fun living my life, done been in 3somes and all so I could care less about your opinion tough guy. Later lol

[@bukafrank3484]

You are a man simple

[@QarthCEO]

No one in the city is actually staring and murmering about you. They don't actually notice you at all. Not really. That is just paranoia that you need to overcome.

[@sarahharris5608]

@@QarthCEO dress up as a girl .And go out as a non passing trans woman for a week then talk to me

[@leahmay1506]

I’m glad one of the individuals highlighted that this is all psychological, because there’s no definite way to tell what anyone is thinking. People look at other people all the time, what you assume they could be thinking is either based on your security or insecurity. Nothing more nothing less unless the passerby clearly has some sort of expression on their face that’s universally understood to be negative, or they actually voice how they feel.

[@QarthCEO]

Being self conscious about your own identity brings on a deep dread and paranoia that people are staring at you, judging you, that they can somehow tell you're trans by a momentary glance on the street, and you end up fearing strangers. The truth is, especially in NYC, no one is actually looking at YOU or giving any consideration at all to YOU. They are looking at everyone and everything but at nothing at the same time. If you make eye contact, they will too, but it means nothing. It's all in your head. There are so many androgynous looking people in a city. It is not novel or special. No one is actually staring at you. This is your own inner fear and insecurity that you need to overcome.

[@oceanavenueExxx]

It not “Walking While Trans”.....it’s “Walking While Insecure”....Jeez

[@BigDaddyDracula]

The whole point is that they have good reason to feel insecure. Because people get murdered just for being trans. Educate yourself fool

[@clixbilive]

Derek is absolutely gorgeous. They are literally so gorgeous holy shit-

[@p.j5794]

@Chris Jones You’re a disappointment.

[@Bizzyb33z]

@Chris Jones I think you’re the one on drugs

[@KZ-xt4hl]

@Chris Jones if you think being on an unhinged rant under every comment is "the truth" then brother you lost your sanity

[@KZ-xt4hl]

@Chris Jones you cant even string a coherent english sentence....fascinating

[@user-jm7tr6pg4x]

@Chris Jones Right on Chris! These transvestites are knock offs, could never replace the originals God intended. As my old man used to say.

[@turkintrance]

TRANS WOMEN ARE WOMEN!! TRANS MEN ARE MEN!!! TRANS PEOPLE ARE VALID!!!!

[@sarah-jc7gu]

YES, IM WITH YOU

[@xomnipresent8913]

Soo… they switch a term for black people “shopping while black” and just free ball it. So that makes this a trend