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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:01.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even if you don’t understand,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.36,0:00:03.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can still support us\Nand stand with us.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.35,0:00:06.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our identity is valid and it exists.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.01,0:00:09.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Testimonies:\NNon-binary identity.]
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.09,0:00:11.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My name is Cami\NI’m 22 years old, non-binary,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.28,0:00:13.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I’m here to speak \Nabout non-binary identity.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.19,0:00:14.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Non-binary is an umbrella term
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.96,0:00:17.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that encompasses all gender identities
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.08,0:00:20.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that are neither totally masculine,\Nnor totally feminine.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.58,0:00:24.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It can include agender identity, \Nmeaning “without gender”
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.39,0:00:27.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is neutral\Nor it can be all fluid identities.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.41,0:00:30.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Imagine if we placed gender\Non a two-sided spectrum
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.84,0:00:34.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the masculine and the feminine:\Nyou can move across that spectrum.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.40,0:00:37.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These include individuals \Nidentifying as gender fluid, demi-gender,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.84,0:00:39.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,pangender, etc.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.32,0:00:42.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’ve never identified with \Na feminine identity.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.04,0:00:47.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At 18, I already started\Nquestioning my gender identity
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.54,0:00:51.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I was in a relationship \Nwith a trans man
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.54,0:00:54.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we were able to put \Nmy identity into words,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.80,0:00:56.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which ended up being non-binary.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.53,0:00:59.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think it’s because he had\Nmore information than me
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.19,0:01:03.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that he was able to help me \Nfigure out my identity.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.27,0:01:05.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Gender identity is what we are.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.34,0:01:09.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s the gender we feel, \Nwe live, and we experience.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.09,0:01:13.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Gender expression is\Nis how we show our identity to others.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.17,0:01:15.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s the way we express our identity.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.88,0:01:19.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, someone can have \Na masculine identity:
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.48,0:01:22.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they are a man, \Nand they can have a gender expression
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.83,0:01:26.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that is feminine, with many traits\Nthat society considers feminine.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:26.31,0:01:30.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, Bilal Hassani, is a man \Nwith a feminine gender expression.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.80,0:01:36.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I told my parents that I was non-binary\Nand that I wanted to change my name.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.27,0:01:40.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was 20 years old, \Nthis was two years ago.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.70,0:01:43.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My mom took it well.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.48,0:01:46.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She was very well-informed \Non matters of gender.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.68,0:01:50.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She was pretty open and very safe. \NI felt safe telling her.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.21,0:01:53.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With my dad, things were more delicate.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.27,0:01:57.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I took longer to come out to him\Nand I didn’t do it in person.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:58.01,0:02:00.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I sent him a text,\Nbecause it as easier for me to manage.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.86,0:02:03.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He reacted pretty well.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.53,0:02:04.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He told me that \Nhe didn’t understand everything,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.67,0:02:08.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but that he was there to support me,\Nand that it changed nothing for him,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.14,0:02:09.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he loved me anyways.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.47,0:02:14.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For my grandma, it was a little tricky,\Nbecause it was a foreign concept to her.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.39,0:02:17.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She grew up in the countryside \Nand then moved to Paris.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.31,0:02:20.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She lived with my grandpa for 50 years.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.08,0:02:22.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She lived in a very \Ncis-heteronormative society,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.92,0:02:25.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,where she never questioned her identity,\Nor that of others.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.30,0:02:28.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I told her, she was a bit lost,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:28.95,0:02:34.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but she always did her best\Nat being understanding with me.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.91,0:02:38.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She makes a lot of effort and rarely\Ndeadnames me.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.91,0:02:42.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I applied to change my name in 2019.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.82,0:02:47.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I applied to my city hall.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.66,0:02:52.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I completed an application \Nwith statements from my loved ones
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.66,0:02:56.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who explained that they used the \Nname “Cami” when speaking to me.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.19,0:02:59.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also asked my school \Nfor a letter of support.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.68,0:03:04.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After that, I submitted my application.\NI waited a few months,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.06,0:03:07.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it depends on the city hall,\Nand then my name change was approved.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.88,0:03:11.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The concept of misgendering someone\Nis addressing a person
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.39,0:03:13.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and not using their preferred pronouns.\NFor example:
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.95,0:03:15.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Gendering a non-binary individual
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.28,0:03:19.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who had explicitly told you that \Nthey preferred gender-neutral pronouns,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.36,0:03:23.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,such as “they/them,” and using\Nmasculine or feminine pronouns, instead.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.01,0:03:29.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I use feminine pronouns when speaking \Nand neutral ones when writing.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.39,0:03:32.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s true that, generally, \NI have a tendency to tell everyone
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.89,0:03:36.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I prefer them to use \Nfeminine pronouns when they address me.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.89,0:03:42.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If a person doesn’t do this and you want \Nto be sure to use to correct pronouns,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.68,0:03:47.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can always ask which ones they use\Nor wait for them to tell you,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.22,0:03:48.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in order to respect their identity.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.84,0:03:53.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There have been many comments\Non videos I’ve appeared in
Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.22,0:04:00.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that invalidate our identities and negate\Nour gender expression and identity.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.42,0:04:05.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I read very few of these comments,\Nbecause I know that most of them
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.58,0:04:08.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are written by people \Nwho are malicious or very inconsiderate
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.66,0:04:10.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they just do it to hurt me.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.19,0:04:15.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’ve participated in a story in which \Npeople said that my identity was a fad,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.47,0:04:19.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,appearing in the United States \Nin the last 10 years,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.47,0:04:24.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that it really had to do with fashion,\Nsuch as unisex clothing.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.55,0:04:30.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That’s totally false. I also thing that \Nit’s a very white
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.48,0:04:35.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and Eurocentric point of view,\Nbecause in many cultures,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:35.02,0:04:39.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,there are numerous gender identities\Nthat have been totally erased
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.02,0:04:41.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,during colonization.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.32,0:04:46.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Often, we hear that it's problematic\Nand difficult to create
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.66,0:04:50.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,more and more categories\Nto identify or reidentify ourselves with,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.15,0:04:55.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I think it’s very important to have\Na way to identify ourselves with something
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.20,0:04:59.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to move away from the identity\Nthat was assigned to us at birth.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.20,0:05:02.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also think it’s necessary because \Nit enables people to find their community,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.80,0:05:05.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to create links, to know that we are\Nnot alone, that there is support,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.60,0:05:09.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that there are others like us,\Nthat will understand and listen to us.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.37,0:05:12.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I had one thing to say\Nit would be that,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.62,0:05:15.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even if you don’t understand us\Nyou can still support and stand with us.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.93,0:05:19.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can learn, you can undo\Nnormative thinking.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.36,0:05:22.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can inform yourself and help\Nyour loved ones,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.96,0:05:24.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even if you don’t understand
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.83,0:05:28.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,everything to do with \Ntheir gender identity.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.25,0:05:34.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Secondly is that non-binary people\Nexpress their identity in different ways.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.65,0:05:38.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are some who may\Nmedically transition, take hormones,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.65,0:05:40.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or undergo operations, but others won’t.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.44,0:05:42.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Regardless of the way someone transitions,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.65,0:05:46.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or not, socially,\Nmedically etc.,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.65,0:05:52.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our identity is legitimate. It exists and\Nwe are many.