How a sanctuary for self-expression can change lives | Lindsay Morris and Reed J. Williams

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🗓️ 13 March 2024

⏱️ 16 minutes

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After bringing her son to a summer camp for gender-nonconforming children, photographer Lindsay Morris launched a project to share the campers' stories with the world. One of them, Reed J. Williams, is now a powerful advocate for transgender youth. Together, Morris and Williams reveal two sides to the LGBTQ+ experience — one as a mother, one as a trans woman — and offer insight into the power of community.

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective.
0:02.0	Audio Collective.
0:04.0	You're listening to TED Talks Daily,
0:10.0	I'm your host, Elise Hugh.
0:12.0	Sometimes in the larger discourse about gender, to TED Talks Daily, I'm your host, Elise Hugh.
0:12.8	Sometimes in the larger discourse about gender,
0:15.0	personal stories can get obscured.
0:17.6	Today's talk reminds us to put human experiences
0:20.4	at the center of conversations
0:22.1	about trans youth.
0:23.0	Youth advocates Lindsay Morris and Reed Williams
0:26.0	brought their experiences navigating gender expression
0:29.0	in their own families to the TED Women 2023 stage
0:32.0	and tell us what they're doing to make a difference.
0:35.0	After the break.
0:39.0	I spent my early years stealing my baby sister's clothes,
0:42.0	teaching myself to braide hair on confused
0:44.6	babysitters, and absolutely terrifying my mom and dad. Any dish towel or scarf
0:50.9	within the limited reach of my three-year-old grasp was quickly transformed
0:54.8	into a makeshift wig of long hair to be skillfully tossed over shoulder with dramatic flare.
1:01.5	My parents considered taking me to see a psychologist, but finding a doctor in rural South Carolina
1:07.6	willing to even discuss gender with a three-year-old boy proved challenging. My parents had to actively avoid those who claim to be able to fix me
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