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Title: 7 talks on the transgender experience
Post by: stephaniec on September 09, 2015, 07:20:21 PM
7 talks on the transgender experience


http://blog.ted.com/7-talks-on-the-transgender-experience/

Blog. Ted/Posted by: Hailey Reissman   
June 8, 2015 at 6:56 pm EDT

"Alice Miller was born in a body that didn't feel like hers. Every day, Yee Won Chong has to debate whether to use the men's restroom or the women's. Geena Rocero found success as a fashion model — but kept her birth gender a secret for nearly a decade, fearing what others would think.

All these people have transitioned into their true gender. And all of them made the decision to share their stories in a TED or TEDx talk. What these seven stories show: There is no one "right" way to live a life. And no one should have to spend a life hiding who they are."