[Script Info]
Title: 
[Events]
Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text
Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:02.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even if you don't understand,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.03,0:00:03.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can still\Nsupport and stand with us.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.93,0:00:06.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our identities are real\Nand valid
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.35,0:00:08.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Testimonies- non-binary identities]
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.02,0:00:11.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My name is Cami, I'm 22 years old\Nand non-binary
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.33,0:00:13.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'm here to speak \Nabout non-binary identities.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.74,0:00:15.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Non-binary is an umbrella term
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.59,0:00:17.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for all gender identities
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.35,0:00:20.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are not exclusively masculine \Nor feminine.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.85,0:00:25.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this includes agender: which means \Nthe absence of, or neutral gender
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.48,0:00:27.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or it can include all\Ngender-fluid identities.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.77,0:00:30.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we imagined gender was a spectrum
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.66,0:00:32.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with two ends: masculine and feminine,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.74,0:00:34.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some people move along the spectrum.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.95,0:00:36.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are people who are gender fluid,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.90,0:00:39.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,demigender, pangender, etc.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.31,0:00:42.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I never really identified\Nwith femininity.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.17,0:00:47.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At 18, I had already started questioning\Nmy gender identity,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.74,0:00:49.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I met a trans man
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.74,0:00:51.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I dated for a while
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.96,0:00:56.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and together we labelled my identity: \Nnon-binary.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.51,0:00:59.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think it's because he was more\Nknowledgeable than me,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.16,0:01:01.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he was able to \Nhelp me find the words
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.70,0:01:03.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for my gender identity.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.70,0:01:05.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Gender identity is\Nwho we are.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.47,0:01:08.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's what we feel, live and experience.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.73,0:01:10.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Gender expression
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.22,0:01:13.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is what we show to others.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.44,0:01:16.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's how we choose to\Nexpress that identity.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.03,0:01:18.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's possible to have a gender identity,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.20,0:01:21.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for example, masculine:\Nwhere you are a man,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.31,0:01:24.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but your gender expression\Ncan be feminine, with many traits
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.42,0:01:26.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,considered stereotypically feminine \Nin society.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.80,0:01:28.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, Bilal Hassini\Nis a man
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.60,0:01:30.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a feminine gender expression.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.93,0:01:34.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I told my parents\Nthat I was non-binary
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.93,0:01:37.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that I wanted to change my name\Nat the same time.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.72,0:01:40.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was 20 years old, \Nthis was a couple years ago.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.76,0:01:43.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My mother took the news well.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.58,0:01:46.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She was already familiar \Nwith queerness.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.75,0:01:50.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She was progressive and \NI felt sad with her.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.46,0:01:53.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was a more delicate situation\Nwith my dad.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.10,0:01:55.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It took me a bit longer\Nto tell him
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.08,0:01:58.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I didn't do it in person.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.05,0:02:01.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I sent him a message,\Nbecause it was easier for me to cope with.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.53,0:02:02.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He reacted quite well.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.63,0:02:04.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He told me that he didn't \Nunderstand everything
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.98,0:02:07.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but he would always support me.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.16,0:02:10.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It wouldn't change how he viewed me,\Nhe would love me the same.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.19,0:02:12.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was harder for my grandmother \Nto understand
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.43,0:02:14.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it was a concept\Nshe was unfamiliar with.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.85,0:02:17.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She grew up in the country\Nthen moved to Paris.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.36,0:02:20.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She was with my grandfather for 50 years.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.20,0:02:22.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She was in a very cis-heteronormative \Nenvironment,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.91,0:02:24.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where she never questioned her identity
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.87,0:02:26.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or the gender identity of others.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.55,0:02:29.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She was a bit taken aback\Nwhen I told her,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.62,0:02:31.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but she always tried to
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.66,0:02:35.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,be respectful around me.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.18,0:02:36.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She makes tremendous effort
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.76,0:02:38.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and rarely messes up and uses\Nmy dead name.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.82,0:02:43.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I applied for a name change\Nin 2019
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.30,0:02:47.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I submitted a request \Nto my local city hall.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:47.97,0:02:50.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I filled out a document which included
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.90,0:02:52.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,testimonies of those close to me
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.98,0:02:56.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,confirming they address me by\Nthe first name "Cami".
