before I actually begin my talk I just
want to acknowledge someone in the
audience my mom actually has no idea
what I’m about to say so yeah haha mas
little kid sebas gotta you know II give
yo kid okay this one is for cool kids
Alou his mom I remember the first time
someone questioned my gender I was 14
years old and I was at the movies with
my sister at the time my hair wasn’t
that short like how it is right now but
I kind of looked like a Asian Justin
Bieber we were on our way out we
overheard a group of girls saying is
that a girl or a boy I didn’t think much
of it but my sister she was furious she
went out to them and she said she’s
clearly a girl that’s when I realized
that people were just going to put me
into a box just because of how important
that everyone is simply just a machine
that society just puts on basic settings
from the moment they are born at the
time identify as transgender or even you
would it meant that is new I like where
you’re going clothes and just wish I was
born a boy I just thought that was me
when I realized that I was a shouldn’t
interval and started coming out I didn’t
want to make a big deal up I just went
in okay I understand but that’s not how
life works these are made to be
supportive I know that it can’t be like
this because there isn’t that much
information about the transgender
community you have no idea how many
people have told me that makes no sense
or what’s in your pants then the
contents of my pants and the way I feel
if I write
does not truly reflect why I was a
person shouldn’t gender is simply an
adjective that is used to describe me
just like Mexican does however it isn’t
people’s fault for not knowing I don’t
blame them for telling me ignorant
things because I know that no one has
told them what it means to be like
someone like me to be considered
different because I want to change
myself to be happy it is the lack of
understanding that leads to acts of
discrimination too many gender people
there has been poor cases that show the
discrimination that the transgender
community faces for instance in
Johnson’s versus fresh mark a
male-to-female transgender named Selena
Johnson who is using the men’s and the
women’s restroom and was confronted by
her important they insisted that she use
the men’s restroom when Johnson insisted
on either being allowed in the woman’s
or a unisex pressure
she was then fired because she refused
to work under these conditions under the
Employment non-discrimination Act the
employers could do this because there
wasn’t anything specific that said the
lawyers were forced to make restroom
accommodations available therefore
Johnson’s employers could not do
anything about it because it isn’t
considered discriminatory even though it
may be as simple as not being able to
use the same restroom that matches the
way you identify it is still important
the biggest issue that transgender
people face throughout their journey is
using the restroom
all that changed and routines and adults
want is to not have that anxiety of
walking into this restroom and there
being someone that’s going to hurt you
just because you’re different just like
everyone changed other people need
support detail it’s helpful for them to
have it when they’re going
through their transition 51 percent of
transgender adults whose families have
rejected them attempted suicide now I
know that’s just a number what I can
attest why transgender adults in teens
would attempt suicide throughout this
project have gone through many things
I’ve tried because things felt tough and
I wasn’t happy I wasn’t letting myself
be happy I didn’t want to talk about who
I was with anyone because how are you
supposed to bring awareness to an issue
when you can’t even let it come out of
your mouth I needed to feel courage
there are times where I wish I was
normal
so I wouldn’t have to go through this
because that’s how I was back grow up
people telling me why can’t you just be
normal I needed support I didn’t want to
feel alone because no one else around me
understood what I was going through I
needed a community this year-long
project has helped me build a community
within my school and find a sense of
comfort people who are going through a
journey like mine I hope you realize
that you don’t have to be afraid of who
you are it doesn’t matter what people
call you what they do to you because you
are the one that controls how you grow
it may be hard but I want you to know
that I see you I see that you are simply
a person who needs love and support just
like others you shouldn’t be missing
that just because you are considered
different I encourage you all to help me
keep showing awareness by creating a
welcoming atmosphere we need support and
I could shoreward us as much as I can
but I need your help as well thank you
want to acknowledge someone in the
audience my mom actually has no idea
what I’m about to say so yeah haha mas
little kid sebas gotta you know II give
yo kid okay this one is for cool kids
Alou his mom I remember the first time
someone questioned my gender I was 14
years old and I was at the movies with
my sister at the time my hair wasn’t
that short like how it is right now but
I kind of looked like a Asian Justin
Bieber we were on our way out we
overheard a group of girls saying is
that a girl or a boy I didn’t think much
of it but my sister she was furious she
went out to them and she said she’s
clearly a girl that’s when I realized
that people were just going to put me
into a box just because of how important
that everyone is simply just a machine
that society just puts on basic settings
from the moment they are born at the
time identify as transgender or even you
would it meant that is new I like where
you’re going clothes and just wish I was
born a boy I just thought that was me
when I realized that I was a shouldn’t
interval and started coming out I didn’t
want to make a big deal up I just went
in okay I understand but that’s not how
life works these are made to be
supportive I know that it can’t be like
this because there isn’t that much
information about the transgender
community you have no idea how many
people have told me that makes no sense
or what’s in your pants then the
contents of my pants and the way I feel
if I write
does not truly reflect why I was a
person shouldn’t gender is simply an
adjective that is used to describe me
just like Mexican does however it isn’t
people’s fault for not knowing I don’t
blame them for telling me ignorant
things because I know that no one has
told them what it means to be like
someone like me to be considered
different because I want to change
myself to be happy it is the lack of
understanding that leads to acts of
discrimination too many gender people
there has been poor cases that show the
discrimination that the transgender
community faces for instance in
Johnson’s versus fresh mark a
male-to-female transgender named Selena
Johnson who is using the men’s and the
women’s restroom and was confronted by
her important they insisted that she use
the men’s restroom when Johnson insisted
on either being allowed in the woman’s
or a unisex pressure
she was then fired because she refused
to work under these conditions under the
Employment non-discrimination Act the
employers could do this because there
wasn’t anything specific that said the
lawyers were forced to make restroom
accommodations available therefore
Johnson’s employers could not do
anything about it because it isn’t
considered discriminatory even though it
may be as simple as not being able to
use the same restroom that matches the
way you identify it is still important
the biggest issue that transgender
people face throughout their journey is
using the restroom
all that changed and routines and adults
want is to not have that anxiety of
walking into this restroom and there
being someone that’s going to hurt you
just because you’re different just like
everyone changed other people need
support detail it’s helpful for them to
have it when they’re going
through their transition 51 percent of
transgender adults whose families have
rejected them attempted suicide now I
know that’s just a number what I can
attest why transgender adults in teens
would attempt suicide throughout this
project have gone through many things
I’ve tried because things felt tough and
I wasn’t happy I wasn’t letting myself
be happy I didn’t want to talk about who
I was with anyone because how are you
supposed to bring awareness to an issue
when you can’t even let it come out of
your mouth I needed to feel courage
there are times where I wish I was
normal
so I wouldn’t have to go through this
because that’s how I was back grow up
people telling me why can’t you just be
normal I needed support I didn’t want to
feel alone because no one else around me
understood what I was going through I
needed a community this year-long
project has helped me build a community
within my school and find a sense of
comfort people who are going through a
journey like mine I hope you realize
that you don’t have to be afraid of who
you are it doesn’t matter what people
call you what they do to you because you
are the one that controls how you grow
it may be hard but I want you to know
that I see you I see that you are simply
a person who needs love and support just
like others you shouldn’t be missing
that just because you are considered
different I encourage you all to help me
keep showing awareness by creating a
welcoming atmosphere we need support and
I could shoreward us as much as I can
but I need your help as well thank you
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