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TED Talks Society and Culture

A short history of trans people's long fight for equality | Samy Nour Younes

TED Talks Society and Culture

TED

Society & Culture, Ted, Design, Technology, Science, Tech Demo, Ted Talks, Tedtalks, Creativity, Entertainment, Education, Inspiration

4.1794 Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2019

⏱️ ? minutes

Summary

Transgender activist and TED Resident Samy Nour Younes shares the remarkable, centuries-old history of the trans community, filled with courageous stories, inspiring triumphs -- and a fight for civil rights that's been raging for a long time. "Imagine how the conversation would shift if we acknowledge just how long trans people have been demanding equality," he says.

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