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.31,0:03:00.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I asked my school for a letter of support.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.03,0:03:03.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After submitting all the documents,\NI waited several months,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.71,0:03:06.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,- the wait time varies amongst city halls,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.04,0:03:08.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and my name change was approved.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.04,0:03:11.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Misgendering someone means\Nyou're addressing them
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.11,0:03:13.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,using the wrong pronouns.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.18,0:03:15.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So you're gendering \Na non-binary person
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.53,0:03:17.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who already explicitly stated
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.80,0:03:20.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that they use neutral pronouns: \N"they' them"
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.41,0:03:23.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you're gendering them\Nas male or female.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:23.77,0:03:27.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Personally, I use female pronouns\Nwhen speaking,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.19,0:03:29.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and neutral pronouns when writing.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.15,0:03:32.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But in general, I tend to tell people\Nright away
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.69,0:03:35.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I prefer being addressed with
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.20,0:03:36.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,feminine pronouns when speaking.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.90,0:03:38.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If someone doesn't tell you themselves
Dialogue: 0,0:03:38.75,0:03:42.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you want to ensure you're\Ngendering them correctly,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.75,0:03:44.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can ask them their pronouns
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.65,0:03:48.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or wait for them to gender themselves\Nand follow suit.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.65,0:03:51.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On the videos I've made in the past,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:51.25,0:03:55.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there were a lot of comments\Ninvalidating our identities,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.53,0:04:00.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and not acknowledging our gender \Nexpressions and identities.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.47,0:04:03.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I rarely read those comments
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.95,0:04:08.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I know that they are \Nmalicious or insensitive
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.32,0:04:10.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they're meant to cause me pain.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.44,0:04:13.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've done a documentary where they
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.68,0:04:16.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,said non-gendered people were \Nfollowing a trend
Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.02,0:04:17.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they've only been seen in the
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.100,0:04:20.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,United-States within the past 10 years;
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.31,0:04:24.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that it's related to fashion, \Nunisex fashion.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.54,0:04:28.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's completely false. I think that is
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.03,0:04:32.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a very white and Eurocentric viewpoint
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.82,0:04:35.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because in many cultures
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.16,0:04:37.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can find many different \Ngender identities
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.34,0:04:41.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that were completely erased\Ndue to colonisation
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.02,0:04:45.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Often enough, we hear that it's \Nproblematic and uncomfortable
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.98,0:04:49.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,using labels to identify and \Nre-identify, etc.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.76,0:04:51.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I think that it is super important
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.85,0:04:56.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be able to identify ourselves \Nas something that distances
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.39,0:04:59.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the identity\Nthat we were assigned arbitrarily.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.25,0:05:02.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think you need to find a community
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.28,0:05:04.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to create a bond,\Nto know that you're not alone,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.72,0:05:07.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you have support,\Nthat there are other people like us,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.96,0:05:09.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that understand us, that listen to us.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.84,0:05:11.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I could say one thing,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.23,0:05:13.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it would be that even if you don't \Nunderstand,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.59,0:05:15.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can always support and be an ally.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.96,0:05:19.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can learn, you can unlearn\Ningrained ways of thinking,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.31,0:05:22.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can educate yourself, you can\Nhelp your loved ones,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.96,0:05:24.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even if you don't understand
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.57,0:05:28.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,everything related to their gender\Nidentity.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.21,0:05:31.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My last point is that all\Nnon-binary people
Dialogue: 0,0:05:31.03,0:05:34.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,have different ways of expressing\Ntheir identity,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.45,0:05:38.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there are those who transition medically,\Nthat take hormones,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.84,0:05:41.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and undergo gender-affirming surgery, \Nor not,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.04,0:05:46.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,regardless of the way we transition, \Nor not, - socially, medically, etc.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.84,0:05:52.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our identity is valid, it exists\Nand our numbers are growing.